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How To Take a Big Vendor To Small Claims and Win 171  snydeq
writes "Gripe Line's Christina Tynan-Wood offers good news for
those harboring grievances about faulty software or unfair
licensing practices: it is in fact possible to take a big vendor
to small claims court and win. But, as one woman's fight against
Adobe demonstrates, detailed evidence and a deep understanding
of the laws in question are essential to obtaining justice
against big vendor lawyers. 'Evidence is the key factor,'
explains one legal expert. 'Often the evidence people present
does not show what they think it does. And they fail to make
themselves aware of the rules of evidence so they can introduce
any evidence they do have in court. These companies will have
attorneys and those attorneys will use the rules of civil
procedure to take advantage of your lack of knowledge.'
Moreover, they will spare little expense