Re: T&R Electric - No More...

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Suing and winning are different.  As they say, you can sue anyone for
anything, whether you will win is a different story. Also, don't forget that
the vast majority of lawsuits never go to court, but end in settlement, so
the filing of a suit is merely a tool towards getting a settlement.  Sad but
true. (Plea bargins in criminal cases sometimes seem to fall into the same
category.)

For a somewhat "interesting" story related to this, check out the somewhat
unusual history of the "Trevor Law Group" in Los Angeles.  They took the
idea of suing to settle to an extreme, and were recently disbarred.


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Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: T&R Electric - No More...


 > Original poster: "Black Moon by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 > I don't see how you could sue someone...
 > its like building a bomb, then sueing the people who sold some random
 > perfictly legal chemicals because you blew your arm off. (well.. assumeing
 > bombs where legal)
 > People like that should have to sue themselfs :/
 >
 >
 > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > >Subject: T&R Electric - No More...
 > >Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:19:19 -0600
 > >
 > >Original poster: "Jeff W. Parisse by way of Terry Fritz
 > ><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jparisse-at-teslacoil-dot-com>
 > >
 > >TCML,
 > >
 > >T&R Electric is out of the business of selling to Tesla coilers because
of
 > >a complaint and threat of lawsuit by a hobbyist. They won't even sell to
 > >kVA Effects anymore even with our insurance, corporate status and time in
 > >the business.
 > >
 > >This is the same story as Condenser Products a while ago. They sold TC
 > >parts, TCML bought 'em, someone threatened a lawsuit (you know who you
 > >are: I do!) and now they won't sell to Tesla coilers.
 > >
 > >Moral: You makes your sparks you takes your chances. Be a grown-up and
 > >keep your complaints and lawsuits to my vendors to yourself! This is
 > >EXACTLY the reason that we do not disclose any of our vendors to the
hobby
 > >community nor provide specific help or advice on building coils.
 > >
 > >Jeff
 > >p.s. Ed Wingate predicted five years ago that the supply of certain parts
 > >(pole pigs, etc.) would evaporate once someone got hurt or started to
 > >complain. I am sorry to say that his predictions (injury, complaint,
 > >lawsuit, etc.) are coming true. This is the downside of the TCML; newbie
 > >fubar...
 > >
 > >
 > >Jeff W. Parisse
 > >Director, kVA Effects
 > ><http://www.teslacoil-dot-com/>www.teslacoil-dot-com
 > >310-748-5893
 > >
 > >
 >
 >