The following story, found on Digg and published by arstechnica is a prime example of one of the many things that can go wrong for a company in a litigious society. The Kansas man filing the lawsuit wished to pay upfront to buy his own cable box so he could save money in the long run. If you are self employed, you should go register yourself as a Limited Liability Company to protect yourself and save money in the long run. The small initial fee is worth it.
People will sue over anything these days. A strong focus on CSR will go a long way towards preventing lawsuits and you should refrain from screwing over your customers, but it is important to remember that it only takes one bad apple. Anyway, here is the story.
A Kansas man has filed what he hopes will become a class action lawsuit against Time Warner Cable. The company requires subscribers of premium channels to rent a cable box from the company instead of allowing them to use their own, which he considers to be an illegal tying arrangement that is barred by the FCC.
