How Much Does a Delaware Lemon Law Claim Cost?

A Delaware lemon-law claim is low-cost to pursue: the certified IDS is free to the consumer, and in court, attorney fees are recovered through Magnuson-Moss and the Consumer Fraud Act — alongside the mandatory treble.

The certified IDS — free

• A manufacturer’s certified IDS is free to the consumer and a prerequisite to court (§ 5007).

Court — fees and treble

• A lemon-law violation triggers the Deceptive Trade Practices Act’s mandatory treble (§ 2533) via the per se § 2513 hook.
• Magnuson-Moss § 2310(d)(2) is a reliable fee basis; Consumer Fraud Act fees are available against a defendant on a willful violation; lemon-law fees are discretionary (§ 5005).

So attorneys take meritorious cases on contingency: no fee upfront, costs advanced, fees recovered from the manufacturer. See attorney fees.

What you recover

• Refund (full price minus a 100,000-mile offset; no sales tax) or replacement — the consumer can demand a buyback.
• Actual damages trebled (§ 2533, Deceptive Trade Practices Act).
• Magnuson-Moss § 2310(d)(2) fees.

Bottom line

The certified IDS is free; court costs you nothing out of pocket on contingency, with the mandatory treble and Magnuson-Moss fees providing leverage. Get a free case review.

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