If I had my first oil change done on my new lease and they forgot to refill the engine with oil causing the engine to seize, am I entitled to a new car?
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If I had my first oil change done on my new lease and they forgot to refill the engine with oil causing the engine to seize, am I entitled to a new car?
Asked on August 14, 2012 under General Practice, Florida
Answers:
Micah Longo / The Longo Firm
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You may be entitled to a new engine, but I doubt a new car.
Clearly they were negligent in their repair of your vehicle and now must pay damages. In legal terms, damages are monetary awards granted by a court. There are different types of damages that a person who has been wronged may receive.
The type of damages you would most likely be entitled to receive are compensatory damages, which are awards that attempt to compensate one person for losses caused by another. Costs covered by this category of damages can incude cost of repair.
Basically, the shop must restore you to the position you would have been but for their negligence in failing to refill the engine with oil.
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