Class Action Settlement; Auto Dealership Forced to Refund Excess Estimated Tag Fees

A well-known car dealership in Miami, Florida charged consumers an “estimated tag fee” which exceeded the cost to the dealer of the actual tag fee. Rather than refund the difference when it paid the actual tag fee, the dealership kept the excess for itself. We filed a class action lawsuit for violation of the Florida Deceptive and Fair Trade Practices Act. After the class was certified, the dealership settled, agreeing to refund affected consumers the excess amounts which it had improperly kept.

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