1) I am not a lawyer. I do know more than the average idiot about the
practice of law, however, due to circumstances which forced me to spend
the last year in "the law school of hard knocks" as I call it. The below
in no way constitutes legal advice nor should it be construed as such in
any way whatsoever. If you need legal advice, contact a lawyer.
I am not an expert in class-action lawsuits, but traditionally, I
believe that when you bring suit against someone in a state in which
they don't live (or do business), such as in this case where the court
is in Pennsylvania and one of the defendants is in Portland, OR: It
would be a fairly trivial matter to make a limited appearance in the
court in question (by mail, of course) and move for dismissal based on
lack of jurisdiction (you don't live there or do business there). Class
actions may be different, though. Additionally, if ebay was able to
successfully move to be removed from the suit because they don't
manufacture tubes, I think that would open the door for everyone else in
this suit to move for the same. I don't believe Antique Electronics
Supply manufactures tubes, for example.
It's a sad example of how our legal system works. I honestly and fully
believe at this point that all americans should learn at least the
minimum of legal skills, possibly as early as highschool. There's no
need to go into constitutional law or the details of legal theory.. but
the basics of how to file a response to a petition, how to move the
court, etc.. The basic "reading and writing" level legal skills. In my
opinion, these skills are as necessary in the United States as being
able to work on your own car or fix your own computer. To quote Heinlein:
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give
orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem,
pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently,
die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Adam W7QI
On 2/8/2012 10:11 AM, Nick wrote:
There's a class action law suit being launched in the USA (where
else!) claiming injury due to the mercury in tubes/valves,
specifically rectifiers. Several "surplus"-type suppliers are
mentioned.
No-one has raised the spectre of nixies, most of which contain
mercury. Just some joyous thing for those of you who sell them
commercially to be aware of!
"http://www.cascadesurplus.com/lawsuit/
A number of popular suppliers are named in the lawsuit, including
Antique Electronic Supply, Allied Electronics, Angela Instruments, MCM
Electronics, VacuumTubes.com, Surplus Sales of Nebraska, and Triode
Electronics, to name a few. Ebay had also been named a defendant, but
they successfully moved to get dropped from the case because they do
not manufacture vacuum tubes."
Nick
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