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Article: Pittsburgh Consumer Sues State Farm Insurance for Selling Salvage Cars Without Disclosure.
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- November 17, 2005
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Consumer Found Out Pre-Certified Honda Had Salvage History Two Years After Purchase
SEWICKLEY, Pa., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- More than two years after purchasing a pre-certified Honda Civic for his stepson, Robert Beaves received a letter from the Pennsylvania Attorney General informing him the car was previously declared a "total loss" by State Farm Insurance. The carrier omitted the salvage history of the Civic, along with the histories of 30,000 other cars, when selling the cars on the auction block. The AG's office endorsed a modest cash settlement offered by State Farm, however the car must now be titled as a salvage vehicle thus significantly diminishing ...