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		<title>Gold Shield Revocation via Smog Citation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fighting a Bureau of Automotive Repair Smog Citation may be the only way to protect your Gold Shield Certificate.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2010/07/14/gold-shield-revocation-via-smog-citation/</link>
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		<title>Orange County Auto Body Sting &#8211; Bureau of Automotive Repair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Orange County Auto Body Sting by the Bureau of Automotive Repair and District Attorney nets 53 arrests for insurance fraud.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2010/06/03/orange-county-auto-body-sting-bureau-of-automotive-repair/</link>
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		<title>Doing your own Legal Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why an ounce of prevention can be better than a pound of cure when it comes to legal work.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2010/03/17/doing-your-own-legal-work/</link>
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		<title>Defending Against the Bureau of Automotive Repair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was a comment in response to this blog. The bar uses cars with worn pads and newly replaced rotors. No other problems. Midas always sells the bar (and the average unknowing consumer who works for a living tring to make ends meet)rotors and calipers in many cases, other rediculous stuff too. Midas practice is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2010/02/12/defending-against-the-bureau-of-automotive-repair/</link>
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		<title>The BAR Gets Another Shop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[22 Midas Shops finally settle lawsuit with the Bureau of Automotive Repair http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=1850 I discussed this case earlier in this post and was very interested in the result. A result has been reached. There’s one reaction and one reaction only. These attorney’s who represented Glad were gutless. Absolutely gutless. Having seen a lot of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2010/01/25/the-bar-gets-another-shop/</link>
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		<title>Bureau of Automotive Repair Body Shop “Inspections”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn how Insurance Companies don't want consumers taking their cars to Body Shops who don't work at the reduced "insurance rate" and how they are fighting with the BAR.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/11/22/bureau-of-automotive-repair-body-shop-inspections/</link>
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		<title>Criminal Complaints filed by the District Attorney against the Shop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to handle Criminal Complaints filed by the local District Attorney by the Bureau of Automotive Repair and retain an Attorney who will protect your rights.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/11/03/criminal-complaints-district-attorney-bar/</link>
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		<title>BAR and Due Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4527376 This story, although directly unrelated to the automotive industry, brings to mind several legal tenets that are applicable to any situation regarding dealing with the State in any way, shape, or form. Whether we’re talking about mechanic’s liens, professional licenses, BAR 97 machines seized by the Bureau – any action taken by the government, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/10/12/bar-due-proces/</link>
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		<title>The Body Shop and the Bureau</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How the Bureau of Automotive Repair targets Paint and Body Shops through their "free inspection program."]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/10/02/the-body-shop-and-the-bureau/</link>
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		<title>Bureau of Automotive Repair Customer Complaints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to handle Bureau of Automotive Repair Customer Complaints - keep your money and your license by handling them in the most professional way possible.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/09/09/bureau-of-automotive-repair-customer-complaints/</link>
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		<title>The Bureau of Automotive Repair&#8217;s Economic &#8220;Crisis&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How the Bureau of Automotive Repair is crying poverty to try and keep you from inspecting undercover vehicles.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/08/10/the-bureau-of-automotive-repairs-economic-crisis/</link>
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		<title>Fight BAR Smog Citations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to Fight Smog Citations - Learn what to ask for before you sign off on a Bureau of Automotive Repair Smog Citation.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/07/20/fight-bar-smog-citations/</link>
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		<title>Trust the Midas Touch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How the Bureau is trying to screw over Midas.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/07/01/trust-the-midas-touch/</link>
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		<title>Welcome, Bureau of Automotive Repair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How the Bureau of Automotive Repair responded to one of my blogs.]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/06/24/welcome-bureau-ofautomotive-repair/</link>
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		<title>Welcome, Justice Department</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So an interesting thing happened the other day&#8230; not that I’m surprised, but I guess I should&#8217;ve seen it coming. About a dozen different unique IDs from the Justice Department out of Sacramento, California, spent anywhere from 2-20 minutes on my website poking around. You see, I have Google Analytics embedded in my website, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/06/06/bureau-of-automotive-repair-defense/</link>
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		<title>The right way, and the wrong way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s a right way to handle the Bureau of Automotive Repair, and there’s a wrong way. Consider this the wrong way: http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2009/05/21/news/3_arrests_090521.txt What would have been the best way to handle this? Let the Bureau look around all they want. Why? Because I’m sure that warrant or subpoena granting access to the shop had more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/05/23/the-right-way-and-the-wrong-way/</link>
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		<title>Smog Citations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was watching “The Wire” the other day – it was one of the later seasons where they strap a kid to the copy machine and convince him it’s a lie detector test.  You can see the clip below: Now, although this is TV, it’s embellished in Hollywood fashion to create a feeling of shock [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/05/11/smog-citations/</link>
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		<title>Why getting sued in small claims court is great</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whenever one of my clients tells me we’re being sued in small claims court, I tell them this is great news. Small claims court punishes plantiffs – the people who bring the suit. If they lose at the small claims level, their right to appeal is gone. If they try to bring suit in limited [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/05/06/why-getting-sued-in-small-claims-court-is-great/</link>
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		<title>Small Claims Court</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a time where I thought small claims court was the greatest avenue for enforcing your legal rights. This is no longer the case. Chances are the shop or tech’s issue doesn’t break the $7,500 limit for small claims court filings, leading you to believe the proper place to enforce your legal rights is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/04/25/small-claims-court/</link>
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		<title>Recovery of Labor From Defective Parts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was talking with Bryan the other day about some of the legal issues facing shops and defective part failure came up. You see, the idea of a warranty for a part might seem like a generous thing for the manufacturer to guarantee, however you’d be surprised that its required – by law. In taking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://automotivedefense.com/2009/04/13/recovery-of-labor-with-defective-parts/</link>
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