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Lehto's Law
Steve Lehto: author, attorney. Over 30 years of practicing Michigan Lemon Law and more than a dozen books written. To support my audio podcast: www.patreon.com/stevelehto http://www.lehtoslaw.com
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Lehto's LawDoes Changing Your Own Oil Void Your Warranty?
No, but you may have to prove you've done them. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawSocial Media Lawsuit Settles for $16.7B (BILLION $!)
The settlement barely moved Meta's stock. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawRecall Nightmare for General Motors Keeps Getting Worse
It's the L-87 that keeps failing despite earlier attempts to remedy. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawMore Than Three Million Cars Under ‘Park Outside’ Recall Warning
You can always check https://www.nhtsa.gov/ to see if your car is on the list. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawMechanic Arrested After Woman Finds Tracking Device In Her Car
This story happened in the town of Cadillac, Michigan. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawPolice Launched Search for Man Who Found $30 at Walmart
Technically, the finder of valuables in GA is supposed to make efforts to find the true owner - but some wonder if the police shouldn't have better things to…
Lehto's LawOfficer Handcuffs Woman for Not Sharing Ring Cam Footage
The police are investigating the incident. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawEarly Drafts of Proposed Laws Now Often Contain AI Slop
And someone has to clean it up before it gets passed into law. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawComedians’ Lawsuit Ends Jetway Seizures in Atlanta
The settlement involved some money and the police said they would reform how the officers handled these stops in the future. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawJudge Kicked Off Bench for Two Years
Alleged to have violated several different rules judges are required to follow. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawToyota Engine Diagnosis Begins With Hammer Strike
The recall procedure involves a special hammer which is used to check the condition of the main bearing without having to perform a complete teardown of the…
Lehto's LawDog on Death Row Gets Reprieve
Animal control called Chance 'Dangerous' but the law says No if he was provoked - which a court must now decide.
Lehto's LawDUI Results Across Florida are in Doubt Because of Improper O-Ring Maintenance
One case appears to show the way for others across the state to defend their cases. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawUniversity Makes First Semester Pass/Fail for ‘Mental Health’ Reasons
The University of Michigan is going to do this - a few other schools are doing it as well. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawFlock Apologizes: Says They Will Take Steps to End Abuses
This was apparently in response to reports of police misusing Flock to stalk women. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawPolice Officer Sues Homeowner After Falling Down Steps
The officer was legally on the property, and the house did not have handrails as required by local law. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCops Seize $10M In Supercars For ‘Antisocial’ Driving
This happened in London - but it is happening everywhere. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawJurors Find Evidence Everyone Else Missed
The defendant was convicted but it seems there might be grounds for an appeal. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCar Insurers Are Paying Fewer Claims Than Before
The percentage of paid claims appears to be dropping industry-wide, over time. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawIt Has Begun: AI Models Going ‘Rogue’
Meta announced that its AI model 'hacked' another company without being asked to do so by its controllers. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawWoman Injured at Baseball Game Files Huge Lawsuit
The problem here is that the 'Baseball Rule' says spectators assume the risk of injury by attending baseball games. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawDealer Accused of Using Customer’s Car as a ‘Parts’ Car
She had brought her car in to have a blown out tire repaired. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawState Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case Brought by Chimps in Zoo
One justice thought the court should hear the case, but the odds of that ever happening appear to be small. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawProf. Catches Most of Class Cheating (They Used AI)
32 out of 35 students apparently used AI when they weren't supposed to - and it was pretty clear they did it. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawNow Playing! Movie Ads In Your Car
This time, it's BMW. Visit The Autopian at https://www.theautopian.com/
Lehto's LawMichigan Supreme Court Reverses ITSELF
And it only took them 27 years to do it (but they were right to do it). https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawPostal Worker Charged for Stealing Winning Lottery Ticket
This happened in Florida. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawBig Win for Small Business With Help from The IJ
Caskets of Honor just wants to sell caskets in Oklahoma. https://ij.org/
Lehto's LawNIGHTMARE: State Cancels Bar Exam Over Tech Issues
I get chills just thinking about it - even after all these years (since I had to take it). https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawMan Gets FIFTY YEAR Prison Sentence For 5th DWI
The sentence was decided by a jury in Texas. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawJury Awards $717K for Tree Falling on House In Portland
This is a follow up on a story I covered previously: https://youtu.be/RXYQnMmUXNA
Lehto's LawWoman Arrested Over Car Sale Gets $250K Settlement
The police probably shouldn't get involved in car sales gone wrong. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawTow Truck Driver Accused of Snagging Car with People Inside
This happened in North Carolina. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCivil Infraction Doesn’t Open Door To Warrantless Car Search in MI
A new Michigan Supreme Court case says that suspicion of a mere civil infraction does not give the police the right to a warrantless search of the car…
Lehto's LawHOA Says Woman Can’t Live in Home She Inherited Due to Her Age
The home is in an HOA and a 55+ community. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawPA Officers Can No Longer Search ‘Open Fields’ Without a Warrant
Another win by the Institute for Justice. https://ij.org/
Lehto's LawCalifornia Now Says Cheating WAS at Center of Driver Test Mess
And the CA DMV has even reported a few of the suspect test to prosecutors for potential prosecution. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawProsecutor Accused of Using Court Docket as ‘Her Dating App’
The AG said she was surprised the prosecutor didn't resign. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawSupreme Court Agrees to Hear Case of Pilot Over Plane Forfeiture
My previous video: https://youtu.be/OYiEPHgs1pY Support the IJ: https://ij.org/
Lehto's LawJudge in Trouble For Appearing in Case as an Attorney for Friend
Once you become a judge you have to stop appearing in court as an attorney. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawTowing Company Sued Over Excessive ‘Lien Release’ Fees
The plaintiff is seeking to certify the lawsuit as a class action. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawPolice Can’t Confuse Suspects on Their Miranda Rights
Here is the full opinion: https://www.courts.michigan.gov/4a01c1/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/opinions/final/sct/167391_100_01.pdf
Lehto's LawClass Action Seeks $1.3B Tariff Refund From Ford
The tariffs are going to be refunded to Ford, and the consumers want the money coming back to them. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCourt Form Requires You to State if You Used AI
A lawyer from Pennsylvania sent me a form that is now required to accompany pleadings, to disclose if any of the pleading was generated with AI…
Lehto's LawFormer Troopers Refuse to Honor Subpoenas After Scandal
This one is a mess on so many levels. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's Law50,000 Tires Dumped on Property Man Just Bought
It happened in Portland, Oregon. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCities Arming Garbage Trucks with AI Cameras to Scan Houses
Cape Coral (FL) is the latest but other cities are apparently planning on doing this as well. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawLos Angeles PD Lets Flock Camera Contract Lapse
They could always renew it in the future - and in the meantime, the cameras stay in place. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawVisitors to Courthouse Rounded Up For Jury Duty
This happened in Louisiana; it's happened elsewhere. Even once in Canada that we know of. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawNew State Law Makes Passengers Give ID to the Police WHEN?
The new law (OH HB 492) does NOT give the police carte blanche to demand the passenger's ID without reason. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawJohn Deere Agrees on Right to Repair Settlement with the Feds
The settlement means that independent mechanics and owners should be able to repair the vehicles without having to use factory-authorized dealers…
Lehto's LawMore People Are Financing Cars for Crazy Lengths of Time
A surprisingly large number of people are financing cars for 72 months or longer - and even on used cars. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawDoes the Recent SCOTUS Geofence Case Threaten Flock?
They have a lot more in common than you might think - especially in how they were handled in the lower courts. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawGoat Fence Draws Lawsuit From HOA In California
The HOA says the fence is too tall; the couple says it's necessary to protect the goats from coyotes. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawFord Rehires Engineers They Had Replaced With AI
And they lost billions as a result. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawDid The CA DMV Screw Up Its Driver’s License Test?
11,000 CA drivers were told they had to retake the test within 30 days - but the DMV offered no explanation as to why. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawMan Fired For ‘Stealing’ $2 Cookie He Paid For
After proving he was innocent, they gave him back pay and offered him his job back; he had already found a better job somewhere else. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawNew Law Forces Disclosure of Mandatory Tips and Service Fees
At restaurants in Florida, beginning this month (July 2026). https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawSCOTUS Agrees to Hear from Rancher Over Eminent Domain Taking
He won but the appeals court said he wouldn't get compensated for his legal fees. Visit the IJ: https://ij.org/
Lehto's LawSupreme Court Narrows Police Use of Geofence Warrants
The court ruled that law enforcement can't claim people agreed to the searches by agreeing to the Terms of Service. https://www.lehtoslaw.com