Lehto's Law
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Where It’s Illegal To Let Your Car Warm Up Unattended
It is illegal to let your car warm up unattended in FL, unless the vehicle is equipped with remote start - in MI it is only illegal to do so on a public street or highway. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Are Tow Truck Drivers Required To Clean Up Accident Scenes?
The two VinWiki videos I mentioned would be these two: https://youtu.be/NDvMbk9AtgA https://youtu.be/Bfuuf2AI2T0
$45M Jury Award for Bad Conviction Must be Paid
Miami Township had appealed the wrongful conviction jury award but the Supreme Court declined to hear it; $45 million is substantially more than they can pay. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Squatter Going to JAIL After Moving into $2.5M Home
This was a criminal action - the solution I talk about would be a civil action. Either way, the laws need to be strengthened. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Couple’s Dream Home to Be Torn Down to Make Way for A Bridge
They built their dream home and shortly after moving in, were told it needed to be taken by eminent domain to make way for a bridge. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Highway Patrol Stands By EVERY Single Sober DUI Arrest
A Colonel with the TENN Highway Patrol says that of the many arrests made of sober drivers who were charged with DUI - EVERY SINGLE one was a good arrest. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Classic Car ‘Scheme’ Gets Man 2 Years In Prison
This happened in NY: The man was convicted of taking money from customers to buy or repair classic cars. But, they say, he had nothing to show for the $2.5 million he took. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Thieves Now Targeting Honda Civic Airbags
Chicago police report that there have been a slew of smash and grab thefts of airbags from Honda Civics within the city recently. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Supreme Court Lets Stand ‘Unreviewable’ Code Fines In New York City
A man was fined $1,000 by the City of New York but there was no way to have a hearing on the matter; he appealed that issue to the courts and the Supreme Court declined to hear it. https://ij.org/
State Changes Rules on Coyotes - Even The Ones on My Property
The state of Michigan changed the rules on taking coyotes, although the ones who live on my property are probably safe. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Off-Duty Deputy Convicted for Unlawful Stop of On-Duty Cop
An off-duty Wayne County (Michigan) sheriff's deputy was pulled over in an unmarked car while driving in Oakland County (Michigan) by a local city police officer. After that stop, the deputy pulled over the police officer - and a jury found there was no valid reason for the second stop. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
County Takes Man’s Lottery Winnings to Pay Someone Else’s Debt
A man in North Carolina found out that his lottery prize of $800 was taken by a county which claimed he owed them money - and it turned out that the debt was in someone else's name - but by someone using his social security number. The man eventually got his money (minus taxes). https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Lawsuit Claims Windshields Explode at Random in Some Nissan Rogues
The allegation is that rear windows spontaneously explode in some Nissan Rogues in the 2021-2025 model years. It's been filed as a class action. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
FTC Gets GM to Stop Gathering and Selling Your Driving Data
GM and the FTC have entered into an agreement where GM and OnStar have agreed to stop gathering driving data from its car buyers and to stop selling it - for a few years. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Town Decides to Cancel Tickets and Refund Money
Kersey (CO) has decided to cancel the speed camera tickets that had been issued for $340 apiece and to refund money paid by those ticketed. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Former Cop Charged with Issuing ‘Fake’ Subpoena
A former police officer in Michigan is charged with investigating a crash his relative was involved with (which happened in a different jurisdiction) and issuing a 'fake' subpoena in the case to access the other driver's car. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Another State Fighting to Require Engineers Get Licenses
This is happening in AZ and the Institute for Justice is representing the engineer whose case the AZ Supreme Court has just agreed to hear. You can see what the Institute for Justice does here: https://ij.org/
Big Company Has Trouble Fixing Oven Under Warranty
A woman in MA has owned a GE oven that she claims has never worked properly and has not been repaired under warranty. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Hundreds Get Bad Gas from 19 Different Stations in Colorado
Hundreds of people in Colorado have complained of getting contaminated fuel from at least 19 different gas stations in Colorado; officials think it was diesel fuel put into the storage tanks for unleaded. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Wedding No Good Because ChatGPT Screwed Up the Vows
A Dutch wedding ceremony was nullified by a court because the vows (generated by ChatGPT) left out the declaration of intent. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Geico ALMOST Denied a Claim Becaues of Undisclosed Kids in Family
Although many news outlets reported Geico denied the claim in question - the claim was not denied. Geico had raised the issue of there being children in the household who were not disclosed to the company. In Michigan, insurance denials must be in writing. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
New Law Proposed To Curb the Filing of Frivolous Liens
A lawmaker in California has proposed increasing the fines and penalties for the filing of fraudulent liens - a problem which is becoming more common. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
California Targets 100+ MPH Speeders w/Non-Judicial Action
California has a new program where speeders caught doing 100 MPH or more will be subject to an administrative hearing - faster than the typical court process - and they are hoping this will help discourage people from driving too fast. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
McDonald’s Sued over the Contents of the McRib Sandwich
Plaintiffs have filed suit in Chicago claiming that the McRib sandwich from McDonald's contains no actual pork rib meat - which they claim McDonald's misled them into believing. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Court’s Own AI-Powered Chatbot Helpline Hallucinates
Alaska courts have developed an AI-powered chatbot helpline to replace the helplines staffed by humans; the system ran into issues, one of which was that it hallucinated nonsensical answers. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
AI-Drafted Police Report Said Officer Turned into A Frog
An AI-powered program used by a police department in Utah drafted a preliminary report indicating that a police officer had transformed into a frog. It appears it picked up the concept from a movie running in the background of the scene. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Court Orders Wrongfully Convicted Man To Return $1M To the State
The man was wrongfully convicted and got released after 25 years; he was compensated by the state ($1.25M) and then sued the City of Detroit and received $7M; the court of appeals has ruled that the statute giving the man the $1.25 requires the money to be repaid when he was compensated by someone else. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
They Let Her Try the $100K FG Kick but She Missed
The Jets had told her she was ineligible to kick because she coached soccer, but after an uproar in the media, reversed course and let her kick. She missed. My previous video: https://youtu.be/UpAOG-mjU54
Tom Bodett and Motel 6 Settle Their Lawsuit
I had previously covered the lawsuit Bodett filed against Motel 6. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/0onBE9w901M
Thieves Get Away After $35M Weekend-Long Heist of Safe Deposit Boxes
The robbers broke into a safe deposit box bank vault and emptied their contents over a weekend, quite like the famous Riviera bank robbery of 1976. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
My TOP TEN Videos of 2025
These are the ten videos on my channel which were viewed the most times in 2025. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Football Team Changes its Mind About Letting Woman Kick $100K Field Goal
The Jets invited her to try out for the contest but later told her that she was not eligible because she coached soccer and had played college soccer - something she said they were aware of. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
State Sup Ct Says You Waive 4th Amendment Rights When Using Google
The court ruled that you giving Google permission to use your information means you waive your right to complain about anyone else using it - even the police. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
TV Makers Sued For Sharing What You Watch without Telling You
The Texas AG has filed suit against several TV manufacturers alleging that they take screen grabs of people's TV sets and share the information with others. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Fuel - Fill Arrow Inventor Has Passed Away
James Moylan, when working at Ford, came up with the idea that is now in pretty much every car on the road - to let us know which side of the car the fuel-filler is on. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Postmark Rule Change Could Mean Your Taxes Get Filed Wrong
Postmarks are now often applied later than when you turned mail into the USPS; you need to make sure your taxes are filed timely and probably get a proof of mailing to be safe. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
$100K Fine for Parking in Her Own Driveway NOT Overturned
The city of Lantana (FL) fined her when cars parked in her driveway had tires on her grass - and the fines added up to six figures. The FL supreme court declined to hear the case. My previous video: https://youtu.be/2sr88uZ3Fjk
BMW Patents New Screw Type Just to Make Cars Harder to Work on
BMW filed for a patent on a new screw head type - which looks like their logo - but the application also says they're doing it to limit who can work on their cars. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Feds Get $9.6M In Refunds for Extended Service Contract Buyers
The FTC got the money from Car Shield and American Auto Shield LLC. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Deepfake Video Has Snuck into the Courtroom
A judge in CA caught a litigant submitting deepfake video to the court - and people are wondering if it hasn't happened before (without getting caught).
Another City CANCELS its Flock Camera Contract
The city of Flagstaff has canceled its Flock camera contract - citing privacy concerns. Other cities have done this also. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Insurance Co Drags its Feet for A Year to Pay Claim on Tree Hitting a House
The tree was on neighboring property and her insurance company only offered to pay for 1/4 of the damage - until a local TV station got involved. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Carmakers Finally Agree to Fix the TikTok Auto Theft Flaw
Kia and Hyundai have agree to fix 7 million cars to resolve the flaw that allowed them to be stolen so easily, as often seen on TikTok. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Man Arrested and JAILED Over New License Plate Frame Law
A man in FL was arrested and jailed over his license plate frame - on a rental car! - covering one letter of "Sunshine State." The police admitted it was a mistake and apologized. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Warranty Claim Denied on Corvette Because of Loctite Found on Bolt
The owner bought the car used (12,000 miles) and it's still under a GM warranty but the claim was denied because of loctite found on a part during disassembly. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
DoorDash Driver Arrested After Doorbell Cam Showed Her Spraying Food
A doorbell camera video appears to show a DoorDash driver spraying a food delivery with something - and the customers called the police after getting sick. The driver has been arrested and charged. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
LAPD Sting Operation Tickets Drivers For Crosswalk Violations
The LAPD has been sending pedestrians out into areas with unmarked crosswalks to catch drivers who do not observe the laws on pedestrians in crosswalks - marked or otherwise. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Gas Station Overcharges Customers THOUSANDS of Dollars Each
Gas Station Overcharges Customers THOUSANDS of Dollars Each by Lehto's Law
Lawsuit Asks IRS to Allow People to Claim Their Dogs as Dependents
A woman has sued the IRS, asking a court to allow her to claim her dog as a dependent. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
State Sup Ct to Rule on If the Landlord is Liable for Your Dog’s Bite
An Ohio dogbite victim sued the dog's owner and the landlord of the mobile home park which allowed dog's; the Ohio statute on dig bites appears to allow for the suit to proceed against the landlord - and the state supreme court will make the final ruling. https://www.lehtoslaw.com