I had left my purse accidentally in the store and a customer found it and turned it in to the ladies at the register. Those ladies in turn gave it to some woman claiming the purse was hers and never checked any ID to verify proof of ownership. That thief has ended up charging over $550 on my cards of which luckily I've been able to prove was not me. But I had everything in there, all my cards checkbooks, IDs and a $250 watch. There's an investigation to ID the thief. The detective I was assigned altready has her on tape at TjMaxx and at other stores purchasing with my cards. TjMaxx hasn't offered any apologies at the very least for what happened nor did they care when I spoke to them about the situation.
2007-02-13 07:08:20 · 10 answers · asked by Lenumi 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Can you file a lawsuit? Sure, anyone can file a lawsuit against anyone for any reason. The real question is, will you win? The short answer is probably no. What law do you think they broke? The certainly owe you an apology and you should complain to their headquarters, but in court you really don't have much of a case.
2007-02-13 07:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by jonmm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Escalate your issue to the Director of Security at TJ Maxx headquarters.
The TJX Companies, Inc.
770 Cochituate Road
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
Main Number:
(508) 390-1000
The only party that gets any satisfaction out of a lawsuit is the attorneys that get 40% of the settlement plus expenses.
2007-02-13 07:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by Julie T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its possible. Go talk to the manager and see if they offer something. If they don't, talk to a lawyer -but ONLY hire a lawyer if they will only charge you if you get something out of it.
You may have trouble finding a lawyer though for such a small amount. Try the small claims court, where you can file for yourself without a lawyer. Be 100% honest about what was in the purse, or it can blow up in numerous ways (including losing the case and criminal charges).
2007-02-13 07:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A claim of negligence (which is probably the tort you're considering) requires 4 elements to be satisfied before you, as a plaintiff, can recover. 1) duty (on the part of tjmaxx); 2) breach; 3) causation; and 4) damages. Although you do have quantifiable damages, it would be hard to show that tjmaxx owed each customer a duty to safeguard their belongings. Thus, you probably can't sue.
2007-02-13 07:21:46 · answer #4 · answered by obamaforprez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's unfortunate, but you've only lost your $250 watch and some time to replace the cards. Ultimately if you hadn't left your purse in the store you wouldn't have this problem, would you?
There's always Judge Judy.
2007-02-13 07:13:28 · answer #5 · answered by Yarb 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-17 06:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can not sue them bc they are not responsible for the things left in the dressing rooms or the store they put the signs up there but you can sue the person you claimed it was there perse. They are not going to say they are sorry bc that would be claiming they did something wrong and they fear suite but again you can not really sue them bc of the sign im sure they have up saying they are not liable for things left in the store.
2007-02-13 07:12:30 · answer #7 · answered by knowssignlanguage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you definitely need to speak to an attorney to determine your rights in this case. The attorney can investigate it, get the police report etc and tell you how to proceed. Good luck.
2007-02-13 07:12:04 · answer #8 · answered by cinsingl83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try but I do not see it going too far.
TJ Maxx did not lose your purse. They were not responsible for it or its contents. They thought they found the owner of the purse and gave it back.
2007-02-13 07:13:41 · answer #9 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call a lawyer and give him the details and see if they think you have a justifiable case.
2007-02-13 07:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by shorty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋