if anyone here has any legal knowlege please help me out w/ this. i took my car to circuit city about a year ago to have a cd player installed. now my electronics are all screwed up and it cost a good amount of $ to get it fixed. the mechanic said that it was somethin done by circuit city that caused the problem...can i take legal action against the store to be reimbursed?
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Dashdeming
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Do you know an expert that is willing to testify on your part? What is the value of the car? Most importantly though, what specifically did the mechanic contend that Circuit City did that was neglectful? The store will have liability insurance and that insurance company might simply offer a settlement of you have a compelling case. Describe the details of what they supposedly did and I will offer an opinion.
dash thanx for the quick reply. the mechanic who i took my car to is on first name basis w/ my family so im sure he would be willing to testify of what he found. the car is probably worth between $4500-5500. i dont know specifics about what the mechanic found because my father picked up the car (im away at college) and i heard 3rd hand from my mother. my mom told me that they used the wrong fuse and im not 100% if thats it. thanx alot for your help
One thing you need to do if you are seriously considering this is get an attorney locally. There will be a statute of limitations that could bar your ability to take action/recover damages- you should look into this ASAP. The laws on these things differ from state to state. I would have an attorney evaluate the matter in the context of your state/local laws... specifically you will want to find out about possible breach of express/implied warranty and possible DTPA (deceptive trade practice act) issues. Again, these laws vary from state to state, so this is not legal advice, but rather advice to seek legal advice with a qualified attorney familiar with the laws of your state. Best of luck to you.
A forum on the internet in not a good place for legal advice. Too many variations of the law from place to place.
Find an attorney and set up an appointment for a consultation. Initial consultations usually do not cost all that much. Write down a chronology of what exactly happened. The more information you present to the attorney, the better he will be able to consider the options you have, if any.
Find an attorney and set up an appointment for a consultation. Initial consultations usually do not cost all that much. Write down a chronology of what exactly happened. The more information you present to the attorney, the better he will be able to consider the options you have, if any.
Dashdeming
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Don't waste your money on legal advice until you have sound technical advise from an independent mechanic. The friend of the family is not independent.
Sorry, but I gotta disagree Dash. Talking to an attorney is not "wasting your money." Find out your options and the attorney can tell you what you need to do. You stand more of a chance of wasting money by having an independent mechanic delve into this without knowing your options. Like I said earlier, and jGman said as well, the best advice you can hope to get here is to go get qualified legal advice from a local attorney who knows the consumer laws of your state.Dashdeming said:Don't waste your money on legal advice until you have sound technical advise from an independent mechanic. The friend of the family is not independent.
Dashdeming
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Texan said:Sorry, but I gotta disagree Dash. Talking to an attorney is not "wasting your money." Find out your options and the attorney can tell you what you need to do. You stand more of a chance of wasting money by having an independent mechanic delve into this without knowing your options. Like I said earlier, and jGman said as well, the best advice you can hope to get here is to go get qualified legal advice from a local attorney who knows the consumer laws of your state.
I suppose we can agree to disagree. I have watched people day in and day out waste money thinking they have a sound case only to find that the technical or other aspects are thin. The reason is that there must be a neglect and, in this case, only a mechanic of an elevated level can make this call. Any reasonable person can assume that if there is a neglect in the wiring of his stereo that he must certainly has a case for recovery. Of course if one is completely ignorant of the law and lacking in common sense then by all means seek an attrney to tell you this. Otherwise, determine if the original mechanic blew it and then go hire counsel to make recovery. That's my two cents.
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