Pool table law suit!

Cdryden said:
I saw this today on Yahoo news.

http://gma.yahoo.com/lawsuit-73-000-glass-pool-table-not-scratch-141107703--abc-news-money.html

Appearently the guy who spent $73,000.00 on his table was not happy about how it reacted to regular pool balls.


$73,000.00, really? Whats wrong with people?
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I don't think there was a single person on azb who actually thought about buying this piece of crap. It's kind of like a concept car. Yes, everyone in the industry was interested to see it because hey, who doesn't want to see a table that has no cloth? I feel for the guy but he really should have had his APA team captain take off his pool glove and smack him across the face for buying it.
 
I heard that guy bought a $1,000 bottle of scotch, but the scotch made him have to pee, so he's suing the scotch company for $68,500 to replace his solid gold toilet.

Poor guy just isn't having a good year. :(
 
I'm guessing that because he's suing for $219k over a $73k pool table, he probably got some of that $73k from other outlandish lawsuits.
 
An idiot for thinking this table would play like a regular table.

Good luck trying to find a jury who has sympathy for this.



His atty will try to run up the other side's legal bills, until they settle, yet another reason for LOSER PAYS RULES, (sorry, rant)
 
jschelin99 said:
I heard that guy bought a $1,000 bottle of scotch, but the scotch made him have to pee, so he's suing the scotch company for $68,500 to replace his solid gold toilet.

Poor guy just isn't having a good year. :(
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Thanks I needed that.

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Ok, I also think the table is way overpriced. Obviosuly, none of "us" would ever buy that, even if you disregarded its aesthetics, as it would never play correctly without real cloth.

I also think the lawsuit damages are ridiculous. I'd bet the company can ship him a replacement top, or resurface his existing one, for a tiny fraction of what he is suing for.

I do think the company was negligent after reading the article, and without further information. When you have a product that is so far fetched, and different than the accepted "standard", you have to make sure you make it crystal clear to your dealers, the installers, and the end user, of any particulars that must be followed for this unique design.

Although not on the same level of danger, imagine a car that had the brake and gas pedal reversed. Someone getting into that car, would never expect that, and operate the gas and brake the same way the current "standard" is. If he got in an accident, you can be sure everyone from the dealer to the manufacturer would be sued for millions. I see this as a similar situation (although not nearly to the same danger severity).

I believe (but not certain) there is precedence in lawsuits that show the designer of a product when the product is much different than the standard, has the duty to inform clearly the people further down the line from him of the differences and special provisions.
 
So, if I had to guess, the buyer is in Investment Real Estate in Ft. Worth. http://www.corporationwiki.com/Texas/Fort-Worth/desert-beach-llc/38483000.aspx

Maybe he should have gotten a few lessons from CJ Wiley or Randy before his investment in 50 square feet of glass.

I think a reasonable settlement would be to replace the glass top. I wonder how many cushions you can get on that thing.
 
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On a side note, lawsuits SHOULD be filed against some of the so called "table mechanic's" who work on normal priced pool tables in this country:rolleyes: the Diamond 9ft Professional I'm working on right now is a joke, set up by a Brunswick distributorship in Hagarstown, MD:rolleyes:
 
For $73,000 didn't the table come with the proper accessories?
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Why would he have been using regular balls?
 
Isuedtoberich: I agree with your premise that the company should have fully explained to him this wasn't a normal pool table and therefore it will play differently and must be cared for differently. Unfortunately, this a just one more shining example of how nobody has common sense anymore. Nobody can be accountable for their actions anymore. Then again, if you pay $73,000 for a GLASS POOL TABLE you don't really have a firm grasp on reality. "I want a car made of cheese." "Hey, how come the mice are eating my car?"
 
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I'm a legal videographer in the Dallas area. I'll be interested to see if I film any depositions in this case.
 
BHQ said:
isnt everyone just dying to see his cues
whatta ya think? marlboro cues? :grin:
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What? You got something to say about Marlboro cues? LOL!!!:grin::grin:

I would think that if you had to use special coated pool balls then the tip you use would not be standard either. This entire endeavor was a recipe for disaster.
 
beaten to the punch

I was just about to post this exact same thing, lol.

based on his actions, if you had to rank this guy what would he be. I'm thinking just below "first time ever seeing a pool game"

or maybe he testing the true effect of squirt and skid and that stuff, let's not judge the guy
 
realkingcobra said:
On a side note, lawsuits SHOULD be filed against some of the so called "table mechanic's" who work on normal priced pool tables in this country:rolleyes: the Diamond 9ft Professional I'm working on right now is a joke, set up by a Brunswick distributorship in Hagarstown, MD:rolleyes:
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I'm just curious Glen, what would be your reaction if you showed up to work on a table and saw this waiting for you?

Sorry to hear of your troubles with the table your working on, but I guess you're used to that sort of thing by now.
And you're right about how some mechanics should get sued for their shoddy work. Just looking at some of the pics you have show here of other peoples work has left me scratching my head.
 
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