Message Board Poster Asks “Can I sue 2K for false advertising?”
by Chad Lakkis on July 28, 2007 at 12:41 pm
The Losers Court is now in session, the Honorable John Elway presiding…
If you own a copy of 2K Sports All-Pro Football 2K8 then you are probably among the many who are happy with the purchase. However, one owner wants to know if he can sue the company for misleading information on the back of the box.
The poster on 2K Sports message board is upset with the game stating…
“The back of the box says game includes over 240 HALL of FAME legends.”
His post is titled “Can I sue 2K for false advertising?” … now, while the game does include over 240 former NFL players, not all of them are Hall of Fame material.
Yes, the list of “all-pros” was announced well before the game hit store shelves, however he could claim that he never saw it, but the fact that he is savvy enough to post on the companies message board wouldn’t do much to help his case, as he obviously knows how to work a computer and browse the internet.
Would our little lawsuit happy poster stand a chance in court? Well, you can sue anyone for pretty much anything these days, so if has the money and the time then he probably does. The rest of us would most likely suck it up, take some responsibility for not doing more research ahead of time, and trade the game in for something else.
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Tags: 2K-Sports, All-Pro-Football-2K8 |
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on July 28, 2007 1:33 pm
man that poster is a big freaking loser, just play the game and shut up.
on July 28, 2007 1:49 pm
What an idiot
on July 28, 2007 1:58 pm
HAHA! I love it. That is what you 2K fanboys get for buying the stupid ass game in the first place. SUCKERS!!!
on July 28, 2007 2:09 pm
@EARULES
Man you are pathetic. This story has nothing to do with EA. I think you guys are hearing footsteps and the funny thing is 2K is making you look bad WITHOUT the nfl license!
You and your fanboys days are numbered.
on July 28, 2007 2:21 pm
Any suit requires demonstrable (documented) damages. In this case, you would be hard pressed to claim damages in excess of the purchase price of the product. If you had contacted the publisher within 12 months of the purchase of the product, it is probable that the publisher would have refunded your money based on your objection.
To claim fraud, the publisher would have to have knowingly (intentionally) published false information, the purchaser would have had to act upon that false information, and finally the purcahser would have had to incur damage from that false information. At this point the publisher would probably claim the copy was merely an accident, and that you did get a football game as consideration for the purchase.
on July 28, 2007 2:35 pm
ohhhh somebody thinks they are smart…