lemon law
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lemon law
First recorded in 1980–85
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The law is “being blatantly abused by the lemon law plaintiffs lawyers, the bar is not policing its own and the courts need to monitor fee awards with far more skepticism and scrutiny.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
In 2024, the legislature tightened the state’s lemon law, requiring additional steps before a driver could sue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Many still bring up one of his proudest achievements: Washington state’s motor vehicle lemon law.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Other information can include maintenance records, the number of previous owners, accident information, odometer verification, and lemon law and recall checks.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Under the state's so-called lemon law, automakers must notify the department of motor vehicles as well as any future buyers when they repurchase flawed automobiles.
From Time Magazine Archive
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