No, I'm not an attorney, but I wouldn't consider it an
insult if I was.
Lawyer's are like shotguns. Nobody likes to have one
pointed at them but when you need one (a shotgun or an
attorney) nothing else will do.
Corporations don't always respond to common sense.
A drunk came across the center line and hit me many years ago.
I survived. Drunk's insurance company paid for my car.
Then I wanted them to pay for my glasses that broke, my
wife taking off work 2 days to help me, a couple of Xrays.
About $300 as I remember. (a few years ago!)
Insurance company said no way, you settled with us.
My reading of the car payment didn't seem that way but they
weren't giving. A friends brother in law, an attorney,
spent about 5 minutes reading what I signed and as a favor
wrote a letter to the company.
They came back in 24 hours with roughly "How about $2000?"
I would have been happy with the $300. It was fair. I have
seen this countless times since with other people, especially
with car settlements on classic cars where another driver,
many times a drunk has caused damage.
You would think the insurance company would be happy to be
dealing with someone who isn't doing the "I can't sleep" "I
now hate my dog since the accident" Pay me 200K...but they
never are, they fight over even fair settlements.
Now I tell people don't sign anything with any insurance
company without an attorney. You aren't on the same playing
level by yourself.
True there are attorneys (and tractor dealers) that seem to
delight in cheating anyone out of everything using the most
slimy of techniques. Every part of life has these people.
You can't blanket any group. I had two attorneys who weren't
worth their weight in used motor oil attempting to help with
a business situation some years ago. One was too busy to
handle it properly, the other was incompetent. The third
attorney I found by accident and I would do anything to help
him with anything anytime in addition to paying him for services.
Top notch lawyer, top notch person.
I restate my original thought, that I am amazed that JD wouldn't
jump through hoops of fire to make any of these recalled tractor
owners happy.
If someone is using their tractor for business, or even if they aren't
they could offer another used unit if AT ALL possible. It
sounds like it will be a pretty quick swapover though.
It's a huge embarrassment to them or should be, what a great
opportunity to install a true sense of security to the tractor
purchaser then treat him/her like royalty during this
transaction.
But that would make too much sense and cost 56 cents.
del
insult if I was.
Lawyer's are like shotguns. Nobody likes to have one
pointed at them but when you need one (a shotgun or an
attorney) nothing else will do.
Corporations don't always respond to common sense.
A drunk came across the center line and hit me many years ago.
I survived. Drunk's insurance company paid for my car.
Then I wanted them to pay for my glasses that broke, my
wife taking off work 2 days to help me, a couple of Xrays.
About $300 as I remember. (a few years ago!)
Insurance company said no way, you settled with us.
My reading of the car payment didn't seem that way but they
weren't giving. A friends brother in law, an attorney,
spent about 5 minutes reading what I signed and as a favor
wrote a letter to the company.
They came back in 24 hours with roughly "How about $2000?"
I would have been happy with the $300. It was fair. I have
seen this countless times since with other people, especially
with car settlements on classic cars where another driver,
many times a drunk has caused damage.
You would think the insurance company would be happy to be
dealing with someone who isn't doing the "I can't sleep" "I
now hate my dog since the accident" Pay me 200K...but they
never are, they fight over even fair settlements.
Now I tell people don't sign anything with any insurance
company without an attorney. You aren't on the same playing
level by yourself.
True there are attorneys (and tractor dealers) that seem to
delight in cheating anyone out of everything using the most
slimy of techniques. Every part of life has these people.
You can't blanket any group. I had two attorneys who weren't
worth their weight in used motor oil attempting to help with
a business situation some years ago. One was too busy to
handle it properly, the other was incompetent. The third
attorney I found by accident and I would do anything to help
him with anything anytime in addition to paying him for services.
Top notch lawyer, top notch person.
I restate my original thought, that I am amazed that JD wouldn't
jump through hoops of fire to make any of these recalled tractor
owners happy.
If someone is using their tractor for business, or even if they aren't
they could offer another used unit if AT ALL possible. It
sounds like it will be a pretty quick swapover though.
It's a huge embarrassment to them or should be, what a great
opportunity to install a true sense of security to the tractor
purchaser then treat him/her like royalty during this
transaction.
But that would make too much sense and cost 56 cents.
del
