Re: Suing WorkBench Furniture store while the store filed for Bankruptcy

Movers carry insurance (hopefully)
File a report with the moving company, then if they don't pay sue them.
"Arthur L. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> BretMe wrote:
>
> > Please respond to how to go about suing WorkBench Furniture store
> > (October 2003) while the store had filed for Bankruptcy in June 2003.
> > We brought a big wall-unit from Workbench and the movers dragged the
> > wall-unit across the floor and scratched our NEW maple hard wood
> > floor.  It will cost ~$1000 to get it fix.
>
> Question:  Did you buy the unit after they filed for bankruptcy?
> Was it installed after they filed for bankruptcy?  It appears
> the answer is "yes", but a second question then comes up:
> Were you INFORMED they were in bankruptcy.
>
> >
> >
> > Please advise should we sue. Who should we sue (CEO, store manager,
> > movers (we don't have their full names),....)  How do we collect?
> > What to expect? Is the store protected since it filed for bankruptcy?
>
> Who?
> 1.  The company (if a corporation) -- but you can't do that if you
> purchased the unit before they filed for bankruptcy.  In any case,
> you can't sue them WHILE they are in bankruptcy, but your
> might be able to sue them after the bankruptcy is closed
> if it's a "continuing operation" bankruptcy.
> 2.  The movers (you could collect from them directly if they
> were negligent).
>
> I think you need a lawyer (and not one of those PPL lawyers --
> ALL of the work required is "pretrial").
>