Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Warranty survey.
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 15:56:34 -0500

Why do I need anyone to team up?  If I personally have a grievance, I can
personally take care of it.  I don't really care if anyone else has the same
(or different) grievance...

Austin

> "Small Claims Court"....it will work provided
> everybody team up in their local city/county/state
> filing such claims. Then Leica U.S. will have to focus
> all their resources fighting fires all over the
> continental U.S. or Canadian provinces.
>
> --- Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >
> > > He just
> > > doesn't see any individual consumer can win,
> > without
> > > legal representation in "class action" lawsuits.
> >
> > Hi Henry,
> >
> > Well, I know I CAN win.  In MA, I can sue any
> > company in the US here
> > locally.  No, I do NOT have to go to that state to
> > sue them.  We have a long
> > arm statute that is invoked via what is called a
> > "93A" demand letter.  When
> > I go to court, and it will typically be small claims
> > court, and they do not
> > show up...I will automatically win.  They can only
> > appeal on a matter of law
> > (ie, I never bought anything from them in the first
> > place, and I was making
> > the suit up), not because they didn't show up.  If
> > they fail to pay, then
> > they are in contempt of court, and prohibited from
> > doing business in MA
> > until they do pay.
> >
> > I would suspect other states have similar statutes.
> >
> > Austin
> >
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