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Yippee!! I'm a Thompson Comsumer Electronics Class Action Lawsuit Member!!
Well, well, well. My ship has finally come in!! I arrived home last night
to find a blue envelope from the TAL CLAIMS CENTER, P.O. BOX 1196, Minneapolis, MN 55440 informing me that I was a member of a group of (all caps is how it's written) ALL UNITED STATES RESIDENTS WHO OWN AN RCA, GE, OR PROSCAN BRANDED TELEVISION MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1, 1996 AND MARCH 31, 2001 WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CHASSIS: CTC 195, 197, AND 203 ("THOMPSON TELEVISIONS") THAT MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY AUDIO LOSS. According to the documentation, I just have to fill out a little, bitty form, send it in to TAL CLAIMS CENTER, and I'll receive $130!! This is great news!! That $130 will go a long way to paying for a new main video board that is no longer working either!! For any of you other poor saps out there who want to get in on the gravy train, you can request additional Claim Forms by calling the Claims administrator at 1-800-876-2934. On page 5 of the claims form, it instructs me that "Thompson has agreed, subject to Court approval, to pay a separate sum of $6,900,000 in full" to "Class Counsel". Just to sum things up: Price I Paid for TV (in 1998): $1600 Total Amount Thompson is making available for Class Actions Claiments: $27,000,000 Total to be Received by the Law Firm that Brought the Lawsuit: $6,900,000 My Final Payout: $130 If somone gave you the TV as a gift then you're inline for a $25 rebate on your next RCA TV purchase!!! Everyone's a WINNER at Thompson Consumer Electronics!! |
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Yippee!! I'm a Thompson Comsumer Electronics Class Action Lawsuit Member!!
Total to be Received by the Law Firm that Brought the Lawsuit: $6,900,000
My Final Payout: $130 Not worth your trouble to get lawyers extract blood from makers like this frivolus thing and still ruin the sets bec that money isn't spent to design future decent stuff. At least tell them what you want: good design, features etc and willing to pay for that ever it comes out. The shop should do the repair properly and not shotgun expensive chips, most of time a component is the problem also there is several bulletins for 195/197 on tuner alone, one or two for 203. I have not seen a major failures on these 195/197 chassis yet. On 203 chassis the secondary effect especially if customer didn't bring it in right away at first hint of problem (no picture with working audio or squealling tv.). Everyone's a WINNER at Thompson Consumer Electronics!! Everybody is winner if there's goodwill warrenty if you talk to thomson's nicely or simply pay to repair and be done with it. Those lawyers is ones you don't want to get involved especially if there is safety or criminal issues. Btw, we're still resoldering CTC17x/CTC187 tuners even it was original and way out of warrenty and we get happy customers and we earn our living in the end. Cheers, Wizard |
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Yippee!! I'm a Thompson Comsumer Electronics Class Action Lawsuit Member!!
"Bob F." wrote in message ...
Well, well, well. My ship has finally come in!! I arrived home last night to find a blue envelope from the TAL CLAIMS CENTER, P.O. BOX 1196, Minneapolis, MN 55440 informing me that I was a member of a group of (all caps is how it's written) ALL UNITED STATES RESIDENTS WHO OWN AN RCA, GE, OR PROSCAN BRANDED TELEVISION MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1, 1996 AND MARCH 31, 2001 WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CHASSIS: CTC 195, 197, AND 203 ("THOMPSON TELEVISIONS") THAT MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY AUDIO LOSS. According to the documentation, I just have to fill out a little, bitty form, send it in to TAL CLAIMS CENTER, and I'll receive $130!! This is great news!! That $130 will go a long way to paying for a new main video board that is no longer working either!! For any of you other poor saps out there who want to get in on the gravy train, you can request additional Claim Forms by calling the Claims administrator at 1-800-876-2934. On page 5 of the claims form, it instructs me that "Thompson has agreed, subject to Court approval, to pay a separate sum of $6,900,000 in full" to "Class Counsel". Just to sum things up: Price I Paid for TV (in 1998): $1600 Total Amount Thompson is making available for Class Actions Claiments: $27,000,000 Total to be Received by the Law Firm that Brought the Lawsuit: $6,900,000 My Final Payout: $130 If somone gave you the TV as a gift then you're inline for a $25 rebate on your next RCA TV purchase!!! Everyone's a WINNER at Thompson Consumer Electronics!! Are residents of Canada eligible to win as well? -k |
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Yippee!! I'm a Thompson Comsumer Electronics Class Action Lawsuit Member!!
" $27,000,000 Total to be Received by the Law Firm that Brought the Lawsuit: $6,900,000 My Final Payout: $130 If somone gave you the TV as a gift then you're inline for a $25 rebate on your next RCA TV purchase!!! Everyone's a WINNER at Thompson Consumer Electronics!! Are residents of Canada eligible to win as well? Sorry, this NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS SETTLEMENT applies only for residents of the good, ole' USA. Or at least that's what it says in the document that I received. Bob F. |
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