CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tesla is once again making headlines, this time in Charleston, West Virginia, where a man is claiming the Tesla he purchased was a lemon.
According to the online legal journal West Virginia Record, Jacob Bounds has filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle manufacturer with the Kanawha Circuit Court, claiming the vehicle did not conform to the manufacturer’s express warranties.
West Virginia Record reports that Bounds purchased the 2023 Tesla Model S on December 20, 2022, but alleges that when the vehicle did not meet manufacturer standards, Tesla failed to make make the necessary repairs, and committed willfull and/or negligent acts to his detriment.
According to West Virginia Record, Bounds is accusing Tesla of violating the state Lemon Law, breach of express warranties, breach of implied warranties of merchantability, breach of implied warranty of fitness, cancellation of contract by rejection, cancellation of contract by revocation of acceptance, violating the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, unfair and deceptive acts or practices, common law negligence, negligent repair and breach of duty of good faith.
The legal journal says that Bounds is claiming to have suffered monetary loss, consequential and incidental damages, compensatory damages, emotional and mental distress, aggrevation, anxiety, loss of use annoyance and inconvenience.
It is reported that Bounds seeks compenatory damages, declaratory and injunctive relief under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act, the Uniform Commercial Code, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and applicable state common law theories of liability.
West Virginia Record reports that Bounds is being represented by Matthew M. Johnson of Calwell and Riffee in Charleston.
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