Automobiles -- Defects -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety; Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut;
Interview conducted on 12-06-2007 by Dr. Jerold Duquette with Rosemary Shahan. Ms. Shahan is the founder and president of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS). CARS is a national, award winning, non-profit auto safety and consumer...
Connecticut. Governor (1980-1991 : O'Neill); O'Neill, William A. (William Atchison), 1930-2007 ; College administrators;
Interview conducted on 11-20-2002 by Robert Douglas with Lorraine Aronson of Manchester, Connecticut. Ms. Aronson is Vice President for Financial Planning and Management at the University of Connecticut. During her career in public service she has...
Automobiles -- Defects -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Connecticut. Governor (1980-1991 : O'Neill); U.S. Public Interest Research Group;
Edmund Mierzwinski, the consumer program director of U.S. PIRG in Washington, DC is a nationally recognized consumer advocate. Devoting his career to the administration of Public Interest Research Groups or “PIRG’s,” his public interest...
Automobiles -- Defects -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Connecticut. Governor (1980-1991 : O'Neill); Legal aid
Interview conducted on 6-26-2007 by Steve Kliger with Raphael Podolsky. Podolsky is a long-time Hartford resident and a legal advocate with a learned understanding of our state’s political system. As secretary of the Legal Assistance Resource...
Automobiles -- Defects -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Connecticut. Governor (1980-1991 : O'Neill)
Interview conducted on 11-29-2007 by Dr. Jerold Duquette. Daniel G. Brochu is a lifelong resident of Connecticut, a former lemon owner and a model “citizen advocate”. At the time of the Connecticut Lemon Law’s enactment in 1982, Brochu...
Automobiles -- Defects -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Connecticut. Governor (1980-1991 : O'Neill)
Interview conducted on 3-6-2006 by Robert Douglas with James O’Rourke of Cromwell, Connecticut. Mr. O’Rourke is serving his eighth term in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 32nd District. During the time of Lemon Law...
Automobiles -- Defects -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Connecticut. Governor (1980-1991 : O'Neill)
Second interview with Edmund Mierzwinski, the consumer program director of U.S. PIRG in Washington, DC is a nationally recognized consumer advocate. Devoting his career to the administration of Public Interest Research Groups or "PIRG's" his public...
Automobiles -- Defects -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Connecticut. Governor (1980-1991 : O'Neill); Legislators; State government;
Interview conducted on 05-01-2008 by Dr. Jerold Duquette. John J. Zajac is a former state legislator who served as both state senator and representative for 20 years. He provided strong bipartisan support for the "Lemon Law" and its revision the...
Automobiles -- Defects -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Woodcock, John J.; Automobile dealers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States;
Interview conducted on 08-07-2008 by Dr. Jerold Duquette. Fred Blasius, of Waterbury, Connecticut, is the owner of Loehmann Blasius Chevrolet Cadillac and has been an auto dealer for decades. During the legislative efforts to pass the Lemon Law,...