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This is exactly one of those cases where the ambulance-chasing class action lawsuit lawyers are useful. I would eagerly join a class action lawsuit against ALL
by ping_pong 7y ago
This is exactly one of those cases where the ambulance-chasing class action lawsuit lawyers are useful. I would eagerly join a class action lawsuit against ALL the drive manufacturers on this issue.
- mindslight 7y agoSo, you get your check for $3.50 or a coupon for $20 off a new WD Red "NAS" drive from their web store. And then what? Most people bought multiple drives at a time, spending hundreds of dollars. This seems like a prime candidate for technology-assisted small claims court, for the full purchase price of the counterfeit drives.
- fmajid 7y agoYou do not need to get a non-trivial compensation for the threat of a class-action lawsuit to be a deterrent for behavior like this. It's the price the defendant pays that matters.
- donmcronald 7y agoA coupon is a super bad deal because it doesn't punish the company. Trivial amounts of money are fine as long as it adds up to a huge number for the company involved. Think of it as more of a fine or a penalty to the company rather than getting your money back. Even if all the money goes to lawyers, it's still a better deal for consumers than getting nothing.
- gorbachev 7y agoEuropean regulators usually have much more bite than class action suits. I'm hoping this will get their attention at some point.