Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball > http://sports.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html