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1. Autel Settles Proprietary Data Theft Suit for $33.62 Million
On January 16, Autel Corporation and Autel New York settled a $33.62 million lawsuit with Mitchell Repair Information Company and Snap-on over Autel’s alleged theft of proprietary information and data.
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2. Subaru Owners Frustrated by Broken Windshields
Though the four-year-long class action lawsuit over spontaneously cracking Subaru windshields has ended, the issue persists for customers. Among the many Subaru owners allegedly impacted by defective windshields are Richard McMillan and Jay Sundu.
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3. Safelite Acquires City Auto Glass
City Auto Glass, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been sold to the Safelite Group. The deal closed Friday, July 19, 2024, and employees were notified the morning of July 22.
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4. Safelite Removes a Number of Regional Leaders
According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Safelite has “separated” from multiple high-level regional employees. They confirm that several regional executives and national account managers, including at least one regional vice president, were affected. The individuals were from three different regions, and all individuals received severance packages.
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5. Worlds Collide: Collision-Insurance Partnership Could Affect Glass
A recent development in the collision repair industry has implications for the relationship between insurance and glass companies that provide Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) recalibrations. GEICO Insurance recently informed its collision repair shop affiliates that the company has partnered with scanning, diagnostics and calibration tool company asTech and is adopting a “pricing structure” based on it.
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