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Lemon Law Attorney Bob Silverman Featured in ‘New Jersey Lawyer Magazine’

October 09, 2024 By: LemonLaw Category: News

New Jersey (March 2011) – A special consumer protection edition of New Jersey Lawyer Magazine invited leading New Jersey Attorney Bob Silverman, Founding Partner of the Lemon Law and automotive consumer advocacy firm Kimmel & Silverman, to explain recent changes to the NJ Lemon Law. The article provides a complete overview of the New Jersey… Read More


How do I know I have a lemon?

August 16, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: Lemon Law Tips

A lemon is a vehicle that has a defect that impairs its use, value, or safety. However, there are certain provisions under the Lemon Law that your vehicle must meet to be considered a lemon, which depends on your state’s lemon law statutes. 1) If your vehicle has been out of service for an extended… Read More


Honda Pilot Vibration Problems Are Leaving Drivers All Shook Up

August 07, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: Lemon Law Tips, Manufacturer Problems

Update on Honda Pilot Vibration Problems for 2024: Honda Pilot owners continue to utilize the PA lemon law and lemon laws in states nationwide to remedy issues they continue to have with these beloved vehicles. As recently as August of this year, consumers have reported vibration problems with their Honda Pilot vehicles. A “Honda Pilot… Read More


Exasperated about the Tesla Cybertruck recall? You may be entitled to compensation.

August 03, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: Manufacturer Problems

Tesla has recalled 11,000 Cyber Trucks in response to windshield wiper and trunk defects. The windshield wiper malfunction renders the truck entirely dysfunctional in wet weather, increasing the probability of crashes. In terms of the trunk, thousands of Cyberturcks have improperly applied trim which could come loose and fly off at any moment.  Safe to… Read More


Affected by the Mazda Smart Brake recall? Legal action is a possibility.

August 03, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: Manufacturer Problems

10,000 Mazda CX-90s were recalled on account of a faulty driver’s assistance issue. According to the NHTSA, the smart brake system may mistakenly detect an object and brake suddenly while the car is in motion, which could increase the risk of rear-end accidents. If your Mazda has been out of service for an extended amount… Read More


Chevrolet Corvette Transmission Problems

July 24, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: Transmission Problems

Are you tired of your faulty Corvette transmission? 1-800 LEMON LAW has helped countless customers facing this issue and can help you, too. General Motors released a Customer Service Bulletin (#N232427051) to certain 2023-2024 Chevrolet Corvette owners, notifying them that they are eligible for a new transmission in response to their “improperly torqued transmission fasteners.”… Read More


A Week of Lemon Law Stories in Wilkes Barre, PA

July 11, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: News

Are you looking to learn more about car buying and your consumer rights?  WBRE Eyewitness News interviewed 1-800 LEMON LAW Communications Director Michael Sacks on this month’s lemon and car buying stories. The first story, ‘The list the manufacturers don’t want you to see,’ looked at the popular Car Complaint Index, the list of cars that… Read More


Are you affected by one of Toyota’s many June recalls? You have legal rights.

July 02, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: News

Are you affected by one of Toyota’s many June recalls? You have legal rights. Toyota’s long, disappointingly recent string of recalls has left thousands of drivers frustrated with their brand-new cars. If you yourself are one of these drivers, you have rights as a consumer. Which Toyota Models are Being Recalled? Toyota has recently recalled… Read More


Lemon Law Attorney Honored as 2024 NY Metro Super Lawyer

May 26, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: News

Managing Lemon Law Lawyer Jacqueline Herritt was honored for helping to recover millions for distressed drivers throughout New York and the Northeast Region. Jacqueline Herritt, Kimmel & Silverman Managing Attorney and a 25-year veteran, has been named a 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine. Ms. Herritt has appeared on various… Read More


General Motors StabiliTrak Problems Far From Stabilized

March 22, 2024 By: Robert Silverman Category: Manufacturer Problems, News

The PA Lemon Law is meant to help consumers with a wide range of issues they experience with manufacturer vehicles including those of the “Big 3”. While General Motors has been making phenomenal strides with many of its vehicles, we consistently see one problem plaguing the GM line, affecting several models, such as the Chevrolet… Read More