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Litigation

Nov. 12, 2002

Car Body Shops Face 'Legal Shakedown'

Attorneys for auto repair shops say their clients are victims of a "legal shakedown" by a Beverly Hills law firm that sues them on behalf of a purported consumer group for violations already resolved by the state.

        


By Joan Osterwalder
        Attorneys for auto repair shops say their clients are victims of a "legal shakedown" by a Beverly Hills law firm that sues them on behalf of a purported consumer group for violations already resolved by the state.
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