Lehto's Law

A dealer in Michigan was shut down by the state for allegedly selling used cars as 'new', contrary to the definitions found in Michigan's Vehicle Code. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A woman in NJ says that her salesman stole her trade-in and lived in it - rather than returning to a dealer to close out her lease. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man's belongings were put into storage by a restoration company after a flood - and that company failed to pay the storage fees, resulting in the man's belongings being auctioned off to a stranger. Now, he has virtually nothing besides his clothing. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man dropped his Ford Explorer off for service at a Ford dealer before he left the country - and then saw on his Ford app that the vehicle was being driven around inappropriately. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A judge in Colorado apparently paid the $1 bond of a defendant before him when his attorney indicated she did not have a dollar - which many people believe violated the rule on impartiality for judges. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A police officer from Detroit appeared in 36th District Court via Zoom, and the judge called him out because he was only wearing boxers. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The man was a former employee, and the police say he stole 47 cars and then rented them out himself. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A campground owner sold "lifetime" memberships to people then sold the campground to a new owner - which says it will not honor those lifetime memberships. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man took apart his smart vacuum and discovered it was sending data from his home to a server far away - something he had not been informed of or consented to. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Two federal court judges filed official documents containing hallucinations created by generative AI - one was a court opinion containing made up cases and the other was a temporary restraining order that also included imaginary facts. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The family farm in NJ was slated to be taken by eminent domain to make space for affordable housing; the family did not want to sell and, after a national uproar, the authorities have decided to look at other locations instead. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Alaska airlines shredded a man's bag during a flight and at first said the handling had been 'ordinary' - but later agreed to replace the bag after the media got involved. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The corner crossing hunters have won because the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal brought by the private land owner, which leaves intact the lower court ruling in their favor. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Wisconsin lawmakers are working on banning license plate 'flipping' devices, which they say are used to evade tolls and for other nefarious purposes. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Several sources have reported that Amazon is planning on replacing 600,000 workers with robots in the coming years. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The former judge had been removed from the bench by the Minnesota Supreme Court and would not normally be allowed to use the title "Judge", so he asked a court to let him add "Judge" to the front of his name - and the court denied the request. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The police in Canada reported that two different men whose motorcycles had been impounded for excessive speed were caught speeding excessively after they retrieved their bikes from the impound. Both bikes were re-confiscated. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man in Michigan was arrested after he allegedly pulled a chainsaw out in a road rage event near Paw Paw, Michigan. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Detroit police were heard on a scanner talking about "accidentally" filling in the driver license information wrong when it was a report about an accident involving another police officer. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Flock has announced that Ring cameras will allow police to ASK to see Ring footage - by placing requests through Flock. Flock says that the customer has the right to refuse for any reason. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A class action lawsuit has been filed against a shoe company, claiming their expensive shoes are too squeaky. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The city of Greeley (CO) agreed to pay a woman $200K after she was wrongfully arrested and handcuffed - and the police officer entered her apartment without permission or a warrant - and then released after 40 minutes. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A woman was arrested for, among other things, stealing from Target - which she recorded and posted to her TikTok account (according to FL police). https://www.lehtoslaw.com

California has passed a law to allow returns of used cars within 3 days of purchase under most circumstances with licensed dealers. The law goes into effect in October 2026. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The couple sued after being arrested at gunpoint and told the vehicle they had rented was stolen; it wasn't, and the company settled on the day of trial for $350K and apologized to the couple. https://www.lehtoslaw.com