RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A consumer protection lawsuit against CarMax stemming from deficient sales practices in Riverside County and other locations was resolved in a pretrial agreement requiring the corporation to pay $1.1 million in legal fees and penalties, as well as implement new policies to rectify shortcomings, prosecutors said today.
Richmond, Virginia-based CarMax Auto Superstores Inc. was sued last year by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, along with prosecuting agencies in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Ventura counties. The case was heard in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Earlier this month, the plaintiffs and defendant reached a settlement in the civil action. Riverside County’s share of the $1.1 million payout will be $180,000, according to the District Attorney’s Office…