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Lehto's Law

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Steve Lehto: author, attorney. Over 30 years of practicing Michigan Lemon Law and more than a dozen books written.
To support my audio podcast: www.patreon.com/stevelehto

http://www.lehtoslaw.com

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Town Won't Let You Build a Small Home

March 13, 2022 18:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

https://ij.org/

Michigan Goes After Hotels for Bait and Switch

March 13, 2022 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.91 MB

In the tourist area of Mackinaw City. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Says Gov't Can Keep Surplus After Tax Auction

March 12, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.22 MB

At least in Minnesota, for now. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Men Get Prison for Ripping Off Toyota

March 12, 2022 15:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

The scheme netted $3.5 million. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Truck Seized for Being Stolen Before Purchase

March 11, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MB

It's a convoluted story. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Lawyer Who Thought "like a criminal" Going to Prison

March 11, 2022 14:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB

His rap video/advertisement also said laws were "arbitrary". http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Fake Lawyer Faces Seven Years in Prison

March 10, 2022 19:00 - 7 minutes - 7.2 MB

Turns out he didn't pass the CA and NY bar exams. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

AG Goes After Dealer for Bait and Switch

March 10, 2022 15:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Turns out that's illegal in Rhode Island. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

NYPD Cop Sued 46 Times Has Cost City $1 Million So Far

March 09, 2022 19:00 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MB

But he's still on the job. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Prosecutor Accidentally Let Too Many Grand Jurors Vote

March 09, 2022 15:00 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MB

And it made it easier to get indictments. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

SCOTUS: 10 Felonies at the Same Time Only Count as One

March 08, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MB

Due to how the statute is written on sentence enhancement. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Notes Detective's "reckless disregard of the truth"

March 08, 2022 15:00 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MB

And has asked for a review to find out what the bigger issue is. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Judge Accused of Berating Cop Also Accused of Shoplifting

March 07, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

WV Circuit Court judges currently have a salary of $132,000. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Thieves Steal Over $100K from Mailboxes

March 07, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MB

They got their hands on a master key for the mailboxes. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Civil Asset Forfeiture Used as Leverage by State

March 06, 2022 19:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB

Check out the Institute for Justice: https://ij.org/

Law to Make DUI Drivers Pay Child Support for Victims

March 06, 2022 15:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

That is, if the DUI causes the death of a parent. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Ex-Cop Arrested for Towing Scheme

March 05, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 8.28 MB

The Feds are prosecuting this one. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Law Proposed to Save the Contraband Corvette

March 05, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

The 1959 Vette has been facing the crusher for five years now. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Pop Tart Class Action Thrown Out

March 04, 2022 19:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

The judge said no reasonable person could have been misled. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Vault Case Ends!

March 04, 2022 15:00 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MB

And it looks like most of the people got their stuff back. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Town Says Fire Victims Can't Stay in RVs

March 03, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MB

"Rules are Rules." For now . . . http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Jeep Can Be Sued for Unpurchased Optional Safety Equipment

March 03, 2022 15:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

The Arizona Supreme Court will allow the case to proceed to trial. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Orders City to Let Man Open His Repair Shop

March 02, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MB

https://ij.org/support/

House "Off" by a Foot Must Be Torn Down

March 02, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MB

The vote was 3-2 to tear it down. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Sheriff Admits His Dept Routinely Alters Its Reports

March 01, 2022 19:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

And now a LOT of cases are jeopardized. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Cop Accused of Robbing Vegas Casino

March 01, 2022 15:00 - 8 minutes - 7.95 MB

And they think he may be linked to other crimes in the area. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

How Do You Stop Trespassers?

February 28, 2022 19:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

A viewer is curious if they can do anything about it. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

States Still Making Millions Selling Our Personal Data

February 28, 2022 15:00 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MB

And it probably will not stop anytime soon. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Dealer Wanted Buyer to Pay for Truck in Full Weeks Before Delivery

February 27, 2022 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

After getting on the news, the dealer has said they'll make an exception and let him pay for it upon delivery. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Buggy Driver Charged w/Reckless and Drunk Driving

February 27, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MB

They said the buggy wheels were throwing sparks around corners. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Drunk Driving Sheriff Won't Run for Re-Election

February 26, 2022 19:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

How many votes would he have gotten? http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Feds Go After Robocall Auto Warranties

February 26, 2022 15:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

We can dream, can't we? http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Ex Police Chief Caught After Faking Suicide

February 25, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.47 MB

40 outstanding warrants? http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Over 1,000 Cops Sworn in Wrong

February 25, 2022 15:00 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MB

It happened in Australia but they are fixing it now. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

LAPD Sued for Jailing Wrong Woman

February 24, 2022 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

She had a similar name to the woman they were looking for. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Starbucks Misses Big Legal Filing by 8 Minutes

February 24, 2022 15:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

And the tribunal said "Too bad." http://www.lehtoslaw.com

False Arrest Victim Gets $1.5M from Federal Jury

February 23, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MB

Five months in jail after stress ball tested negative. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Website Had Flaw 10 Years Before Reporter Saw It

February 23, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MB

And it was under the governor's control. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Proposed State Law to FIX Civil Asset Forfeiture

February 22, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Kansas has the right idea. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Man Crashes Town Internet to Keep His Kids Off

February 22, 2022 15:00 - 8 minutes - 7.62 MB

It happened in France. And he has legal problems now. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Mom Turns Son in to Police After Seeing Him on TV

February 21, 2022 19:00 - 7 minutes - 7.32 MB

He is alleged to have committed a crime in Chicago. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Principal Busted Changing Students' Grades

February 21, 2022 15:00 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MB

And he's been doing it since 2014. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Insane $9,000 Towing Bill

February 20, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MB

A woman in Detroit was charged $9,000 to have her car towed. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Did Attorney Forge Court Documents?

February 20, 2022 15:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MB

Or judge's signatures? That wouldn't be good. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Craigslist Scam and False Documents in Court

February 19, 2022 19:00 - 8 minutes - 7.85 MB

The accusations keep piling up against the man from Michigan. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

54 State Cops Charged w/OT Fraud

February 19, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MB

All from the same CHP station in LA. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

State Worker Indicted for Fake Pregnancies

February 18, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.45 MB

The allegation is that she was not entitled to the time off that she took. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Hertz Again

February 18, 2022 15:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

Somehow, they just keep doing this over and over again. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Faked Driving Tests Lead to Firings and Chaos

February 17, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MB

Among other things, 2,100 people must retake the test now. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

Two Cops & Asst DA Arrested

February 17, 2022 15:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

And some evidence may have disappeared. http://www.lehtoslaw.com

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