This Newsletter describes an update in the Spring of 2011. Â At this point, diminished value claims were beginning to rise in the firm. Â We began settling some and taking others to trial. Â It should be noted that sometimes defendants take the smaller ones to court as well. Â It also brings to light a recent court decision in New Haven, where an individual claimed a 10,ooo dollar diminished value on his Corvette. Â The court followed the applicable law, and found for the plaintiff. Â Below you can see an important section of that case, called Casella v. Lenches. Â Our current record for largest claim in this area of law is 16,500 dollars on a newer BMW. Â Most don’t get that high, but often the amount of value your car will loose surprise most of our clients. Â For most people that call our office, it usually ends up in the thousands of dollars.