McGraw gains support for 'junkyard parts' lawsuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A group of auto repairers in New York say they support West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's filing of a lawsuit against an insurer and body shop for installing so-called "junkyard parts."The New York State Auto Collision Technicians Association, or NYSACTA, sent a letter to McGraw Jan. 24, explaining that the term is accurate.
"There will always be alternative words/terms to describe every trade, profession, process or part," President Michael Orso wrote. "We respectfully submit consumer safety and awareness is and always will be more important than nomenclature."
Last month, the Automotive Recyclers Association sent a formal letter of complaint to McGraw, urging him to stop using the term when referring to recycled or salvaged auto parts.
The ARA called the term "derogatory and misleading."
In December, McGraw filed a lawsuit against Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and a St. Albans frame and body shop for allegedly repairing vehicles with used parts. In his office's press release, the attorney general called them "junkyard parts."
The lawsuit, filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court, details repeated violations of the state's Consumer Credit and Protection Act by both Liberty Mutual and Greg Chandler's Frame and Body LLC.
In particular, McGraw alleges Liberty Mutual required body shops to repair vehicles using reconditioned, remanufactured and used parts in violation of state law.
In addition, McGraw contends the insurer failed to provide consumers with the proper notices and written statements.
According to the Attorney General's Office, it is unlawful in West Virginia for an insurer to require the use of salvaged, used or reconditioned crash parts when negotiating the repairs of vehicles within three years of manufacture and without the owner's consent.
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