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2019 - Defender Newsletters

  • January 2019 - PDF
    2019's Top Twenty-Five Legal Trends for Automobile Dealers
    By Eric L. Chase
  • February 2019 - PDF
    Dealers' Duty to Make Warranties Available Before Sale
    by Timothy D. Robinett
    Forgery & Sloppy Recordkeeping - A Case Study in Risk in the Sales Department
    by Bob Weller and Kristen Baiardi
  • March 2019 - PDF
    Tesla's Reliance on the Commerce Clause Under Article I of the U.S. Constitution:  Are State Laws Prohibiting Factory Direct Sales Unconstitutional? 
    by Leonard A. Bellavia
    Colorado LEV Decision Forebodes a Cascade Effect
    by Matthew Groves
  • April 2019 - PDF
    The Manufacturer's Duty to Defend and Indemnify Dealers in Product Defect Cases
    by Oren Tasini
    The Best Way to Take Advantage of State Warranty Compensation Laws
    by Joe Jankowski
  • May 2019 - PDF
    Mendoza v. Lithia Motors, Inc.: Revisiting Dealer Retention and Disclosure Obligations
    by Jeremy Sacks and Kennon Scott    Is Your Dealership Prepared for a Cyberattack?
    by Erik Nachbahr
  • June 2019 - PDF
    VPP Chargebacks
    by Mike Charapp
    Preparing your Dealership for Financial and Tax Due Diligence
    by John Seymour
  • July-August 2019 - PDF
    Best Practices When a Dealer Client Discovers a Salesperson Has Been Poached by A Competitor
    by Kristen Baiardi and Bob Weller

    AI Applications and Data: What Franchise Attorneys Should Know Today
    by Patrick L. Anderson
  • September 2019 - PDF
    Cognitive Bias and the Law
    by Oren Tasini

    Be Ready for the Worst!!!
    by Steven P. Gibson
  • October 2019 - PDF
    Cognitive Bias and Conventional Wisdom: Is It Time to Rethink How Lawyers Think?
    by Oren Tasini

    Are You Ready for the Silver Tsunami?
    by Brady Schmidt
  • November-December 2019 - PDF
    IRS Issues Proposed Final Regulations on Bonus Depreciation and Floorplan Indebtedness
    by Zach Wimberger
    Cognitive Bias and the Law: Using Technology to Improve Legal Decision Making Under Risk
    by Oren Tasini

2018 - Defender Newsletters

  • January 2018 - PDF
    2018's Top Twenty Legal Trends for Automobile Dealers
    by Eric L. Chase
  • February 2018 - PDF
    Dealerships in the Mobility Age
    by Oren Tasini

    The Top 10 List of Provisions Included in the 2017 Tax Reform
    by Adam Neporadny
  • March 2018 - PDF
    On Moral Certainty
    by Jonathan P. Harvey

    Cyber Crimes: Why Dealers Should be Very Afraid
    by Michael G. Charapp
  • April 2018 - PDF
    Damage Vehicle Exposure
    by Shari Patish

    Controlled Change
    by Michael G. Charapp
  • May 2018 - PDF
    Legal Considerations for Sweepstakes
    by Kyle C. Sipples

    Best Practices to Avoid Email Phishing Scams
    by Jennifer Polo-Sherk

    New Tax Law's Plaintiff Tax: No Deduction for Legal Fees
    by Robert W. Wood
  • June 2018 - PDF
    Mandatory Arbitration Agreements After The Supreme Court’s Epic Decision–Is it Time to Consider Them for Your Dealerships?
    by Rick Warren and Kimberly Ross

    Written Pay Agreements Can Save Auto Dealerships Wage and Hour Headaches
    by Nicholas A. Devyatkin and Carol A. Crossett
  • July-August 2018 - PDF
    California’s New Privacy Law: What You Need to Know
    By Christian Scali and Monica Baumann

    Lease Returns…A Little Attention, Please!
    by Steve Gibson
  • September 2018 - PDF
    Legalized Marijuana and Insurance Law
    by Timothy M. Thornton, Jr. and Erin K. Tenner

    The De Minimis Rule in California - Yes, You need to Sweat the Small Stuff
    by Oren Tasini
  • October 2018 - PDF
    From Parts Markup to Surcharges: An Overview of Trends in Warranty Rate Reimbursement Legislation and Litigation
    by Donald W. Gould II and Andrew Sharenson

    Tax Reform: Excess Business Losses
    by Jennifer Kobylarz
  • November-December 2018 - PDF
    How Auto Dealers May Use Insurance to Cover Losses Incurred in Connection with Hurricane Florence and Michael
    by Barry Buchman and Michael Scanlon

    Shareholder Disputes in Closely-Held Entities:  Implications for Attorney-Client Privilege
    by Eric A. Baker

    New Partnership Audit Rules
    by Paul L. Charles and Joel E. Ackerman

2017 - Defender Newsletters

  • January 2017 - PDF
    2017’s Top Twenty Legal Trends for Automobile Dealers
    By Eric L. Chase
  • February 2017 - PDF
    Price Discrimination Challenges to Factory Incentive Programs: Recent Cases Demonstrate Obstacles and Opportunities
    by Paul R. Norman and Eric A. Baker
    .Auto, .Car, and .Cars – Dot Boom or Dot Bust?
    by Jami Farris
  • March 2017 - PDF
    Navigating the ROFR Minefield
    by Joseph S. Aboyoun
    IRS Notice 2016-66: Potential Pitfall for Dealerships in Captive or Reinsurance Programs
    by Andy Weill
  • April 2017 - PDF
    Indemnification and Defense of Finance Sources in Consumer Litigation – Potential Pitfalls and Best Practices
    by Bob Weller and Kristen Baiardi
    The War Over Tesla and the Direct Sales Model
    by Oren S. Tasini
  • May 2017
    Calling Cell Phones & TCPA Compliance: What You Need to Know to Avoid Costly Litigation
    by Michele Shuster

    From the Pavement – Crime Coverage Can Be Tricky
    by Steve Gibson
    Automakers Must Scrap Metrics for Dealers
    by Eric Chase
  • June 2017 - PDF
    Protecting Dealerships from Export Penalties
    by Jonathan Michaels
    Ignite Your Information Security Practices
    by Steve Levine
  • July-August 2017 - PDF
    A Dealer Primer for the Green Pea Automotive Attorney
    by Deborah Dorman
    California Court Recognizes Unlicensed Dealers Have Rights, Too
    by Jonathan Michaels
  • September 2017 - PDF
    Stop the Bleeding: Challenging The Manufacturers’ Control of Dealers Through Incentives
    by James Westerlind and Michael McMahan
    Will the Recent Avrahami Tax Court Decision Have an Impact on Auto Dealer F&I Reinsurance Programs?
    by Andrew J. Weill and Phyllis E. Simon
    In the Wake of the New Arbitration Rule – Retail Installment Sale Contracts and Consumer Leases
    by Terrence J. O’Loughlin
  • October 2017 - PDF
    New Developments in Arbitration Law Require Auto Dealer Counsel to Assess Several Issues. What Do You Need to Know?
    by Christian Scali and Monica Baumann
    Sexual Harassment in the Dealership
    by Jim Ganther
  • November-December 2017 - PDF
    Do Dealerships Need Gatekeepers?
    by Deborah Dorman
    Ringless Voicemail Drops: Regulated or Not?
    by Ronald C. Smith and Joel T. Nagle

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