Barrett-Jackson Says “”Enough”
Faced with a spreading controversy that won’t go away, Barrett-Jackson on March 15 brought suit in U.S. District Court against the complaining seller of the ’70 Hemi ‘Cuda Ramchargers drag car at Scottsdale alleging breach of contract, interference with business expectancy and various other things.
Barrett-Jackson (which the filing discloses operates as limited liability companies (LLCs) organized in both Arizona and Delaware) claims the seller, David L. Clabuesch and something called “Thumbco, a Michigan Nominee Partnership”, has continued to spread scurrilous statements about B-J which has affected B-J’s Went Palm Beach consignments.
It isn’t clear from the suit’s documents or claims if Clabuesch et al have actually continued to make statements or if the whole problem is due to the persistence of the Sam Barer blog posting, although the filing’s inference is that most of the trouble is being caused by proliferation of the now-pulled Barer blog.
The lesson is: be really careful what you post on the internet.
It might get of control.
The lawsuit documents are available online and there is a statement on the B-J website.
1 Comments:
What's even sadder is that one sues, the other sues. No one actually takes the time to mediate.
I think the fact that B-J sued a client will tarnish their reputation. The better move would have been to mediate outside court and show that B-J can work with clients. Do I feel comfortable bringing my car to BJ? Not really after seeing this.
Then again, we might not know the full story.
As far as posting on the Internet, as long as it is true or reporting from another site, you should be covered under the free speech act and the fair use act.
My, what a litigious society we live in unfortunately.
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