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United States
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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/stevelehto http://www.lehtoslaw.com
Language:
English
Website:
http://lehtoslaw.com/
Episodes
Thieves Now Targeting Honda Civic Airbags
1/23/2026
Chicago police report that there have been a slew of smash and grab thefts of airbags from Honda Civics within the city recently. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Duration:00:11:21
Supreme Court Lets Stand ‘Unreviewable’ Code Fines In New York City
1/22/2026
A man was fined $1,000 by the City of New York but there was no way to have a hearing on the matter; he appealed that issue to the courts and the Supreme Court declined to hear it. https://ij.org/
Duration:00:09:57
State Changes Rules on Coyotes - Even The Ones on My Property
1/21/2026
The state of Michigan changed the rules on taking coyotes, although the ones who live on my property are probably safe. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Duration:00:10:22
Off-Duty Deputy Convicted for Unlawful Stop of On-Duty Cop
1/20/2026
An off-duty Wayne County (Michigan) sheriff's deputy was pulled over in an unmarked car while driving in Oakland County (Michigan) by a local city police officer. After that stop, the deputy pulled over the police officer - and a jury found there was no valid reason for the second stop. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Duration:00:11:39
County Takes Man’s Lottery Winnings to Pay Someone Else’s Debt
1/19/2026
A man in North Carolina found out that his lottery prize of $800 was taken by a county which claimed he owed them money - and it turned out that the debt was in someone else's name - but by someone using his social security number. The man eventually got his money (minus taxes). https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Duration:00:09:53
Lawsuit Claims Windshields Explode at Random in Some Nissan Rogues
1/18/2026
The allegation is that rear windows spontaneously explode in some Nissan Rogues in the 2021-2025 model years. It's been filed as a class action. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Duration:00:09:35
FTC Gets GM to Stop Gathering and Selling Your Driving Data
1/17/2026
GM and the FTC have entered into an agreement where GM and OnStar have agreed to stop gathering driving data from its car buyers and to stop selling it - for a few years. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Duration:00:11:35
Town Decides to Cancel Tickets and Refund Money
1/16/2026
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
Duration:00:11:06
Former Cop Charged with Issuing ‘Fake’ Subpoena
1/15/2026
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
Duration:00:11:46
Another State Fighting to Require Engineers Get Licenses
1/14/2026
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/
Duration:00:10:08
Big Company Has Trouble Fixing Oven Under Warranty
1/13/2026
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
Duration:00:13:21
Hundreds Get Bad Gas from 19 Different Stations in Colorado
1/12/2026
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
Duration:00:11:42
Wedding No Good Because ChatGPT Screwed Up the Vows
1/11/2026
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
Duration:00:11:41
Geico ALMOST Denied a Claim Becaues of Undisclosed Kids in Family
1/10/2026
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
Duration:00:12:31
New Law Proposed To Curb the Filing of Frivolous Liens
1/9/2026
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
Duration:00:09:51
California Targets 100+ MPH Speeders w/Non-Judicial Action
1/8/2026
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
Duration:00:12:00
McDonald’s Sued over the Contents of the McRib Sandwich
1/7/2026
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
Duration:00:12:04
Court’s Own AI-Powered Chatbot Helpline Hallucinates
1/6/2026
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
Duration:00:13:14
AI-Drafted Police Report Said Officer Turned into A Frog
1/5/2026
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
Duration:00:10:59
Court Orders Wrongfully Convicted Man To Return $1M To the State
1/4/2026
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
Duration:00:11:28