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You usually have the right to bring a lawyer with you to court.
This is HIGHLY dependent on your state's laws. Arizona, for example, does not allow lawyers in small claims. Also, the cutoff for small claims is usually far less than the $25k mentioned. Arizona's is $2500 which is nearer to other states I've seen as well.
If competitive carriers like CenturyLink...
LOL, that's funny. CenturyLink, AKA Qwest, is one of the worst companies in the US. They are also THE worst I've ever dealt with.
Seriously. I've tried to google, and the most informative things I find are other people asking the same question.
This law is more about the Mom & Pop corner stores that have always had to have a $10 minimum for credit card fees, now it might be more convenient for them to allow credit cards for a bottle of soda, provided they can up the charge and not lose money on the sale. It'll also encourage people to switch back to good old cash that way.
"That have always had"....uh, no. That has not been allowed for a long time by the merchant agreements they sign with the credit card companies. It isn't hard to set your prices so even if somebody does pay with a card you don't lose money. Also, the agreements ( as well as most state's laws) have always required them to have the higher of the two prices posted. They've always been able to offer a "cash discount" but not charge for using a card.
I don't like credit card companies but this is a bad change. And, FWIW, I am a small business owner.
If you have a device that is not being moved, run a wire. It is not hard to do
You obviously haven't been in my attic. If it was that easy I'd have my whole house wired. It isn't.
In Alaska, it opens you up to a counter claim, where you bear all the costs of filing, and they can win against you for up to the small claims maximum.
Ok, that's in Alaska. As I said, I'm in Arizona. And suing anyone anywhere, almost, opens you up to counter claims. I don't think that's anything specific to small claims.
It's for low-cost cases, and is theoretically unrelated to complexity. Some extraordinarily complex cases involving neighbor disputes end up in small claims, with neighbors looking for orders to cut down trees or orders to tear down or put up fences. But they are all under the maximum win. Small claims is called, wait for it... "Small claims" it is not called "simple claims". The fact that you can't read doesn't change what it's for.
The fact that you had to use "theoretically" in your response shows that even you recognize that at least some, if not most, small claims are simple cases. And, since attorney's usually aren't allowed in small claims cases, the courts of this country seem to agree.
And insults don't help your argument.
Beam me up, Scotty!