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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\"></p>           A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against a local auto dealer, alleging a salesman told her false information to get her to purchase a car.<br /><br />Latresa Piert filed a complaint against Allen Samuels Alliance Dodge Inc., doing business as Allen Samuels Chrysler Dodge Jeep, on Jan. 14 in Jefferson County District Court. <br /><br />According to the complaint, Piert purchased a vehicle from Allen Samuels in an installment transaction, on Jan. 24, 2006. She claims an employee promised to help her find a loan to pay for the vehicle and would negotiate to secure favorable financing terms.<br /><br />Piert alleges the salesman did not have the negotiating authority he claimed, and presented the information to her in a confusing manner. <br /><br />\"In connection with the sales presentation made by Defendant to Plaintiff, Defendant made many material misrepresentations to Plaintiff including but not limited to misrepresenting the authority of the salesman to negotiate a sale with Plaintiff, misrepresenting in a manner which resulted in confusion as to the affiliation between the Defendant and the finance company chosen by Defendant; representing a false affiliation between the Defendant and the contract assignee; and concealing facts from Plaintiff in order to induce Plaintiff into a transaction that Plaintiff would have otherwise not entered into,\" the suit states. <br /><br />\"The Defendant further failed to comply with Title 7, Part 5, Chapter 84, Subchapter B of the Texas Administrative Code governing use of model installment contract forms or non-standard forms, and failed to make required disclosures adopted in the Model Contracts approved by the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner.\"<br /><br />In her complaint, Piert alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, violation of the Texas Finance Code, aiding and abetting and intentional infliction of emotional distress against Allen Samuels.<br /><br />Because of the conduct of Allen Samuels' employees, the dealership now holds money that belongs to Piert, according to the complaint.<br /><br />Piert is seeking damages, economic losses, statutory penalties, attorney's fees, pre- and post-judgment interest and other relief the court deems just.<br /><br />Jeffrey L. Weinstein and James H. Owen of Athens will be representing her.<br /><br />The case has been assigned to Judge Bob Wortham, 58th District Court.<br /><br />Jefferson County District Court case number: A185-705.<br /><br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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