[WSBARP] Off-topic referral - storage unit fiasco

[Roger Hawkes]

Tom: I successfully sued a storage company for similar misbehavior; we got cpa damages and attorney fees.  I believe there are specific statutes regarding liability of these storage companies; take a look.  My case was years ago, maybe ten??  So things may have changed.

Sounds like  your case has lots of damages.

My case had some reasonable evidence that the negligence of the storage employees was the fault; if employees contributed to the loss they may be rewarded by the burglars or the fence.  Also look at nearby pawn shops; electronics are frequently pawned and pawn shops have special legal requirements. Have your client run around to pawn shops and see if he can identify any of his/her stuff😊

I graduated Mark Morris in ’64, but attended Monticello so had lots of good friends at RA Long, when you were not even a  zygote😊

Good Luck😊

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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Tom Lee
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 12:47 PM
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Subject: [WSBARP] Off-topic referral - storage unit fiasco

All,

PC rented a storage unit for many years to store approximately 100k-140k worth of equipment for his small business. He closed his business for several years, and was restarting it when the storage unit was repeatedly burglarized in a very short period of time. These burglaries would not have happened but-for the negligence of the storage unit business. (Pretty striking facts supporting negligence COAs).

The PC let insurance lapse, so for our purposes that is not a remedy. PC wants an attorney to sue the storage unit business. This is out of my wheelhouse. Referrals?

-Tom
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