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State's Lemon Law Arbitration Program Backs Consumers
As National Consumer Protection Week concludes, Massachusetts Consumer Affairs Director Beth Lindstrom urged consumers who end up with defective cars to make their first line of defense the state’s Lemon Law Arbitration program.
During Director Lindstrom’s tenure, the Office of Consumer Affairs’ New and Used Vehicle Lemon Law Arbitration program awarded more than $3 million to car buyers that wound up with either new or used lemons. More than half of the $3 million was the result of settlements entered into by manufacturers of new cars or used car dealerships.
“This track record proves that consumers don’t need to use a legal service to get the compensation they deserve. Our program is free, fast and gets results while avoiding potentially lengthy litigation,” said Consumer Affairs Director Beth Lindstrom. In 2005, nearly 2,000 consumers contacted the Consumer Affairs’ hotline with questions about the Lemon Laws or to apply for arbitration. Read more at mass.gov
Some types of disputes can not go into arbitration.
By their nature, the subject matter of some disputes are not capable of arbitration. Matters relating to crimes, status, and family law are generally not considered to be arbitrable.
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