Lehto's Law

Cameras on their car caught a parking enforcement officer chalking their tires, and then ticketing their car two minutes later, when the meter had not expired yet. The ticket has since been dismissed. Here is the video I mentioned where I fought a ticket. https://youtu.be/OIAY3WZNu9Q

Pottstown (PA) had an ordinance that allowed for the borough to inspect rental units every other year without a warrant and without permission; the IJ brought suit on behalf of two tenants and a landlord and the court unanimously struck the statute down under state law. https://ij.org/

When National Parks stopped accepting cash for entry, a federal lawsuit was filed; a court just dismissed the case. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The juror mentioned the trial in a podcast recorded during the trial and then talked about the trial after; the defendants say it showed that she had a bias that she did not disclose during jury selection. The juror denies this. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

An HOA says it warned a builder that the home they were building was too close to a property line; the house is now built, people are living in it, but the judge has said that tearing it down might be the only solution. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A jury convicted the man of fraud but the judge said she was bothered by the amount of circumstantial evidence - among other things - so she threw out the guilty verdict. The MN AG is appealing. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A bar owner was prosecuted in a case which fell apart and appeared to have been brought maliciously; even though the lower court was going to let the case proceed, an appeals court reversed the ruling. https://ij.org/

A company is launching balloons which carry AI-robots that photograph property from above, primarily for businesses like insurance companies, that want to look at your property from above. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man was charged with trespassing for walking along the beach of Lake Michigan (in Wisconsin) in front of private property - and the argument is: Where does the private property end and where does the public property begin along the lakeshore? https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The AZ supreme court has ruled that the stay right law can lead to a lawful traffic stop, meaning that the search which ensues very well could lead to admissible evidence. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The estate of Johnny Cash is suing Coca-Cola for using music sung by someone who sounds a bit too much like Johnny Cash - and there is precedent for suing over the use of a 'soundalike' in a commercial. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The heating oil was dumped into the basement of a house with the same street name and address number but in the wrong city. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man fatally injured in a car crash blamed his girlfriend (who was driving) saying she crashed the car on purpose - then he died. His statement will most like be admissible in court. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A new law in FL has harsh penalties for drivers with license plate frames on their cars, among other things. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Somehow, no one caught that the home was in an HOA, and there were several people who should have caught it. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The shop owner in Pennsylvania has been accused of lending a customer car to another customer to use as a loaner. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A proposed bill in New York would outlaw MOST car option subscriptions - but the bill still needs some fine-tuning. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Police say they found 249 underage drinkers at one bar in AZ in one night; they ticketed or cited most of them and made a few arrests. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

This is a direct response to Louis Rossman's suggestion that this might constitute a lemon situation. And I AGREE with him. Here is his video: https://youtu.be/Gw3KRfy9vQY

The judge's obsession with Elvis went a bit too far, with him even offering to play Elvis music when witnesses were sworn in. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Here is the AP article: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd And the link to the Institute for Justice: https://ij.org/

A tow truck owner has pleaded guilty to a variety of things - all stemming from overcharging people for towing. For my personal tow truck stories, see: https://youtu.be/NDvMbk9AtgA

The AG of Michigan has asked its Supreme Court to overturn a 1999 ruling which had gutted our Consumer Protection Act. There is also proposed legislation to fix the issue. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Restaurant Fixes the ‘Fish & Chips’ Confusion! by Lehto's Law

The local ordinance says the town in Weld County can issue $40 and $80 tickets with speed cameras but the town of Kersey is issuing tickets for $340. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A teacher named Smith was pulled from the classroom and told her background check showed a DUI she had not reported - which was obviously for another person named Smith. It took her months to straighten out, which meant she lost quite a bit in the meantime. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A restaurant chain sells 'Fish & Chips' but only gives you the chips (in this case, fries) if you specifically ask for them as a side. Read the column by Dennis: https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/fish-and-chips-and-a-side-of-customer-anger

The woman who accused her ex of committing a crime while on board the International Space Station has now pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federal officer; the feds had concluded that no crime had been committed. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Stellantis has issued a recall for 375,000 of its Jeep plug-in hybrids and warned owners to not park them indoors and to not charge them until they are fixed - due to a fire hazard. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

United Airlines is fighting a class action filed on behalf of consumers who paid extra for 'window' seats, only to be placed in seats not next to windows; United argues that no reasonable person would expect a window seat to be next to a window. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The law is proposed in Florida but we need this to pass in all 50 states - to keep the state from selling our personal data without our consent. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The county has apologized and agreed to pay $3 million over the raid of the Marion County Record, but part of the case continues against other defendants. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Workers have sued Bank of America claiming they weren't properly paid for the time they were at work waiting for their computers to boot up and allow them to punch in. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Six HUNDRED Tickets Tossed Because Deputy Wasn’t Wearing Her Badge by Lehto's Law

A proposed Michigan law would ban trucks entirely from the left lane on highways with three or more lanes; House Bill 4522 would still need to be passed by the Senate and signed by the governor to become law. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

CA Bar Exam Foils Famous Would-Be Attorney by Lehto's Law

A judge in Washington has ruled that Flock Camera photos are public records, and as such, are available to citizens to request through records requests. After the ruling, two cities using the systems shut them off. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Witnesses said they saw the judge slumped behind the wheel of her truck, going the wrong way on the highway. She was arrested and charged with OWI. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The dealer in Michigan that had its license suspended after being accused of selling used cars as "new" has had its license reinstated after one day. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A dealer in Michigan was shut down by the state for allegedly selling used cars as 'new', contrary to the definitions found in Michigan's Vehicle Code. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A woman in NJ says that her salesman stole her trade-in and lived in it - rather than returning to a dealer to close out her lease. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man's belongings were put into storage by a restoration company after a flood - and that company failed to pay the storage fees, resulting in the man's belongings being auctioned off to a stranger. Now, he has virtually nothing besides his clothing. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man dropped his Ford Explorer off for service at a Ford dealer before he left the country - and then saw on his Ford app that the vehicle was being driven around inappropriately. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A judge in Colorado apparently paid the $1 bond of a defendant before him when his attorney indicated she did not have a dollar - which many people believe violated the rule on impartiality for judges. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A police officer from Detroit appeared in 36th District Court via Zoom, and the judge called him out because he was only wearing boxers. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The man was a former employee, and the police say he stole 47 cars and then rented them out himself. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A campground owner sold "lifetime" memberships to people then sold the campground to a new owner - which says it will not honor those lifetime memberships. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man took apart his smart vacuum and discovered it was sending data from his home to a server far away - something he had not been informed of or consented to. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Two federal court judges filed official documents containing hallucinations created by generative AI - one was a court opinion containing made up cases and the other was a temporary restraining order that also included imaginary facts. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The family farm in NJ was slated to be taken by eminent domain to make space for affordable housing; the family did not want to sell and, after a national uproar, the authorities have decided to look at other locations instead. https://www.lehtoslaw.com