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Originally Posted by stieger
ouch, I'm sorry. How's the whole legal thing going btw? Still on track?
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Yepper......It is taking a little bit because I have to get some estimates on paint and body work....since it does not move right now I really can't take it any place.
The shop owner from Atlanta said he would try and come over to my house but that he couldn't come during the week.
The lawyer said we have time.....He will file a "Deceptive Trade Practice" lawsuit after we send him a letter. He will have 15 days to either agree or refuse.
I think once presented with picture evidence he will have to agree, but if he doesn't then a formal lawsuit will be filed. The bad thing for him is if the lawsuit is filed and he is found guilty then a couple of things are mandated by this law.
1st the D/A and States Attorney General will have to be notified and in some cases based on the value the US Attorney will have to be notified. The work will b done during the civil portion of this so that a criminal prosecution will be relatively easy.......Kinda a reverse process in most cases.....Civil then criminal so to speak. He will then have to pay for the attorney fees as well since it is part of this charge " DTP". If he does not pay then his assets are seized but during the civil part his business records will be entered into evidence so that he can not just go file for bankruptsy or say he doesn't own anything....Basically his little house of cards gets blown down.
My hopes are than in the next couple of weeks I can get it running enough to take it around and get some estimates...then present the lawyer with that estimate and the mechanical report along with 8 x 10 pictures so he can submit him a letter. Just takes a little bit of time......