Lemon Law – California 1995

"Sour on the Idea"

"Gayle Pena (left) and Rosemary Shahan empty a pickup load of lemons at the Capitol plaza in Sacramento yesterday. The two, members of the consumers group the CARS Foundation, were protesting proposed auto-industry-backed legislation to dilute the state's automotive lemon laws aimed at defective vehicles."

– San Diego Union-Tribune, June 21, 1995

 

Note: this news event resulted in national news reports, including an award-winning report by CBS This Morning. Under pressure from the glare of publicity, and a public outcry, the legislation suddenly was dramatically changed to make it protective of consumers.