The Case of the Florida Lemon: Options for the Buyer or Trap for the Consumer: The Florida Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act

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STATUTES AND RESTATEMENT

1. Restatement (Third) Torts: Product Liability §§ 1-2 (1998)
2. State of Florida. (2019). Motor Vehicle Sales Warranties, Chapter 681 (2019)
3. UCC Section 2-104(1): Merchant
4. UCC Section 2-201)-(10): Conspicuous
5. UCC Section 2-201-(20): Good Faith
6. UCC Section 2-313: Express Warranties by Affirmation, Promise, Description, Sample
7. UCC Section 2-314: Implied Warranty: Merchantability; Usage of Trade
8. UCC Section 2-315: Implied Warranty: Fitness for Particular Purpose
9. UCC Section 2-316: Exclusion or Modification of Warranties
10. UCC Section 2-508: Cure by Seller of Improper Tender or Delivery
11. UCC Section 2-712: "Cover"; Buyer's Procurement of Substitute Goods
12. UCC Section 2-715: Buyer’s Incidental and Consequential Damages

CASES

1. Allen v. Holiday Kamper Co., LLC (2019). 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147079 (United States District Court for the District of South Carolina).
2. Bieda v. Case New Holland Industries, Inc. (2019). 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171844 (United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania).
3. Boatland of Houston v. Bailey (1980). 609 S.W.2d 743 (Supreme Court of Texas).
4. Easterling v. Ford Motor Co. (2019). 303 F. Supp. 3d 1211 (United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama).
5. General Motors Corporation v. Dohmann (1998). 247 Conn. 274 (Supreme Court of Connecticut).
6. Gilvin v. FCA USA, LLC [The Chrysler Corporation] (2019). 2019 U.S. District. LEXIS 174495 (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio).
7. Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. (1963). 377 P.2d 897 (Supreme Court of California).
8. Hunt v. Ferguson-Paulus Enterprises (1966). 243 Ore. 546 (Supreme Court of Oregon).
9. Kaiser Martin Group, Inc. v. Haas Door Co. (2019). 5:19-cv-01823 (United State District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania).
10. Sheinfeld v. BMW Financial Services, NA, Inc. (2019). 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS (United States District Court for District of Nevada).
11. Spruill v. Boyle-Midway, Inc. (1962). 308 F.2d 79 (United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit).
12. Talavera v. Ford Motor Co. (2013). 932 F. Supp. 252 (United States for the District of Puerto Rico).
13. Yvon v. Baja Marine Corp. (2007). 495 F. Supp. 1179 (United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida).