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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
Episodes
Lehto's LawAdministrator Caught Selling School District Lawn Mowers
A school administrator in Ohio has been suspended after he sold eleven lawn mowers owned by the school district on Facebook Marketplace…
Lehto's LawPassenger of Alleged Drunk Driver Sues Crash Victim
A passenger in a car driven by an alleged drunk drive in Arizona has filed suit against the victim of a car crash which appears to have been caused by the…
Lehto's LawFederal Lawsuit Challenges City’s Use of Flock Cameras
The Institute for Justice has filed a Federal Lawsuit on behalf of two residents of Norfolk (VA) over the surveillance conducted by the Flock cameras in the…
Lehto's LawCampbell Soup Violated the Clean Water Act 5,400 Times
A subsidiary of Campbell Soup has admitted in court that it violated the Clean Water Act in Ohio 5,400 times. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCorvette Recall For Bursting Into Flames While Refueling
Some high-performance Corvettes have been recalled because a few of them have gone up in flames while they were being refueled. The NHTSA Recall number is…
Lehto's LawJury Rules Against Insurer On How it Valued ‘Totaled’ Cars
A jury in Arkansas ruled against State Farm in a lawsuit accusing them of using a system which low-balled payout offers on totaled cars…
Lehto's LawContractor Takes Money and Then Goes Out of Business
A contractor in Minnesota has gone out of business after taking money from people to do work, which many people believe will never be done now that the company…
Lehto's LawState Supreme Court Says Police Need Better Waivers Before Questioning
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that a defendant must explicitly waiver their 5th Amendment rights before they can be questioned - and an ambiguous waiver…
Lehto's LawState Supreme Court Kicks 'Tyrant' Judge off Bench Permanently
The judge was found guilty by the Indiana Supreme Court of every charge laid against him, going so far as to say he wielded his position of power like a…
Lehto's LawCoast Guard Officer Arrested After Dealer Wrongly Reports His Car Stolen
A Coast Guard officer bought a truck and the selling dealer reported that the truck was stolen; as a result, the officer was arrested and has now filed suit in…
Lehto's LawArrested for Drunk Driving ‘Barbie’ Jeep Downtown
A man who had a suspended license from drunk driving was arrested while driving a Barbie Jeep in British Columbia - and the police say he was drunk when they…
Lehto's LawBurglars Ask Victims for Password To Stolen Computer
Police in New York say burglars contacted their victims in an attempt to get the passwords to the devices they stole from the victims. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCourt Strikes City’s Ban on ‘Small’ Homes
The city of Calhoun, Georgia, told a non-profit there was a minimum size requirement for new homes - when there wasn't. The court said the city could not hold…
Lehto's LawState Worker Fired After FIVE YEARS of PAID Leave
This is an update to this story: https://youtu.be/mn-T3dRgFq4 Where a man was on paid leave for 5 years in Hawaii; he has now been fired.
Lehto's LawLawmaker Proposes Banning All HOAs
A lawmaker in Florida has proposed banning all HOAs, although he has not put forward a proposed bill just yet. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawDrunk Driving Cops are Rarely Arrested in New York
A New York Times investigation shows that police officers who drink and drive in New York are rarely arrested for drunk driving and the events are usually…
Lehto's LawThe ‘Most Dangerous’ Driver Arrested a 29th Time
The man in Washington State has been arrested a total of 29 times now for a variety of offenses, many involving cars and driving. This last arrest followed a…
Lehto's LawState Trooper Cites EV Driver For Exhaust Being ‘Way Too Loud’
A state trooper in Minnesota gave an EV driver a ticket for his exhaust being too loud, even though the EV does not have an exhaust. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawAttorney Mark Zuckerberg Sues Meta for Kicking Him Off Facebook
An attorney whose actual name is Mark Zuckerberg keeps getting kicked off of Facebook for impersonating the other Mark Zuckerberg - so he has filed a lawsuit…
Lehto's LawAI Company to Pay $1.5B to Settle Suit Over Pirated Books
An AI company was accused of using millions of pirated books to train its AI and now has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $1.5 billion brought by authors in a…
Lehto's LawPublishers Clearing House Stops Paying Winners
Publishers Clearing House has cut off payments to some of its winners because they entered bankruptcy. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawWatch the Fedex Driver Run Over My Fence Post!
My only real question (after the Fedex driver ran over my fence post without telling me) is: Shouldn't he at least have told me he did it?…
Lehto's LawState Wants to Take Man’s Plane Over a 6-Pack of Beer
The IJ is asking the Supreme Court to hear the case of a man whose plane was seized because a passenger had brought beer aboard as cargo. https://ij.org/
Lehto's LawState Trooper Arrested Eight Sober Drivers for DUI
This time it was a former US Attorney who was arrested while sober. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawTaco Bell Uses AI in Drive-Thru And Fails
It got a lot of its orders right - it's the ones that it got wrong which were comical. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawJudge Who Jailed Man Wrongfully Will Retire
A Wisconsin judge was being investigated for wrongfully jailing a man who appeared before him on another matter; the investigation appears to have ended…
Lehto's LawPolice Reports Take a YEAR To Get From State Police?
In CT, a man ordered a police report and was told it could take more than a year for him to get a copy. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCivil Asset Forfeiture Victim WINS!
Another big win for the IJ, where a man had his money seized by federal agents who then dismissed their claims; they fought him on paying his court costs and…
Lehto's LawMan Arrested for Impersonating An Attorney and Burglary
A man in Las Vegas was arrested for impersonating an attorney - where is accused of using the bar number of a real attorney - and burglary, along with some…
Lehto's LawFlock Stops Sharing Surveillance w/Feds for Now
Flock cameras are operating in Illinois and the secretary of state pointed out that sharing the surveillance with federal authorities appeared to violate state…
Lehto's LawSupercars Seized for ‘Anti-Social’ Driving
Police in England seized supercars - including a Lamborghini and a Porsche - for driving behavior they described as "anti-social". The cars were impounded and…
Lehto's LawOne Simple Rule for Hiring An Attorney
The most obvious red flag you should look out for when hiring an attorney is to see if they have ever been disciplined by the state bar…
Lehto's LawLittering Gets Man Arrested After 5 Years On the Run
The man was wanted for an alleged crypto scam in South Korea and was only spotted by police because he was caught littering near a train station…
Lehto's LawFederal Fugitive Arrested One Year After Faking Death
Authorities say the man from Maine faked his own death to avoid arrest; he was arrested in Missouri and faces extradition to Maine. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawWoman Accused Of Stealing $2M From an RV Dealer
From one of the largest RV dealers there is. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's Law$20K RV Frame Repair Wasn’t Covered by Warranty
When their defective frame wasn't covered by warranty, the owners contacted a local TV station - who managed to get some extra consideration for the problem…
Lehto's LawOne Year in Prison For Impersonating Her Dead Mother, Stealing Benefits
She's going to prison for a year after impersonating her dead mother for 25 years; they allege she misappropriated $360,000 in the scheme…
Lehto's LawWho Knew 2X4s Caused So Much Legal Trouble?
A few lawsuits alleging fraud based on the actual sizes of 2x4s at Home Depot and Menard's were thrown out, but a lawsuit brought by the state of California…
Lehto's LawJudge Investigated For Jailing Man Improperly
Judge in Wisconsin jailed a man who was before him for a probation review - but he accused the man of ripping off a customer of his cement business. The…
Lehto's LawSCOTUS Ruling Ignored by CA Court
It seems like a lot of unnecessary litigation. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawAttorneys Keep Submitting AI 'Errors' in Pleadings
This time it was in Australia. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawLawsuit vs. Home Depot For Biometric Checkout Scans
This case is in Illinois. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawSomeone Stole The Catalytic Converters from 20 School Buses
This happened in IN. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawAirlines Sued for Selling ‘Window’ Seats Without Windows
They charge extra for these things nowadays. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawCourt Upholds $92M Fine vs. T-Mobile for Selling Customer Location Data
AT&T and Verizon are next. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawLawsuit Over Police Searches At the Airport Can Proceed
A court of appeals has reversed the lower court dismissal. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawMistrial Declared After Jurors Do Research on Google
This happened in WA. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawTown Wants To Increase Property Taxes by 255%
This is happening in Utah. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawMan Loses Home Over Unpaid Water Bill
This happened in NY. The man says he never saw any of the notices. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawATT Data Breach Suit Could Get You $7,500
It all depends on what happened to your data and probably on how many people make claims. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawSome Police Are Misusing AI to Write Their Reports
The AI tool has safeguards built in which can be turned off. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawVW Makes Performance A Subscription Feature on Some Cars
This is happening in the UK - for now. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawFirst Radio Station I Worked At Sold After 50 Years
WLEW, Bad Axe (Michigan). https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawFederal Judge Rejects Tribal Claim Over Local Roads
This happened in WI. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawMan Found Guilty Despite Faking Death To Avoid Trial
This happened in Utah. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawSkipped $4 Toll Leads to Worst Escape Attempt Ever
This started on Michigan's Mackinac Bridge. https://www.lehtoslaw.coma
Lehto's LawSheriff Says ‘Hemi’ Bull Theft May Have Been Fake
He says the bull was never missing - but we're not sure what will happen next. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawBad Zoning Restrictions Result in $50M Judgment
This happened in Michigan. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawLocal Gov’t Wants to Take 17K Acres for ‘Industrial Development’
This is happening in Louisiana. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lehto's LawTwo Court Rulings to Let You Use Your Property As You Wish
Both from the Institute for Justice. https://ij.org/