BRIEF: Insurers take battle against RI auto-body bill to radio [The Providence Journal, R.I.]

June 19--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The insurance industry has taken its campaign against eleventh-hour right-to-sue legislation for Rhode Island's auto body shops to the radio airwaves.

The ad says: "House Bill 7782 A will force your car to be repaired even when it should be a total loss and will allow body shops to use the threat of a lawsuit to drive up repair costs ... Stop the auto body repair rip-off before it's too late."

On Tuesday, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America launched the campaign to convince Governor Chafee to veto the bill, promoted in the final days of the session by Rep. Peter Petrarca's father, who owns Providence Auto Body, and sister, representing the Auto Body Association of Rhode Island.

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