OMG 1Ds MK3 hit the concrete

randy.wick wrote in post #7382865
That's a very good point. Still, a Best Buy employee should be aware of the potential value of a relatively small electronic device.

I'd sue the hell out of her, and attach best buy under a respondeat superior theory. Failure to properly prepare employees to understand the dangers of carelessly swinging hand bags around expensive camera equipment. Twenty page complaint. Maybe you're a resident of another state and you can even bring it action in federal court...

Or maybe I'm just a law student and like trying to think of things from this point of view

In any case, so sorry to hear it. Hopefully you find resolution!

Shakespeare had the right idea...

Soda Ant wrote in post #7397424
Shakespeare had the right idea...

Ummm, "Kill 'em all"?

AzzKicker wrote in post #7397311
Dude get over it.

DUDE if you don't like it you don't have to read it!

tonylong wrote in post #7397452
Ummm, "Kill 'em all"?

Yep. "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" - Henry VI.

accidents happen. sounds like he didn't take extra care of his equipment when he was doing something else. he SHOULD have anticipated what COULD happen, and corrected it.

chalk it up to experience and foolishness.

This thread is really horrible, thinking about those "unexpected" accidents to happen to our so bloody money spend gear making me to feel worry and heart breaking always when i am using my gear. I think we don't spend on gear only, but also for insurance to be sure we are covered, to be honest, i feel sometimes i should go out and shoot landscapes with my 350D and sports with my 30D, any damages to those bodies fine, i have better pro bodies there protected, lol.

In fact we should know for now that there are accidents will happen here or there sooner or later, so " BE CAREFUL"!

Good Grief, can SOMEONE please close this thread before any more lawyer-wannabes put their two cents in?

DennisW1 wrote in post #7397635
Good Grief, can SOMEONE please close this thread before any more lawyer-wannabes put their two cents in?

So, I did some research, and apparently this situation is covered by a legal ruling that dates back to Rome and is known as stercus accidit.

xarqi wrote in post #7397677
So, I did some research, and apparently this situation is covered by a legal ruling that dates back to Rome and is known as stercus accidit.

Heh! I dutifully looked it up -- true that!

Just learn to say " oh well".
Sh*t happens.

xarqi wrote in post #7397677
So, I did some research, and apparently this situation is covered by a legal ruling that dates back to Rome and is known as stercus accidit.

It's actually covered by something much older than that called common sense

When using your gear in public, never assume that anyone else

a) Knows what it's worth

b)cares what it's worth

c)is even expecting a very expensive camera to be sitting on a restaurant table.


No doubt someone will now try to sue me for posting this, such is the world in which we live

ben805 wrote in post #7397545
DUDE if you don't like it you don't have to read it!

I can't stop, I like reading about other peoples STUPIDITY

AdamLewis wrote in post #7397371
I cant believe this thread has gotten this far.

Er wait...Actually, I can...

Please... you've been on POTN long enough. This thread is going at least another 4 pages.

ben805 wrote in post #7397167
Ok, here's another scenerio, you're taking picture of your nephew at a park, you're busy taking picture of him having fun with the swing from a distance, while you have your eye glue to the viewfinder sitting on the ground, a few 10yr old kids were running and chasing each other around you, and they accidently side swiped you and ran right into your camera, and broke your camera or lens as a result of the impact. Now...what can you do about it? can you demand the kid's parents to pay for the damage? or are you going to file the claim with your insurance and risk the insurance rate being jacked up eventually? Or are you going to jammed the broken lens straight up the kid's parents ass? LOL

In that case, you could take it to small claims court and sue the parents for not supervising their kids. Again, depends if you want to bother doing so.

Remember one important point out of all of this discussion... even if you could sue the Best Buy employee, the court would probably only award you for the cost of repairs... not cost for replacement.