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Old 01-06-2006 | 12:55 PM
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Paint litigation

Does anyone remember the class action suit against Nissan for the paint on the Maxima's. They had stated in the brochure that it was Diamond tough or something to that effect, I signed up with this about two years ago and heard it was on hold. Nothing back from the firm below....
Seth Zalkin
Thanasides, Zalkin & Acero
212.633.1399 voice
212.656.1879 fax
www.tzalaw.com

If anyone heard anything I would love to know?
Old 01-06-2006 | 01:03 PM
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Same thing that happens to nearly every class action law suit; nothing.
Old 01-06-2006 | 07:11 PM
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class action suits = get lawyers alot of money, get the complaintants next to nothing. Even if I thought this suit would win (which it won't), I wouldn't join it simply out of principle. If it is that important to you, get a lawyer to sue them individually....that way at least you'll get a bigger cut of your money.

(go read grisham's "the king of torts"...though it's fiction, it is based on reality and will make you pissed off)
Old 01-06-2006 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by irish44j
class action suits = get lawyers alot of money, get the complaintants next to nothing. Even if I thought this suit would win (which it won't), I wouldn't join it simply out of principle. If it is that important to you, get a lawyer to sue them individually....that way at least you'll get a bigger cut of your money.

(go read grisham's "the king of torts"...though it's fiction, it is based on reality and will make you pissed off)
on the John Grisham book........its good, but man, really makes me want to hit every lawyer I see.........bunch of crooks.... lol
Old 01-07-2006 | 01:07 AM
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get a lawyer to sue them individually.
Good luck with that, what is it? David vs Golaith?
Old 01-07-2006 | 01:54 AM
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don't believe everything you read...not all lawyers (or future lawyers) are bad. those ambulance chasers are another story though.
Old 01-13-2006 | 01:55 PM
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Did not expect anything to happen but just curious as to if anyone else was signed up....
Old 01-13-2006 | 02:05 PM
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Did not expect anything to happen but just curious as to if anyone else was signed up....
I signed up but figured I'd have just as good of a chance winning the lotto.
Old 01-13-2006 | 02:19 PM
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I get 1 free movie a week from Netflix cause of a class action lawsuit. At least nissan could give us all Nismo oil caps

Old 01-13-2006 | 02:24 PM
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I get 1 free movie a week from Netflix cause of a class action lawsuit.
I got a $0.28 check from an American Express class action suite before Christmas. I was happy I could get my girlfriend something REALLY nice this Christmas...

Nothing will ever come about with this frivolous and pointless lawsuit.
Old 01-13-2006 | 02:27 PM
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I actually got $100 from Nextel in the form of credit or a pre-paid calling card in one of their class actions... but I forgot to claim it...
Old 01-13-2006 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by UGAd13
Nothing will ever come about with this frivolous and pointless lawsuit.

How is this lawsuite frivolous? If Nissan claims the paint is "tough" and then it chips and cracks if you fart near your car. Well that is perfectly good grounds to sue. If Nissan never claimed tough paint, this would be frivolous and pointless.

Frivolous is when Stella drops coffee in her lap and sues Mcd's, or some tard fills his tires with propane and blows half of his face off and wins $millions (thats why your tires say "only inflate with air").
Old 01-13-2006 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by boondoxmax
I get 1 free movie a week from Netflix cause of a class action lawsuit. At least nissan could give us all Nismo oil caps

here's what happens if the lawsuit wins:

Lawyers get a few million $$
Maxima owners get a bottle of touch-up paint.

enjoy!
Old 01-14-2006 | 08:48 AM
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it all depends on how you take action. i had my entire car repainted minus the ae body kit from nissan at no charge. i started my usual rounds at the local dealer whos owner at the time happened to be a family friend. they stated they could do nothing for me. i called nissan and they sent someone out. he said the white speckles underneath the clearcoat would buff out easy. i just kept being persistent with NNA and happened to have a good customer service rep there. Then about 3-4 months of that later then the car was repainted and has been great for 2.5+ years.
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