Toshiba being investigated about HD DVD

[radagast]

"Girard Gibbs is currently conducting an investigation on behalf of consumers who purchased Toshiba HD DVD players.

On February 19, 2008 Toshiba announced that it would no longer support the HD DVD format. Up to the announcement, Toshiba continued to market HD DVD players to potential customers. Consumers complain that they have invested hundreds of dollars in a technology that has become obsolete in less than two years. If you purchased an HD DVD player and would like to learn more about our investigation, please fill out the form below.

Girard Gibbs, a national litigation firm specializing in consumer class actions, securities and complex business litigation, has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of its clients. Girard Gibbs’s managing partner Daniel Girard was recently voted one of Northern California’s Super Lawyers by Law & Politics Magazine, recognizing him as one of the top 5-percent of attorneys practicing in Northern California."

http://www.girardgibbs.com/toshiba_h...FQPslgodNhBP9w

[Blu-Raider]

This is the problem with our society.

[xtop]

why would the consumer be able to complain about it?

[radagast]

Originally Posted by Blu-Raider

This is the problem with our society.

I don't agree with this either, but I also don't feel sorry for Toshiba.

[I DO BLU]

They should look at Drunk Tivo dealer for his part in it. He shilled for hd dvd

more then any dealer or store.

[Mr. Cinema]

Originally Posted by I DO BLU

They should look at Drunk Tivo dealer for his part in it. He shilled for hd dvd

more then any dealer or store.

and AVS gave him free reign to do so.

[Rob71]

His firm will gladly go after Toshiba for screwing the "little guy". And when the multi-million $ suit is settled, everyone will make $20 or $30fter his cut.

[sj001]

People are so ridiculous these days, I certainly don't feel bad for Toshiba, but this type of crap is ridiculous.

[Dragonraine]

People will sue over anything. This is why people suck.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by sj001

People are so ridiculous these days, I certainly don't feel bad for Toshiba, but this type of crap is ridiculous.

Think of all the poor lawyers trying to struggle to put fuel in their Hummers at $3.25 a gallon. Have you NO compassion sir?

[TheRealBob]

Originally Posted by Rob71

His firm will gladly go after Toshiba for screwing the "little guy". And when the multi-million $ suit is settled, everyone will make $20 or $30fter his cut.

Except the lawyers.

That's how these class-action-lawsuit scams work. They round up a ton of people, get a bunch of them to testify they were harmed, get the company to fork over $50 million or whatever, the lawyers take their third and get even richer, and the alleged victims each get checks for $20.

Or less. I got a check for like $1.37 a few years ago as part of my settlement in a class action lawsuit that I didn't even know I was part of. The only thing I can think of is I had ordered a computer from Dell and perhaps they had gotten a list of all customers from them. This was the lawsuit over selling monitors labeled by the CRT size, not the amount that was actually visible.

I hadn't felt victimized to start with, and the money was chump change, but you can bet some lawyers made out big time.

[STI Jaguar]

Once again HD-DVD owners suck.

First they buy this tech and then laugh at BD users saying how we were going to lose. Laugh at us when paramount switched. Went cocky into CES.

Then blamed Toshiba/society when their format went kaputz. And now suing.

It is like suing the losing politcian whom they have voted for.

These people have problems.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by radagast

http://www.girardgibbs.com/toshiba_h...FQPslgodNhBP9w

Punchline: A good start.

Gary

[radagast]

"Firms like this look for any opportunity to sue anyone.

Any court will find the plaintiffs, had they done any basic research would know the risk they were taking, and tell them to go suck a lemon, especially since the decks still work as advertised."

The whole point is that they are counting on Toshiba settling out of court.

I'm not a lawyer, but I can't possibly see what grounds anyone would have to win. Toshiba isn't obligated to continue losing money. If anyone should sue Toshiba, it would be the stockholders, because Toshiba didn't get out sooner.

[mikey p]

Originally Posted by radagast

The whole point is that they are counting on Toshiba settling out of court.

Wonder why they did not go after the a man, toejam and the like????

[Marquoz]

They would have to go after the studios and not Toshiba. Toshiba marketed a player, which would play the movies, not the actual movies themselves or any warranty as to the availability of the movies. As long as it can play movies that are/are not being made, they are free from liability.

[Paden]

I don't remember who it was who told me I was crazy and that there wouldn't be a lawsuit over this. But, I do have to say...

YOU WERE WRONG!

And and little "I told you so!" is deserved as well.

I also predicted that this will be settled very quickly as Toshiba won't want this to drag out for years. They've already had it with HD-DVD and won't want to play games. They'll wait for the various claims to be filed, move that they be joined and then settle everything for a $25 coupon or something silly like that.

As noted by several here, the lawyers will make their money and the consumer won't really get much, if anything.

UPDATE: It was IZZY in this thread. I guess you just lost whatever IQ you had left, Izzy. LOL!

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Paden

I don't remember who it was who told me I was crazy and that there wouldn't be a lawsuit over this. But, I do have to say...

YOU WERE WRONG!

And and little "I told you so!" is deserved as well.

I also predicted that this will be settled very quickly as Toshiba won't want this to drag out for years. They've already had it with HD-DVD and won't want to play games. They'll wait for the various claims to be filed, move that they be joined and then settle everything for a $25 coupon or something silly like that.

As noted by several here, the lawyers will make their money and the consumer won't really get much, if anything.

UPDATE: It was IZZY in this thread. I guess you just lost whatever IQ you had left, Izzy. LOL!

Izzy wasn't wrong. There isn't a lawsuit. This firm is TRYING to start one. It won't go anywhere. Toshiba will motion to remove the case to federal court, where they'll justifiably argue that their products still work as intended, and the courts will deny the class action lawsuit application. (You cannot just arbitrarily start a CAL... you have to apply for one to state or federal court, after meeting the burden of proof, which there is none here.)

In the US, you can only bring a class action lawsuit against a manufacturer if the product is deemed defective or harmful. A bunch of disgruntled early adopters do not qualify. HD DVD's still play, Toshiba still provides warranty service on their players, and the players can play regular DVD's, as advertised.

There's no case here. Just a bunch of blood-sucking lawyers.