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
1 Answer from Attorneys
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}