Posted on 05/23/2006 10:07:49 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
OLDSMAR, Fla. -- A Tampa lawyer is suing a sandwich shop for sending daily specials by fax.
Attorney William Ebsary said he just got tired of unsolicited faxes of the eatery's menu and decided to do something about it.
Ebsary has squared off in small claims court against Twins Luncheon restaurant in Oldsmar, about 20 miles northwest of Tampa.
He said the restaurant sent faxes to his office even after a certified letter asked that they stop.
Ebsary sued the restaurant in February using a law designed to punish those who engage in "fax blasting."
He is seeking between $5,000 and $15,000 in damages.
Managers at the restaurant said Ebsary's office number was randomly and accidentally entered into the fax machine speed dial.
Restaurant owner Ronald Palazzolo said his settlement offers were rejected.
Or is it? Are junk faxes a problem for you?
Well, he's got a point. Its not like he didn't ask them to stop. I might have paid the owner a personal visit myself, however, given that I don't view the law as an avenue for extortion.
Ooh, I like your approach even better. Wouldn't work for me as most of mine are for some form of health insurance and don't list a physical address (and would probably be hundreds of miles away if they did).
Wow, junk fax senders, a group more hated than even lawyers!
We simply ask our ISP/Voice provider to block the offending fax number, an option we have included with our service, no problem.
I'd like to sue the "company" that inserted a pop-up ad into my registry files and comes up with every time I go online and I can't get rid of it without getting a whole new operating system! (according to my geeks)
I only wish it was a simple as that to block junk e-mails.
Hard to bash the lawyer for this suit...after all, he is using a law passed by the legislature for this very purpose.
It's worse than spam. But instead of damages, the owner ought to be banned from sending any faxes. And if he keeps it up, they should take away his right to use a phone as well.
What damage? A ream of copy paper is only $5.00. That's a penny a sheet.
If he received a fax every day for a year that's only $3.65 (plus ink costs).
I hate lawyers and frivilous lawsuits.
your geeks are wrong- they just don't know how to do it and won't admit it
find someone competant
Give the lawyer his "just desserts"..a bologna sandwich on rye w/cheese, mustard, mayo & a dill pickle to match his disposition...what a sour puss!
That is a good plan, which we also have. Unfortunately, the fax that calls us calls a voice only number that rings at home, usually at 3 in the morning. Since we have an aged parent we can't turn off the phone, and the number is a "private number" which can't be blocked without losing calls from others who we want.
A few years back we kept getting adult rated faxes (yes xxx crap) on our business fax machine. Well called and faxed them repeatedly to tell them to stop. Now remember this is back in the days when the fax machines still had the phones built into them. We are talking old school. equipment.
These jerks sent us back a fax laughing at us and it said that they could fax anyone anything they wanted. So I found out their 800 fax number for orders and I got me some black construction paper and run about three sheets in a circle taped together and just let the damn thing run all friggin weekend. (imagine an endless loop of black paper running over an over.)
Monday morning we got a call asking us very kindly not to do that again. heheh. I ruined my fax machine but damn it was worth it!
I hate spam faxes. Hate them! We get them all the time at work and I dutifully call the 800 number to have our number removed from their list. What a PIA.
You need better geeks. Yours don't know what they're doing.
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