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Dec. 20, 2002 - Jan. 1, 2003
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SoCal Car Dealership Accused of Cheating APA Customers
By Ji Hyun Lim | AsianWeek Staff WriterThe Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) and Public Counsel — the largest pro-bono law firm in the nation — announced that they would be filing a lawsuit against the Wondries Toyota in Alhambra, Calif., for discriminating and defrauding five customers. The five monolingual clients are alleging that sales agents at Wondries Toyota car dealership sold them cars with high interest rates and persuaded them to sign sales contracts for cars they only wanted to lease. According to Manjari Chawla, attorney for APALC, Wondries Toyota advertised that their dealers would assist clients and conduct transactions in Mandarin in the local Chinese media. This drew many customers, in a city comprised of 47 percent Chinese Americans. |
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