What's his basis for the exposure? He's breaking all the tubes and inhaling the vapour?
Does the US have any vexatious litigation laws? On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Jeff Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 8, 11:11 am, Nick <[email protected]> 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 > > Thanks Nick. > This has been circulating around the audiophool and vintage tube radio > circles for a few months now. > I'd not given any thought to the carryover to Nixie Tubes. I'd > previously seen Richardson Electronics as a defendant, and I had not > connected nixies to it. > > The plaintiff (Ryan Inmann) has found himself council that would file > suit against both large (deep pocket) Corporations, and Individuals > alike. > A clear warning to never sell your homebrew hazard if you are not > personally protected by some degree of liability protection. > > The plaintiff's injuries have called out a lengthy list of affected, > including humiliation and embarrassment. > I certainly would be embarrassed and humiliated (and possibly > flatulent) if I were to file and pursue a case like this. > > Regards, Jeff > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
