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Dealerships’ Obligations under the FTC Safeguards Rule Increase and Expand

Written by admin on March 22, 2022. Posted in 2022, Compliance, Newsletter.

By W. Kirby Bissell At this point, all dealerships should be familiar with the Federal Trade Commission’s “Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information” or the FTC’s Safeguards Rule. That rule originally took effect in 2003 and has required dealerships to develop and maintain a comprehensive...

BSM Adds Talented Transaction Counsel

Written by admin on March 22, 2022. Posted in 2022, Newsbrief, Newsletter.

BSM welcomes attorney, Lee Lovett, to our team. Lee is a talented attorney with significant experience in the area of dealership and real estate buy-sells as well as complex dealership succession planning. Lee will work with BSM’s transaction team to assist our dealer clients in asset and real estate...

Warranty Reimbursement at Retail Developments & Trends

Written by admin on January 5, 2022. Posted in 2022, Franchise News, Newsletter.

By: Jason T. Allen Warranty reimbursement at retail has been a topic of legislative action and litigation for many years. By now, the vast majority of dealers are aware of their right to be reimbursed at retail for labor and/or parts used in warranty repairs, and manufacturers have...

Dealers’ Geographic Territories Matter

Written by admin on January 5, 2022. Posted in 2022, Franchise News, Newsletter.

By Nicholas A. Bader With the completion of the United States 2020 Census, dealers are likely to see revisions to their geographic territories. In some instances, these will be minor, in others more significant. In any event, dealers should carefully review the changes. The automakers use...

Brand New Florida DHSMV Administrative Complaints alleging Untimely or Incomplete Titling Submissions using the Electronic Filing System (EFS)

Written by admin on January 4, 2022. Posted in 2022, Compliance, Newsletter, Uncategorized.

By: Micah A. Andrews Over the last ten years many Florida dealers have received Administrative Complaints from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (“DHSMV”) alleging untimely submission of titling paperwork for a motor vehicle transaction and seeking a civil fine in the...

Sales Performance Issues to be Presented by Richard Sox, Esq.

BSM Attorneys Participating in Florida Automobile Dealer Association Roadshows

BSM Prevails in Establishing Dealer Association Standing

Operating Agreements and Ownership/Control Agreements

Don’t Let the OEM Be the Only One Telling the Story