a small claims commissioner had ruled in favor of hector peters who claimed honda had misrepresentedeage her vehicle could achieve but on appeal, the mileage estimates are for comparable purpose only and there are too many variables to hold the manufacturer responsible for the vehicle. >>> wall street shaking off the worse of an early selloff after the dow fell as many as 184 points this morning. the key averages are modestly lower due possibly to some bargain hunting. the dow is down 71. nasdaq is down 7. s&p down 6. >>> the continuing fallout at yahoo! over the controversy surrounding the official resume of the ceo. board member patty heart says she will not run for reelection to yahoo!'s board. heart led the committee that hired scott thompson as yahoo!'s chief executive last year. his resume has periodically included a bachelor's degree which he did not earn. the company is not commenting on heart's decision. >>> the number of people using the carpool lanes on bay area toll bridges continues to drop. the trend started nearly two years ago when carpools had to start paying a disco