TV-OUT on laptop causes major damage, fire / shock

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Tom,

Any new news on this? What did the lawyer say?

Thanks,

JO


On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:30:40 -0600, Brian Densmore
<DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com> wrote:
> Don't know if this will help, but my brother
> (a retired EE with AT&T) thinks it's the adaptor.
> Probably a failed capacitor. So make sure they replace the
> darn adaptor.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Bruno
> >
> > My girlfriend today pointed out a time like 5-6 weeks ago
> > during a bible
> > study i was using my laptop with it on my lap, and i was
> > getting shocked
> > through my blue jeans.  I had forgotten about this until now.  That
> > seems a little wierd to me aswell.   We are pretty certian it's the
> > laptop.
> >
> > On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 13:43 -0600, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> > > I hate to say it, given that we all love to express our
> > opinions on these
> > > matters, but you're talking to the wrong people.
> > >
> > > You REALLY, REALLY need to at least talk with a real,
> > honest-to-goodnes,
> > > listed-in-the-yellow-pages Product Liability Lawyer.
> > >
> > > At the minimum, you deserve to have a working laptop, a
> > fixed TV, and a new
> > > cable.  You've been injured, and you can probably argue
> > quite successfully
> > > for compensation for that.  Shock and trauma are a little
> > bit more difficult
> > > to prove, but getting knocked unconcious is pretty clearly
> > not something you
> > > should expect from a consumer product that's being used correctly.
> > >
> > > If you don't talk to a lawyer, what's the worst that could
> > happen?  Well, I
> > > suppose Dell could say "it was the TV, not the laptop", and
> > you'd be out a
> > > computer and a TV.  Maybe you're cool with that.  I don't
> > think I would be.
> > >
> > > If you do work with a lawyer, he should be willing to do
> > this on a contingency
> > > basis - his fees come out of any potential settlement.  You
> > may still loose
> > > the laptop and the TV - they become evidence.  Your expense
> > in replacing
> > > them, though, becomes part of your claim.
> > >
> > > We are not talking about suing someone because the coffee
> > you shouldn't have
> > > poured in your lap was too hot.  We're talking about
> > serious injury and
> > > damage from normal use of ordinary consumer appliances.
> > >
> > > Think about this:  What if you'd been alone?  What if that
> > fire had caught on
> > > something else, and kept burning, while you were knocked
> > out on the floor?
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