Should I sue?

[Conspiracy3]

Okay, here is what happened. I was eating with some friends at an Applebees. When we were done I gave my credit card to the waitress so that they could charge my meal to it. The waitress came back later to give me back my card so we could leave. They handed me the wrong card. I gave them back the card and told them to give me mine. The waitress came back but this time with the manager. The manager apologized to me and said that they already gave my card to someone at another table. That person already left.

They called the phone number connected to the wrong card they gave me, but they didn't get a response. I cancelled my credit card but the people already charged $10,000 for a new TV on it. I called the company to ask them to remove the card, and eventually the police found and arrested the people and the charge was dropped. Now, normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but I had an absolutely perfect credit rating. That credit rating dropped in half. This means that I have to pay an extra $2000 in bills every year because the restaurant lost my card.

Now, should I sue the restaurant?

[ifureadthisdie]

At 4/18/09 11:21 AM, Eggys wrote: Sue their asses off and make us proud.

And then give us the money for telling him to do it

[Zerok]

If everything you said there was accurate, then it certainly looks like you'd have a legal case.

[DannyJay]

YES! SUE THEM! Sue the resteraunt and the people using your credit card.

[TheLameSauce]

i was inclined to say no, but after reading i would discuss it with a lawyer. do your parents have a friend that practices?

[Mechabloby]

I'd be seriously pissed off because of that. Fucking sue the cunts.

[Jonners]

At 4/18/09 11:21 AM, Eggys wrote: Sue their asses off and make us proud.

Seconded. If it's not your fault that they lost the card, then it's hardly fair that you're now paying an extra $2000 a year. I'd say sue them and get your money back.

[Cordyceps]

Absolutely. There's more than one way you can sue them for that one.

[Homosecksual]

Sue and give me all your money.

[AnEmoDragon]

2000$ more per year? If it wasn't your fault, that fine should be revoked: Sue the restaurant, and find a way to have that credit rating fixed.

[mranarchy]

It was their mistake and it makes me sick that there are people like you who have this 'they done wrong I should sue them' attitude, you could lose someone their job and take up time and money from the company, not to mention wasting legal resources over something as trivial as this, theres real injustice and crime going down in the world but courts are taken up with 'she lost my credit caaaarrrrrd' bullshit.

No seriously fuck you! Shit happens, get over and stop trying to blame and profit over every little thing that happens to you you pathetic shit, is it really so hard to get yourself a new credit card?

[Shreddy]

At 4/18/09 11:20 AM, Conspiracy3 wrote: I cancelled my credit card but the people already charged $10,000 for a new TV on it.

id be more inclined to believe you if it was a smaller amount of money

[MrFrizzleFry]

Shoulda paid in cash.

[the-it3]

Nope, Just beat the waitress that lost your card

[Homosecksual]

At 4/18/09 11:26 AM, Shreddy wrote:

At 4/18/09 11:20 AM, Conspiracy3 wrote: I cancelled my credit card but the people already charged $10,000 for a new TV on it.

id be more inclined to believe you if it was a smaller amount of money

Nah, people ARE stupid like that.

[Boss]

At 4/18/09 11:21 AM, Eggys wrote: Sue their asses off and make us proud.

Make us proud boy! make us proud.....

SUE THEIR ASSES

[MonkeyV]

Yes, but don't sue for more than what you are being cheated out of.
It was an honest mistake, after all.

Well maybe a little "ek$tra" for the hardship...

Note to self: "Ek$tra" sounds like it could be the name of a rap group.

[Conspiracy3]

At 4/18/09 11:26 AM, mranarchy wrote:
No seriously fuck you! Shit happens, get over and stop trying to blame and profit over every little thing that happens to you you pathetic shit, is it really so hard to get yourself a new credit card?

An extra $2000 a year in bills isn't trivial

At 4/18/09 11:26 AM, Shreddy wrote:

At 4/18/09 11:20 AM, Conspiracy3 wrote: I cancelled my credit card but the people already charged $10,000 for a new TV on it.

id be more inclined to believe you if it was a smaller amount of money

If you wanted to use someone's credit card then wouldn't you charge a shitload of cash to it?

At 4/18/09 11:23 AM, TheLameSauce wrote: i was inclined to say no, but after reading i would discuss it with a lawyer. do your parents have a friend that practices?

No, but my dad ranks fairly high in his company and he can use the company's lawyer at a discount.

[AnEmoDragon]

At 4/18/09 11:26 AM, mranarchy wrote: It was their mistake and it makes me sick that there are people like you who have this 'they done wrong I should sue them' attitude, you could lose someone their job and take up time and money from the company, not to mention wasting legal resources over something as trivial as this, theres real injustice and crime going down in the world but courts are taken up with 'she lost my credit caaaarrrrrd' bullshit.

No seriously fuck you! Shit happens, get over and stop trying to blame and profit over every little thing that happens to you you pathetic shit, is it really so hard to get yourself a new credit card?

Maybe you don't understand this: He has to pay 2,000$ a year because of this, and his credit rating is fucking screwed. You're quite stupid aren't you?

[Xgsniper]

At 4/18/09 11:26 AM, Shreddy wrote:

At 4/18/09 11:20 AM, Conspiracy3 wrote: I cancelled my credit card but the people already charged $10,000 for a new TV on it.

id be more inclined to believe you if it was a smaller amount of money

He states later he had a perfect credit rating and you don't even know what kind of credit card it is. There's no reason to distrust him but if you think he's lying then that's irrelevant compared to the people who believe him.

[Shikamarana]

At 4/18/09 11:26 AM, mranarchy wrote: No seriously fuck you! Shit happens, get over and stop trying to blame and profit over every little thing that happens to you you pathetic shit, is it really so hard to get yourself a new credit card?

Did you even read the whole post? Moron.

You should really try and get your credit rating back to how it was. Discuss this with the accused and a lawyer or something.

[Homosecksual]

At 4/18/09 11:33 AM, Maximus wrote: Sue them, then donate all the profits to NG Chat.

Or to me.

[mranarchy]

At 4/18/09 11:31 AM, AnEmoDragon wrote:

Maybe you don't understand this: He has to pay 2,000$ a year because of this, and his credit rating is fucking screwed. You're quite stupid aren't you?

So? why should the an entire company suffer because of one small mistake, why should people lose their jobs because they mixed two small pieces of plastic up? you carry your entire life savings around on one temperamental object of course you're going to risk shit like this.

I'd be more inclined to criticize the banks policy on credit card theft. Of course it was'nt the victims fault and he should'nt suffer as such, but the real criminals have been brought to justice and thats something to be thankful for.

[Cordyceps]

At 4/18/09 11:35 AM, mranarchy wrote: I'd be more inclined to criticize the banks policy on credit card theft. Of course it was'nt the victims fault and he should'nt suffer as such, but the real criminals have been brought to justice and thats something to be thankful for.

That doesn't stop him from paying $2000 more every year.

[Conspiracy3]

At 4/18/09 11:35 AM, mranarchy wrote:
So? why should the an entire company suffer because of one small mistake, why should people lose their jobs because they mixed two small pieces of plastic up? you carry your entire life savings around on one temperamental object of course you're going to risk shit like this.

The company earns hundreds of millions of dollars a year. If I sue them it would probably be just for a dozen thousand or so. It's not going to hurt the company that much. Things like this usually get settled out of court anyway.

I'd be more inclined to criticize the banks policy on credit card theft. Of course it was'nt the victims fault and he should'nt suffer as such, but the real criminals have been brought to justice and thats something to be thankful for.

That is a good point. Maybe the credit card company is more to blame than the restaurant.

[TheLameSauce]

At 4/18/09 11:38 AM, Conspiracy3 wrote:

At 4/18/09 11:35 AM, mranarchy wrote: I'd be more inclined to criticize the banks policy on credit card theft. Of course it was'nt the victims fault and he should'nt suffer as such, but the real criminals have been brought to justice and thats something to be thankful for.

That is a good point. Maybe the credit card company is more to blame than the restaurant.

the thing is, at least in my experience, organizations like this(banks, insurance companies, the like) are incredibly obstinate and try to wait out claims to money/policy change. the best way to get their attention is through legal means. just lawyering up and talking to their lawyers could get your credit score changed or compensation. but, for a clearer picture you really ought to talk to someone in the know.

[Homosecksual]

At 4/18/09 11:35 AM, mranarchy wrote: So? why should the an entire company suffer because of one small mistake, why should people lose their jobs because they mixed two small pieces of plastic up?

Well maybe he could get Applebees to cover him on the part of the extra cash that he has to pay.

That and a free 25$ applebee gift card

[Orange-Jews]

For sure.

You have a pretty sound case from the looks of it.

[Burning-Typhoon]

Yeah, sue them. And make sure you get them for pain and suffering (from the stress and worry they put on you). They gave your card to the wrong person, and they charged a bunch of money on it. Why wouldn't you sue?

Get every penny you can out of them. That's what they get for having lousy service and bad food. But, yeah, you might want to go over this with a lawyer.

[Conspiracy3]

At 4/18/09 11:41 AM, TheLameSauce wrote:
the thing is, at least in my experience, organizations like this(banks, insurance companies, the like) are incredibly obstinate and try to wait out claims to money/policy change. the best way to get their attention is through legal means. just lawyering up and talking to their lawyers could get your credit score changed or compensation. but, for a clearer picture you really ought to talk to someone in the know.

It usually costs even more for a company to hire a lawyer on their behalf than it is to just pay the guy in a case like this. If I decide to call a lawyer I am almost certain that it will be settled out of court.