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Maryland Kia Dealer Has To Pay Over $1 Million For Bogus Fees
On this purchaser’s market the place the sellers appear to carry all of the playing cards, some shops are getting away with much more nonsense than ever earlier than. Nevertheless, some states are taking discover and going after them. In some instances, this ends in hefty fines or settlements like this IL vendor group that settled for 10 million {dollars}, and now an MD Kia vendor is caught the ire of the native legal professional normal’s workplace.
After all, few consumers could be stunned {that a} Kia vendor has put themselves within the cross-hairs of the Maryland Lawyer Common’s Client Safety Division because the model has an unlucky status for shops which are a bit infamous for “stealership” techniques.
A press launch was issued that described the settlement:
“Maryland Lawyer Common Brian E. Frosh introduced at this time that his Client Safety Division has entered right into a settlement with Koons of Reisterstown Highway, Inc., the proprietor of the Koons Kia dealership situated in Owings Mills, Maryland. The settlement addresses allegations that Koons Kia charged shoppers hidden charges not included in its marketed costs, and it collected charges for delivery their autos (often known as “freight costs”) from shoppers, though the delivery price was already included within the marketed worth of the car.
The settlement requires Koons Kia to cease charging automotive purchasers charges, apart from taxes or title charges, if the charges weren’t included within the marketed worth for a car. The dealership additionally agreed to not cost shoppers for delivery if such freight costs have been already included in any marketed worth for the car. The corporate additionally agreed to return all charges it collected from shoppers apart from taxes and title charges that weren’t included within the marketed worth of the car, in addition to all quantities it collected for freight costs that have been already included within the marketed worth of the car.
The Lawyer Common estimates that, on account of the settlement, greater than $1 million will likely be returned to shoppers. Koons Kia additionally agreed to pay the Division $100,000 for its prices incurred in investigating the matter. “Automobile sellers should honor the worth they promote for his or her autos,” mentioned Lawyer Common Frosh. “I’m glad that Maryland shoppers will obtain refunds for the charges that they paid above the marketed worth.”
The crux of the case comes right down to using “freight costs” which appears to be extra prevalent with the MD/VA space sellers. The way it works is that they again out the producer’s “vacation spot payment” from the entrance of the worth, after which add it again in later within the quote. In a market the place reductions have been attainable I’d see sellers on this space give a quote like this.
Discover the $895 “freight cost,” which signifies that the posted low cost of $3,698 is admittedly solely $2,803.
On this present market the place a sticker worth deal is commonly the best-case state of affairs, the correct disclosure of those charges could make the distinction as as to whether or not a shopper is admittedly getting essentially the most aggressive worth. Hopefully, this settlement sends a message to different sellers on this area, and past, that they should publish costs in accordance with state regulation.
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Underdog Maryland men’s lacrosse looking to play spoiler vs. Notre Dame in NCAA final
PHILADELPHIA — The task for Maryland men’s lacrosse seems insurmountable: prevent what many consider to be the team of destiny from attaining the Holy Grail.
But if members of the No. 7 seed Terps are supposed to be cowed before tangling with overall No. 1 seed and reigning national champion Notre Dame in Monday’s NCAA Tournament final at 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field, they refuse to give in — or give up.
“They’ve had a great year, and we know that,” senior attackman Daniel Kelly, a Towson resident and Calvert Hall graduate, said of the Fighting Irish. “But for our group, we’re focused on ourselves. Just putting our best foot forward on Monday, and we know who we’re going against. We’re going to watch a lot of film and we’re going to be ready to go. But for us, we have a group of 50 guys that believe in one another. We’ve had ups and downs, but we do truly believe that we’re here for a reason and that we can get this done.”
Added coach John Tillman: “We know the spot we’re in. We get it. The only thing we can do is control what we do. I know they’re really good, but I have great faith in our guys, I have great faith in our coaches. We’re going to go in and just prepare as hard as we can. I feel like if we can play to our potential, we have a chance against anybody.”
That’s not to say upending the Fighting Irish (15-1) is impossible for Maryland (11-5). Since the NCAA Tournament debuted in 1971, 14 No. 1 seeds have lost in the title game and 10 of them entered the final with no more than one loss in their respective seasons.
And Georgetown spoiled any chance of Notre Dame going undefeated by completing an 11-10 win in overtime on Feb. 25 in South Bend, Indiana.
But that’s where the cracks in the armor seem to end. The Fighting Irish have strung together 13 straight victories — a streak that began with a 14-9 win against the visiting Terps on March 3.
Notre Dame is the only team at the Division I level ranked in the top seven in offense (15.7 goals per game), defense (9.2 goals) and faceoff win percentage (.586) and has scored at least 10 goals in every game this spring. And seven opponents suffered their most lopsided setbacks of the season against the Fighting Irish, including No. 5 seed Denver in a 13-6 loss in Saturday’s national semifinal.
That resume helps explain why some in the sport might view Monday’s proceedings as an inevitable coronation. But Notre Dame coach Kevin Corrigan dismissed that notion filtering down to the players and coaches.
“I think our players have embraced the idea that we are doing a good job of showing up and competing and trying to put our best foot forward,” he said. “I hope they’re not sitting around thinking about the totality of the season and everything else. There’s enough to do with what’s in front of us every day. All of that other stuff is for another time and for other people. Our guys and our staff and everybody, we’re just focused on what we need to do today so that we’re ready to go tomorrow.”
The Fighting Irish’s thorough dominance is reminiscent of the Maryland team that ran over its competition en route to forging the first 18-0 record in NCAA Division I history and capturing the 2022 title — the program’s fourth.
“Obviously, that ‘22 team was darn good, and Notre Dame’s is really good, too. So I can see why people might think that because [the Fighting Irish] just kind of do what they do, and they do it really well,” Tillman acknowledged. “They’re definitely not the most complicated team. You kind of know what’s coming, but they’re so good that you know it’s coming, and it’s just hard to stop because they are talented and the coaches have put in excellent schemes. Whether it’s offense, defense or the middle of the field, they’re really good there.”
If the Terps hope to reverse that setback in March, they must get a solid performance from their defensive midfield. In that loss, the starting midfield of graduate student Devon McLane, freshman Jordan Faison and senior Eric Dobson combined for six goals and seven assists.
In Saturday’s 12-6 upset of No. 6 seed Virginia, Maryland shut out the Cavaliers’ first midfield.
A year ago, Notre Dame was the No. 3 seed and (somewhat) surprised No. 1 seed Duke, 13-9, to collect its second national championship. The team has been in the position of the hunted all season, but graduate student defenseman Marco Napolitano waved off the idea that the pressure is on him and his teammates.
“The way that we’ve been thinking about it, we just have one game versus Maryland,” he said. “If we come into it with that sort of attitude and approach, I think there’s basically no pressure. Anyone can beat anyone on any given day, and I think we’ve seen that throughout the entire season. So if we just come in with that approach, we’ll be successful.”
While the Fighting Irish boasts seven returning starters from last year’s title game, the Terps have only three from their championship team: graduate student goalkeeper Logan McNaney, senior defenseman Ajax Zappitello and senior midfielder Eric Malever. And because they participated in the second semifinal on Saturday, they will have had less time to recover and prepare for Monday’s final.
But Kelly, who was a member of the 2022 NCAA title squad, remained undaunted.
“We know what it takes to win in May, and we know what it takes to win a national championship,” he said. “So I think it helps a lot. But right now, we’re just focused on our preparation and putting our best foot forward on Monday.”
NCAA Tournament final
Notre Dame vs. Maryland
At Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Monday, 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN
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