With alarming frequency, we hear news of the latest data breach or privacy intrusion involving customer information. Indeed, as this...

Making the 2021 annual list of the National Association of Dealer Counsel’s (NADC) top legal trends for automobile dealers is again...

In the auto industry, the sale of aftermarket or voluntary protection products (“voluntary products”) is an important source of profit to...

Many business owners have become increasingly frustrated by disputes during the coronavirus pandemic with their insurance companies over...

Online transactions and e-commerce open new opportunities for dealerships in the ever-changing digital retail landscape.

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) became effective April 1, 2020 and applies through December 31, 2020 as a measure to...

Illinois welcomed the dawn of the 2020 decade with a host of new state and federal laws impacting Illinois businesses, including...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) has generated litigation claims since it was enacted into law several years ago. In...

Under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, employers are required to reimburse their employees for expenses incurred within the...

Most dealership businesses are closely-held or privately-owned companies. Often, the owners of these privately-owned businesses also...

Following the recent United States Supreme Court’s seminal decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., the circumstance of an Illinois...

Dealer advertising of vehicles, products and other services is a significant part of a dealership’s overall business operations and can...

The Illinois legislature adopted changes last year to the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act (“MVFA”) which place additional...

In Illinois, the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (the “Act”) is a powerful enforcement tool designed to address and...

In some parts of the country, there’s been an increase of federal government scrutiny of the question whether certain dealership workers...

In the wake of recent bulletins issued by at least one automotive manufacturer concerning the use of non-OEM parts and accessories in the...

Spring 2017- Illinois franchised new car dealers are among the most industrious, hard-working, community-oriented business executives in...

“Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson As the people of our nation and...

The wisdom of the words of Benjamin Franklin still holds true today: “[b]y failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Too many times...

Dealerships are required to place a Buyers Guide, ordinarily affixed to the window, in each and every used vehicle they offer for sale,...