Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Pennsylvania

Invention Law

I am taking an Invention Co. to small claims court, due to the fact

that the company, has basically told

me, that we have your $12,000.00

dollars. And, what are you going to

do about it? The company in ques-

tion, we later found out, was a

bogus one. I found out while doing

research that the FTC was taking

the company to court. The FTC did so and won. A ''consumer redress''

was ordered in the sum of $26,

000,000.00. That's all well and good, but that does not help me.

I am left to sustain a personal

monitary loss of $12,000.00, with

no ''product sample'' to show for it.

Davison has thumbed their nose

at my pleas of asking for my money

back. In my possession, are a

voluminous array of detailed docu-

mentation in which a child could

argue and win. Including receipts,

as well as, letters of correspond-

ence in which I sent to their reps.

I personally talked to the companies vice prez, and asked

him to send to me all monies I

paid to them. He declined. I knew

the high cost to hire an attny. I

found out that I could take the company to ''small claims'' court

and sue them myself. If I won

and the case went to Com. Pleas,

would it be easier for me to find

an atty who would take the case

on a contingency basis


Asked on 5/28/09, 12:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

Re: Invention Law

If its consumer fraud then you can sue for triple damages and attorneys fees. Though a quick reading of you note makes me think its not a consumer protection case.

No matter what the theory of recovery you can only sue for $8000 in District Magistrate Court.

{John}

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Answered on 5/28/09, 1:16 pm


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