BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A lawsuit challenging the voter-approved Right to Repair law has been dismissed.
The lawsuit was filed after the Right to Repair law was passed in the 2020 election. The suit would allow auto manufacturers to withhold wireless repair data from drivers with car models beginning in 2022. Without this repair data, car owners were unable to bring their vehicles to local repair shops.
Now, with many thanking AG Campbell, the suit has been dismissed by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, and drivers are free to choose their own repair shops.
AG Campbell said the following in a statement.
“Today’s decision is a significant victory for Massachusetts voters who overwhelmingly approved the Right to Repair law in 2020. My office fought tirelessly to defend this law and because of our efforts, automakers must ensure that residents can choose where their cars are repaired and independent repair shops can access the data needed for those repairs, I am proud of my team’s tremendous work on this case.”
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren also found the suit to be a big win, as she released a statement commending state leaders, such as Governor Maura Healy and AG Campbell.
“This big court win will save working people time and money by delivering on their right to get their cars fixed wherever they want — without being beholden to their auto dealership,” Senator Warren said in the statement. “Massachusetts is leading the way in showing that when government is on the side of working people, we get important things done.”
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