Tag Archives: Vehicle Service Contract

U.S. Treasury Department Issues Proposed Regulations To Finally Eviscerate Microcaptive Tax Shelters

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has finally regulations to deal with so-called microcaptive transactions.

Microcaptives are, for the most part, insurance companies that attempt to qualify for treatment under section 831(b) of the Internal Revenue Code by way of a shared risk-pool arrangement which only superficially provides risk sharing and risk distribution for tax purposes, and whose real purpose is to provide inflated deductions for the businesses that the microcaptives are insuring.

Read the Full Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadkisson/2023/04/11/us-treasury-department-issues-proposed-regulations-to-finally-eviscerate-microcaptive-tax-shelters/

LegalEase Launches iPAT AI Tool for Managing Automotive Warranty Litigation in California

Company to demo product at upcoming MAPConnected warranty roundtable

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (October 4, 2021) — LegalEase Solutions LLC, which provides customized legal solutions for corporations, in-house legal departments and law firms, has launched iPAT for the automotive OEM market. Developed by a team of attorneys and data scientists at LegalEase in partnership with Felix AI, iPAT leverages historical data, artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics to predict case outcomes, value cases and analyze buy-back eligibility of vehicles, to help OEM’s resolve warranty/lemon law claims more accurately, quickly and at a significantly lower cost. 

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CA Department of Insurance orders consumer refunds from illegal sales of extended vehicle warranties

A Department of Insurance investigation that found a company was illegally selling vehicle service contracts, or “extended warranties,” has led to an order requiring it to refund consumers and dissolve its operations.

Full Release: http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2021/release059-2021.cfm

Pennsylvania AG Shapiro Suing Delta Auto Protect to Get Money Back for Consumers in Repair Scam

Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that his Office has filed a civil lawsuit against extended automobile warranty company Delta Auto Protect to get money back for consumers and repair shops…

Full Article https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/press-releases/ag-shapiro-suing-delta-auto-protect-to-get-money-back-for-consumers-in-repair-scam/

Telemarketers are not always agents of the Service Contract providers.

With several providers settling lawsuits in the past that claimed the telemarketers were agents of the Service Contract providers this is a positive and logical finding. In this case – Royal Administration Services Inc. could not be held liable for unsolicited calls made by independent contractors.

Article:  https://www.law360.com/california/articles/952938/9th-circ-won-t-restore-tcpa-claims-against-car-warranty-co-