Guys, just wanted to post real quick. I'm been in a two year long "extortion" case with yellowpages.com.
This is an ongoing lawsuit where they are flat our trying to extort me for money.
I plan on creating a website once I successfully defend myself in the BS case. Long story short, they are claiming I signed an 18 month contract I never singed. Funny thing is, they can't even produce such a document that says I agree to anything. At first they said my contract ran in conjunction with my print ad......except I NEVER had a print ad. The attorney's involved have no idea what really is going on. Their complaint talks completely about my print ad.....I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE a print ad....lol
At this point, it doesn't matter. They just file the suit and harass me with phone calls trying to get me to "settle". They know they have time before a judge will review the case. They hoped I won't even file an answer (which would have given them default judgment) They want a free $2,000+. I'm not giving it to them.
They just file a suit for an amount of money that is obviously not enough for me to hire a lawyer (although I have two attorney's helping me for free), but enough to where I have to fight it. They tell me I'll get killed in court trying to represent myself, yet they can't produce anything supporting their claim.
The lawyers have flat out lied twice on the phone and I have recordings to prove it.....yet they really can't get in trouble for that. First, they said if I didn't settle this over the phone, they would schedule a "Hearing for Damages".....which can't even be done until they win the case. They flat out lied trying to scare me. Then, they conceded I didn't sign a 18 month contract, but to cancel my month to month, I had to do it in writing....lol. Since I didn't have anything in writing, I better settle or "explain it to the judge".....i.e. I have to prove why i don't owe the money vs reality which is the plantiff has to prove why i do owe the money. Again, complete lies trying to extort me.
It is really unfortunate small businesses can be attacked in this manner.
Right now, my choices are to go in front of a judge and make my argument or just cut them a check to leave me alone. Well, they ran into a guy who will go in front of a judge an argue this BS. I'm going to make several pleadings, motion, request for documents, etc. These guys are going to work their ass off, then I'm going to sue them. I won't win a damn thing because these a-holes are so protected, but I will make life miserable. Most people will just cut them a check to leave them alone. That's extortion and I won't stand for it.
They messed with the wrong MF'ing painter.
This is an ongoing lawsuit where they are flat our trying to extort me for money.
I plan on creating a website once I successfully defend myself in the BS case. Long story short, they are claiming I signed an 18 month contract I never singed. Funny thing is, they can't even produce such a document that says I agree to anything. At first they said my contract ran in conjunction with my print ad......except I NEVER had a print ad. The attorney's involved have no idea what really is going on. Their complaint talks completely about my print ad.....I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE a print ad....lol
At this point, it doesn't matter. They just file the suit and harass me with phone calls trying to get me to "settle". They know they have time before a judge will review the case. They hoped I won't even file an answer (which would have given them default judgment) They want a free $2,000+. I'm not giving it to them.
They just file a suit for an amount of money that is obviously not enough for me to hire a lawyer (although I have two attorney's helping me for free), but enough to where I have to fight it. They tell me I'll get killed in court trying to represent myself, yet they can't produce anything supporting their claim.
The lawyers have flat out lied twice on the phone and I have recordings to prove it.....yet they really can't get in trouble for that. First, they said if I didn't settle this over the phone, they would schedule a "Hearing for Damages".....which can't even be done until they win the case. They flat out lied trying to scare me. Then, they conceded I didn't sign a 18 month contract, but to cancel my month to month, I had to do it in writing....lol. Since I didn't have anything in writing, I better settle or "explain it to the judge".....i.e. I have to prove why i don't owe the money vs reality which is the plantiff has to prove why i do owe the money. Again, complete lies trying to extort me.
It is really unfortunate small businesses can be attacked in this manner.
Right now, my choices are to go in front of a judge and make my argument or just cut them a check to leave me alone. Well, they ran into a guy who will go in front of a judge an argue this BS. I'm going to make several pleadings, motion, request for documents, etc. These guys are going to work their ass off, then I'm going to sue them. I won't win a damn thing because these a-holes are so protected, but I will make life miserable. Most people will just cut them a check to leave them alone. That's extortion and I won't stand for it.
They messed with the wrong MF'ing painter.