Lehto's Law

Lehto's Law

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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/stevelehtohttp://www.lehtoslaw.com

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Jul 10, 2026

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Town Decides to Cancel Tickets and Refund Money 16.01.2026

Kersey (CO) has decided to cancel the speed camera tickets that had been issued for $340 apiece and to refund money paid by those ticketed. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Former Cop Charged with Issuing ‘Fake’ Subpoena 15.01.2026

A former police officer in Michigan is charged with investigating a crash his relative was involved with (which happened in a different jurisdiction) and issuing a 'fake' subpoena in the case to access the other driver's car. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Another State Fighting to Require Engineers Get Licenses 14.01.2026

This is happening in AZ and the Institute for Justice is representing the engineer whose case the AZ Supreme Court has just agreed to hear. You can see what the Institute for Justice does here: https://ij.org/

Big Company Has Trouble Fixing Oven Under Warranty 13.01.2026

A woman in MA has owned a GE oven that she claims has never worked properly and has not been repaired under warranty. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Hundreds Get Bad Gas from 19 Different Stations in Colorado 12.01.2026

Hundreds of people in Colorado have complained of getting contaminated fuel from at least 19 different gas stations in Colorado; officials think it was diesel fuel put into the storage tanks for unleaded. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Wedding No Good Because ChatGPT Screwed Up the Vows 11.01.2026

A Dutch wedding ceremony was nullified by a court because the vows (generated by ChatGPT) left out the declaration of intent. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Geico ALMOST Denied a Claim Becaues of Undisclosed Kids in Family 10.01.2026

Although many news outlets reported Geico denied the claim in question - the claim was not denied. Geico had raised the issue of there being children in the household who were not disclosed to the company. In Michigan, insurance denials must be in writing. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

New Law Proposed To Curb the Filing of Frivolous Liens 09.01.2026

A lawmaker in California has proposed increasing the fines and penalties for the filing of fraudulent liens - a problem which is becoming more common. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

California Targets 100+ MPH Speeders w/Non-Judicial Action 08.01.2026

California has a new program where speeders caught doing 100 MPH or more will be subject to an administrative hearing - faster than the typical court process - and they are hoping this will help discourage people from driving too fast. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

McDonald’s Sued over the Contents of the McRib Sandwich 07.01.2026

Plaintiffs have filed suit in Chicago claiming that the McRib sandwich from McDonald's contains no actual pork rib meat - which they claim McDonald's misled them into believing. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court’s Own AI-Powered Chatbot Helpline Hallucinates 06.01.2026

Alaska courts have developed an AI-powered chatbot helpline to replace the helplines staffed by humans; the system ran into issues, one of which was that it hallucinated nonsensical answers. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

AI-Drafted Police Report Said Officer Turned into A Frog 05.01.2026

An AI-powered program used by a police department in Utah drafted a preliminary report indicating that a police officer had transformed into a frog. It appears it picked up the concept from a movie running in the background of the scene. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Orders Wrongfully Convicted Man To Return $1M To the State 04.01.2026

The man was wrongfully convicted and got released after 25 years; he was compensated by the state ($1.25M) and then sued the City of Detroit and received $7M; the court of appeals has ruled that the statute giving the man the $1.25 requires the money to be repaid when he was compensated by someone else. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

They Let Her Try the $100K FG Kick but She Missed 03.01.2026

The Jets had told her she was ineligible to kick because she coached soccer, but after an uproar in the media, reversed course and let her kick. She missed. My previous video: https://youtu.be/UpAOG-mjU54

Tom Bodett and Motel 6 Settle Their Lawsuit 02.01.2026

I had previously covered the lawsuit Bodett filed against Motel 6. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/0onBE9w901M

Thieves Get Away After $35M Weekend-Long Heist of Safe Deposit Boxes 01.01.2026

The robbers broke into a safe deposit box bank vault and emptied their contents over a weekend, quite like the famous Riviera bank robbery of 1976. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

My TOP TEN Videos of 2025 31.12.2025

These are the ten videos on my channel which were viewed the most times in 2025. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Football Team Changes its Mind About Letting Woman Kick $100K Field Goal 31.12.2025

The Jets invited her to try out for the contest but later told her that she was not eligible because she coached soccer and had played college soccer - something she said they were aware of. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

State Sup Ct Says You Waive 4th Amendment Rights When Using Google 30.12.2025

The court ruled that you giving Google permission to use your information means you waive your right to complain about anyone else using it - even the police. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

TV Makers Sued For Sharing What You Watch without Telling You 29.12.2025

The Texas AG has filed suit against several TV manufacturers alleging that they take screen grabs of people's TV sets and share the information with others. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Fuel - Fill Arrow Inventor Has Passed Away 28.12.2025

James Moylan, when working at Ford, came up with the idea that is now in pretty much every car on the road - to let us know which side of the car the fuel-filler is on. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Postmark Rule Change Could Mean Your Taxes Get Filed Wrong 27.12.2025

Postmarks are now often applied later than when you turned mail into the USPS; you need to make sure your taxes are filed timely and probably get a proof of mailing to be safe. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

$100K Fine for Parking in Her Own Driveway NOT Overturned 26.12.2025

The city of Lantana (FL) fined her when cars parked in her driveway had tires on her grass - and the fines added up to six figures. The FL supreme court declined to hear the case. My previous video: https://youtu.be/2sr88uZ3Fjk

BMW Patents New Screw Type Just to Make Cars Harder to Work on 25.12.2025

BMW filed for a patent on a new screw head type - which looks like their logo - but the application also says they're doing it to limit who can work on their cars. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Feds Get $9.6M In Refunds for Extended Service Contract Buyers 24.12.2025

The FTC got the money from Car Shield and American Auto Shield LLC. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

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