House Bill 977 – Changing Florida’s Vicarious Liability Laws
Historically, the Dangerous Instrumentalities Doctrine has imposed strict liability on the owner of a motor vehicle whenever the owner “voluntarily entrusts that motor vehicle to an individual whose negligent operation causes damage to another.” However, companies that rent or lease... Read More →
BSM Continues to Assist Dealers Navigate the Ever-Changing PPP Loan Rules
BSM Shareholder, Richard Sox, has presented seven (7) seminars on the Paycheck Protection Program loan eligibility and forgiveness thus far for various dealer organizations. The continuing seminars are a result of the repeated changes made to the PPP by both... Read More →
BSM and Hagens Berman File Appeal on behalf of VW Dealer Class
BSM and its co-counsel, Hagens Berman, recently filed an appellate brief seeking to overturn the trial court’s dismissal of the VW dealers’ claims against Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert Bosch, LLC. The appeal was made to the 9th Circuit Court... Read More →
KMA Remains Extremely Active in Pursuing Franchise Terminations
We continue to see Kia Motors America issue Notices of Termination to dealers across the United States. In the last three months alone, BSM has been retained by Kia dealerships in Florida, Tennessee and Washington to assist in defending against... Read More →
Transaction Activity Still High
This year has seen continued, brisk activity in the buy-sell market. Large and small automotive groups alike seem to be taking part in the flurry of transactions. This increased activity has led to longer turnaround times with almost all manufacturers,... Read More →
BSM Files Suit Against General Motors on Behalf of Rural Chevrolet Dealer
BSM has been retained by Miller & Miller Chevrolet in Marianna, Florida, to bring a lawsuit against General Motors seeking damages resulting from a lack of adequate vehicle inventory. The dealership contends that despite repeated requests for certain model vehicles,... Read More →
Join BSM for Its NADA Client Appreciation Brunch
We are pleased to invite our dealership clients to the annual BSM Client Appreciation Brunch being held during the National Automobile Dealer Association meeting in Las Vegas. The Brunch will be at the Costa di Mare restaurant located in the... Read More →
VW Dealers’ Class Action Continues Against Bosch
As our readers know, BSM is co-counsel in the VW Dealer class action against Robert Bosch, LLC and Robert Bosch, GmbH (collectively “Bosch”) seeking damages resulting from the Diesel-gate scandal. Unlike Volkswagen Group of America and Volkswagen AG, Bosch has... Read More →
GM Dealer Agreement Renewal
GM’s Dealer Sales and Service Agreement renews for all dealers on November 1, 2020. GM is already sending dealers ownership and management information to insure they have the correct information on file to be ready when GM issues the proposed... Read More →
Lincoln Commitment Program Creates Potential for Competitive Disadvantage
The Lincoln Commitment Program (LCP) was first announced by Ford’s Lincoln Division in 2018. Due to the tremendous push-back from both dealers and Dealer Associations as to the facility requirements of the LCP, Ford withdrew the Program. The LCP has... Read More →