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State of California Lemon Law: Explained in Plain English
The California lemon law was established to protect your consumer rights. It provides you legal recourse after the purchase or lease of a defective new motor vehicle which fails to meet the manufacturer's warranty after a reasonable number of repair attempts.

Why is it called a lemon vehicle?
In the 1800's, people started using the word 'lemon' to describe people who were sour (or unfriendly). In American English the word was first recorded in 1906 as a slang sense of "worthless thing". Over time, 'lemon' came to refer to anything that was defective or broken or which breaks constantly, particularly a car.

Your California Lemon Law Rights

The law provides that when a manufacturer cannot repair consumer goods after a reasonable number of attempts, it must either replace the defective product or refund the consumer's money. Generally, the manufacturer of your "lemon vehicle", as opposed to the selling dealer, bears the final responsibility to re-purchase your defective car, truck, boat, RV, motor home, or motorcycle.

The consumer may choose to have their vehicle repurchased. Additionally, the manufacturer may not compel the consumer to take a replacement vehicle. Moreover, consumers do not have to demand what they are rightfully entitled to under the law. Instead, the law requires that the manufacturer initiate an appropriate offer to the consumer once a reasonable number of attempts to repair the defective vehicle has failed.
When To Seek Legal Help
If a manufacturer fails or refuses to offer a replacement or a refund for a "lemon," the consumer has the right to file a civil action in a court of law. When the consumer wins a lemon law case, the manufacturer must:

* Provide a replacement or a refund
* Pay the consumer's costs and expenses, including attorney's fees.
* In some cases, the manufacturer can also be liable for a "civil penalty" of up to twice the consumer's damages (usually the price of the defective goods).

Rather than seeking recourse from the dealer who sold you the vehicle (which can result in unnecessary loss of time and energy), contact the Lemon Law Firm of Norman Taylor & Associates for a free consultation to find out if your defective vehicle qualifies under the consumer protection lemon law.

Contact us to find out how we can help you.

what can i do ?

Lemon law explained

State of California Lemon Law: Explained in Plain English
The California lemon law was established to protect your consumer rights. It provides you legal recourse after the purchase or lease of a defective new motor vehicle which fails to meet the manufacturer's warranty after a reasonable number of repair attempts.

Why is it called a lemon vehicle?
In the 1800's, people started using the word 'lemon' to describe people who were sour (or unfriendly). In American English the word was first recorded in 1906 as a slang sense of "worthless thing". Over time, 'lemon' came to refer to anything that was defective or broken or which breaks constantly, particularly a car.

Your California Lemon Law Rights

The law provides that when a manufacturer cannot repair consumer goods after a reasonable number of attempts, it must either replace the defective product or refund the consumer's money. Generally, the manufacturer of your "lemon vehicle", as opposed to the selling dealer, bears the final responsibility to re-purchase your defective car, truck, boat, RV, motor home, or motorcycle.

The consumer may choose to have their vehicle repurchased. Additionally, the manufacturer may not compel the consumer to take a replacement vehicle. Moreover, consumers do not have to demand what they are rightfully entitled to under the law. Instead, the law requires that the manufacturer initiate an appropriate offer to the consumer once a reasonable number of attempts to repair the defective vehicle has failed.
When To Seek Legal Help
If a manufacturer fails or refuses to offer a replacement or a refund for a "lemon," the consumer has the right to file a civil action in a court of law. When the consumer wins a lemon law case, the manufacturer must:

* Provide a replacement or a refund
* Pay the consumer's costs and expenses, including attorney's fees.
* In some cases, the manufacturer can also be liable for a "civil penalty" of up to twice the consumer's damages (usually the price of the defective goods).

Rather than seeking recourse from the dealer who sold you the vehicle (which can result in unnecessary loss of time and energy), contact the Lemon Law Firm of Norman Taylor & Associates for a free consultation to find out if your defective vehicle qualifies under the consumer protection lemon law.

Contact us to find out how we can help you.

About our firm

Our Attorneys are specialists in California Lemon Law

At Norman Taylor & Associates our goal is to provide you with the highest quality legal representation if you’re one of the unfortunate residents of California who’ve had the misfortune of purchasing defective vehicles or goods and who have recourse under the Lemon Law. We represent consumers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
Six Thousand Lemon Law Cases and Multiple Years of Experience

Our history of successful cases has established our reputation as a firm of Lemon Law lawyers that manufacturers don’t want to go up against in court. Manufacturers know that the longer they fight a case, the more time we spend on the case. This drives up the attorney fees and when we win, they have to pay. For this reason, manufacturers will often settle claims with Norman Taylor & Associates quickly and early on.
Our Mission: Getting your refund or replacement

Unlike some law firms, our mission is not to litigate your case, if it is not necessary. Our mission is simply this: to get our clients out of their lemon vehicles with refunds or replacements, as quickly possible. Over 95% of our cases are settled without going to trial, and of the 5% that do, we have won more than half of those. Overall we have a 98% success rate.
Meet the Lemon Law experts who will help you with your case
About Our Principal Attorney, Norman Taylor
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Principal Norman F. Taylor studied engineering at Arizona State University as an undergraduate. He attended Glendale School of Law, graduated and passed the Bar in 1986. His consumer law practice grew quickly with an emphasis in warranty litigation matters. Since 1987 his expertise in the area has been recognized by auto manufacturers in their publications, and ultimately led to an invitation by the California Judicial Council to assist in creating standardized jury instructions for all lemon law cases in California. He co-authored the first book on California Lemon Law entitled: Lemon Law A Manual for Consumers. He recently authored his second publication on lemon law entitled: Lemon Law The Standard Reference Guide, which enjoys distribution and recognition on a national level. His lemon law lawyers have handled over 6000 cases forcing vehicle manufacturers to refund well over $100,000,000 for defective goods to consumers. In addition to advocating consumer rights as a profession, Mr. Taylor volunteers many hours to international human rights efforts, and sponsors drug education speakers in the public school system.

Attorney, Stephanie Tatar
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Stephanie Tatar attended DePaul University, College of Law where she graduated cum laude in 2002. She was first admitted to practice law in Illinois where she gained extensive litigation experience with a prestigious Chicago based law firm. Eventually she became admitted to the California Bar where she continues to broaden her vast trial experience, her appellate experience and overall litigation acumen. Mrs. Tatar is also admitted to practice in the 7th Circuit Court, Northern District of Illinois, and the 9th Circuit Court, Northern District of California, Central District of California and Southern District of California.

Attorney, C. Graydon Schlichter, III
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C. Graydon Schlichter, III attended Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate work, and Southwestern University School of law where he graduated with honors in 2006. Since being admitted to the California Bar, Mr. Schlichter has ably represented Norman Taylor & Associates clients against auto giants in all aspects of litigation.

Attorney, Tarek Zohdy
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Tarek Zohdy received his bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University in International Studies, with a minor in Political Science. He graduated Magna Cum Laude. He received his Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of law and was admitted to practice in California in 2006. Since joining the team at Norman Taylor & Associates Mr. Zohdy has ably represented many clients in all aspects of warranty liti

California Lemon Law

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So you think you bought a lemon. What does the California lemon law say about your rights?

Norman Taylor and Associates can help you. We’ve been successfully practicing lemon law in the state of California since 1987. We’ve helped thousands of California residents win millions of dollars in lemon law cases. Norman Taylor wrote the book on Lemon Law and he’s a nationally recognized authority on the subject. Our law firm is dedicated to upholding the California Lemon Law on behalf of consumers.

Call us for a free consultation to find out if you’re eligible for a refund or a replacement of your defective car, RV, boat, motorcycle, or other vehicle.

"I chose your firm because everyone I know said you are known as the authorities on California Lemon Law. The service you provided reflects this."-J.S., Pasadena, CA
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