{"id":972,"date":"2016-12-15T00:29:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T05:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thriftyautoship.com\/?p=972"},"modified":"2016-12-15T00:29:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T05:29:53","slug":"car-dealerships-lawsuit-carfax-thrown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thriftyautoship.com\/car-dealerships-lawsuit-carfax-thrown\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Dealerships Lawsuit against Carfax Thrown Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"5 Surprising Facts a Carfax Report Can Tell You\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FsatDNye7io?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A government judge recently threw out a lawsuit brought on by several <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autonews.com\/article\/20161214\/RETAIL04\/161219961\/dealers-suit-against-carfax-tossed-by-judge\">car dealerships<\/a> against Carfax Inc. The claims state that the vehicle history report company used by Carfax used anticompetitive practices but were found to be unwarranted. In a request conceded Sept. 30 yet discharged on Dec. 9, U.S. Locale Judge Alison Nathan allowed Carfax&#8217;s motion for partial summary judgment saying \u201cno reasonable jury could find that Carfax\u2019s exclusive agreements substantially foreclosed competition in the markets for [vehicle history reports].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are gratified that the court agreed with our position that this lawsuit was unfounded,\u201d said **** Raines, president of Carfax in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re already hard at work creating the next generation of products and services to help our dealer customers and millions of consumers.\u201d In concession to the parties&#8217; claims that some data exhibited during summary judgment was classified to their organizations, the judge temporarily sealed the assessment to give them an opportunity to propose redactions. The lawsuit was documented in April 2013 in U.S. Area Court for the Southern District of New York, for the benefit of 120 dealerships including the lead offended party, Maxon Hyundai Mazda. It at first looked for harms of more than $50 million. According to the order, \u201c469 dealers of used cars\u201d were listed as plaintiffs when the lawsuit was dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>This is not only great news for the Carfax Company; it\u2019s also great news for consumers who rely on their services. Smart consumers always do their research before buying any car and Carfax has been a great asset for any car buyer. It\u2019s also a good idea to research different <a href=\"https:\/\/thriftyautoship.com\/options\/\">car transport<\/a> companies before spending money with any company to transport a car. On the top of many lists as being one of the most reliable is Thrifty Auto Shipping.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A government judge recently threw out a lawsuit brought on by several car dealerships against Carfax Inc. 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