Lemon Law Attorneys · Gretna, Louisiana

Gretna, LA
Lemon Law Attorneys

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How your Louisiana claim gets built

Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A Louisiana claim gets built on two things: the Louisiana lemon law statute, and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which applies in all fifty states. Send the repair orders and the purchase or lease paperwork, and we can tell you which of the two fits your vehicle.

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Louisiana Lemon Law Thresholds

✓ 4 repair attempts for the same defect
✓ 45 cumulative calendar days out of service
✓ Filing deadline: Within 3 years from the date of purchase or 1 year from the end of the warranty period, whichever is longer

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Gretna Lemon Law

Gretna Lemon Law Basics

Louisiana's lemon law, La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948, is the one that applies in Gretna. It covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Louisiana for personal, family, or household purposes, and you may have a claim once your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above, as long as the defect is still there and you are inside the deadline. Our Louisiana Lemon Law Attorneys page has the full statute text, the filing deadlines and the used-car rules.

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Step by Step

How a Gretna Lemon Law Claim Works

This is what happens after you call us from Gretna.

Document Your Repairs

Keep every repair order from your Gretna dealership, even the short ones. LA lemon law needs written proof of each repair attempt, and those papers are the proof.

Free Case Evaluation

We read your repair history against the Louisiana statute and tell you whether the car qualifies. The review costs nothing, and there are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.

We File the Claim

We write and send the paperwork, including any written notice to the manufacturer that LA law requires. We deal with the manufacturer for you.

You Get Compensated

The case ends with a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. There are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.

La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948

Is Your Gretna Car a Lemon? Louisiana's 3-Step Test

Does the Defect Substantially Impair Use, Value, or Safety?

Under Louisiana law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety.

Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?

In Louisiana the test is 4 repair attempts for the same defect, or 45 cumulative calendar days out of service, as long as the claim is brought within the deadline in step 3. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.

Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?

In Louisiana the deadline is 3 years from the date of purchase or 1 year from the end of the warranty period, whichever is longer. We check it against the delivery date on your contract and the dates on your repair orders.

If you are not sure about your dates, call us. The consultation is free. 📞 (855) 435-3666

If you are past the deadline, call us anyway. We may still be able to help.

Jefferson Parish

Court and Venue in Gretna

Gretna is in Jefferson Parish. Jefferson Parish's general civil trial court is the 24th Judicial District Court, part of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

The Louisiana lemon law is La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948. If the manufacturer's informal dispute program substantially complies with federal rules (16 C.F.R. Part 703), the consumer must use it first.

The repair test in the statute is 4 repair attempts for the same defect, or 45 cumulative calendar days with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle or full refund (minus reasonable use offset). A consumer who wins a judgment is entitled to the reasonable attorney fees actually incurred.

Open recalls on your vehicle can be checked against NHTSA records at easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim.

Sources: Supreme Court of Louisiana, Guide to Louisiana Courts; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.

What the Statute Says

Louisiana Lemon Law - New Motor Vehicle Warranty Rights Act: The Rules That Decide a Gretna Claim

Some Louisiana rules sit outside the repair test, the arbitration rule and the deadline, which you can find under Court and Venue above. Those other rules are here.

Notable provisions of Louisiana Lemon Law - New Motor Vehicle Warranty Rights Act

Louisiana allows 45 calendar days out of service, not the 30 common elsewhere. The consumer must report the nonconformity and make the vehicle available for repair within the warranty term or the first year, whichever ends earlier. The manufacturer keeps a final attempt to cure but waives it by failing to respond in time. Vehicles rated 10,000 GVW or above are excluded.

Your Team

Meet Your Legal Team

Steven Nassi, Esq., Founder & Managing Partner

Founded Easy Lemon on the principle that consumers deserve aggressive, expert representation at no upfront cost. B.A. from SUNY Binghamton with distinction, J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Supervising Editor, Cardozo Law Review. Published in Law360, Lexology, and Risk Management Magazine.

Service Area

Serving Gretna & Surrounding Louisiana Communities

📍 Gretna Neighborhoods

We take cases from Old Gretna, Terrytown, Timberlane, Brechtel and McDonoghville.

🏖️ Jefferson Parish West Bank

Nearby: Harvey, Marrero, Westwego, Belle Chasse and Algiers.

Your Rights Under LA Law

What The Manufacturer Owes You

Under the statute, the remedies open to Louisiana drivers are replacement vehicle or full refund (minus reasonable use offset). If your Gretna car qualifies under LA law, the case usually ends in one of the three ways below.

Refund

You return the car and the manufacturer pays back the price, taxes, registration fees and finance charges, minus a reasonable use offset.

Replacement Vehicle

The manufacturer replaces the car with a comparable new one at its own cost.

Cash Settlement

You keep the car and receive a payment for its lost value. That payment is negotiated. The statute does not list it.

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers below are based on Louisiana law and on the paperwork Gretna drivers usually send us.

PROCESS & TIMELINE

Most of the Louisiana cases we handle settle at the written-demand stage, without a lawsuit. How long that takes depends on your repair history and on the manufacturer. The Louisiana filing deadline is within 3 years from the date of purchase or 1 year from the end of the warranty period, whichever is longer.

Bring the repair orders from your Gretna dealer, your purchase or lease contract and your warranty booklet. Of the three, the repair orders carry the case. Each one shows the date, the mileage and what the service department did or did not fix. If a few are missing, ask the service desk for copies.

Usually not. Most lemon law cases we handle for Gretna drivers settle with the manufacturer before a lawsuit is filed. On arbitration, the Louisiana rule is: a consumer must first resort to the manufacturer’s informal dispute settlement procedure if it substantially complies with 16 C.F.R. Part 703. We prepare that filing for you.

ELIGIBILITY

La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948 covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Louisiana for personal, family, or household purposes. If you bought used, send the paperwork anyway, including any written warranty that came with the car.

REMEDIES

In Louisiana, a consumer who wins a judgment is entitled to the reasonable attorney fees actually incurred. We work on contingency, so you pay nothing upfront and there is no attorney's fee unless we recover for you. When a manufacturer settles or loses, we ask it to pay our fee on top of your recovery. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)) adds a second fee-shifting route when a written warranty is breached. Our fee agreement is one page.

ATTORNEY & TRUST

No. Our offices are in Manhasset NY, Newark NJ, Miami FL and Dallas TX. We handle Louisiana cases by phone, email and e-signature. You upload your repair orders, your contract and your warranty booklet. We send the demand letter and handle the settlement paperwork. Nothing in La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948 requires you to appear anywhere to open a claim. On arbitration, the Louisiana rule is: a consumer must first resort to the manufacturer’s informal dispute settlement procedure if it substantially complies with 16 C.F.R. Part 703.

Client Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

Easy Lemon has handled 3,000+ lemon law cases^‡.

“My Tesla Model Y had three things wrong that the service center couldn't fix: 1) Phantom braking on highway. 2) Passenger door handle wouldn't present half the time. 3) Rattling from the rear seat area they blamed on 'road noise.' I had service invoices showing four attempts on the brakes, two on the handle, and three on the rattle. Called Easy Lemon. Aaron Waldo took it. He didn't treat them as three small problems. He argued they collectively impaired the vehicle's safety and value. Manufacturer settled with a cash payout plus extended warranty on the remaining issues. They bundle your headaches into one real case."”

James Peng

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“I'm not a lawyer, but I tried. I filed complaints with the BBB. I called the manufacturer's customer service line so many times they knew my voice. I even wrote a letter to the dealership owner. Nothing.
My Honda Pilot's fuel system kept throwing check engine codes for the evaporative emissions system. Four visits, four 'fixes,' four returns of the light.
A friend said 'just call a lemon law firm already.' I called Easy Lemon and spoke to Natalie Nassi. First thing she said: 'You've done the hard work already. Now let us do ours.'
She was right. She took my mountain of paperwork—my letters, my complaint case numbers, my repair orders—and organized it into a real claim. The manufacturer settled in two months.
Why them? Natalie valued the effort I'd already put in. She didn't start from zero; she built on my frustration. That respect made all the difference.”

Laura Mesa Ramírez

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“My Jeep Wrangler's manual transmission would pop out of reverse. Dealer kept it twice, said they couldn't replicate. Third time they replaced the shifter. Still popped out. I was backing out of my driveway and it nearly rolled into the street. Called Easy Lemon and Natalie Nassi said that's a major safety defect. She took my case and Jeep bought it back. Now I drive something that stays in gear.”