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We’ve all been there. You purchase a product, take it home, try it out, and it doesn’t work. Fortunately, the law offers protections if you buy goods that are defective. | We’ve all been there. You purchase a product, take it home, try it out, and it doesn’t work. Fortunately, the law offers protections if you buy goods that are defective. | ||
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===When should I consider suing?=== | ===When should I consider suing?=== | ||
You can consider suing for defective goods if you can’t get a refund. If your claim is for $5,000 or less, you can go to the [https://civilresolutionbc.ca/ Civil Resolution Tribunal]. If your claim is between $5,000 and $35,000, you can sue in [http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/types-of-cases/small-claims-matters Small Claims Court]. See our information on suing in [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court ( | You can consider suing for defective goods if you can’t get a refund. If your claim is for $5,000 or less, you can go to the [https://civilresolutionbc.ca/ Civil Resolution Tribunal]. If your claim is between $5,000 and $35,000, you can sue in [http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/types-of-cases/small-claims-matters Small Claims Court]. See our information on suing in [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (No. 166)|Small Claims Court]] (no. [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (No. 166)|166]] to [[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court (No. 168)|168]]). | ||
To sue for more than $35,000, you must go to [http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/ BC Supreme Court]. There are fast track options in BC Supreme Court: a summary trial or “fast track litigation”. It’s wise to get legal advice before suing in Supreme Court, as the rules are more complex and the process is more expensive. | To sue for more than $35,000, you must go to [http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/ BC Supreme Court]. There are fast track options in BC Supreme Court: a summary trial or “fast track litigation”. It’s wise to get legal advice before suing in Supreme Court, as the rules are more complex and the process is more expensive. | ||
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