Lukather v. General Motors, LLC

Opinion

MALLANO, P. J.

—After a bench trial, the court awarded plaintiff Paul Lukather damages, a civil penalty, prejudgment interest, and attorney fees and costs against defendant General Motors, LLC (GM), 1 under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Act), Civil Code section 1790 et seq., known as California’s “lemon law.” We affirm the judgment, rejecting GM’s contentions that (1) the evidence is insufficient to support the findings that GM violated Civil Code section 1793.2, subdivision (d)(2) (section 1793.2(d)(2)), and that it did so willfully so as to incur a civil penalty; (2) the…