What to do if the moving company that we hired broke our binding quote and sold our contract to another company that charged us double the original quote?
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What to do if the moving company that we hired broke our binding quote and sold our contract to another company that charged us double the original quote?
The movers then held our household goods until we paid them another $2100. When they finally got here over half our stuff was broken includingour 47 inch TV, entertainment center, family heirlooms and book shelves. Many items were missing as well. Their insurance is a bogus firm that never pays out and if they do it is only .60 cents a pound. What legal action can I talk to recover my list goods and extra money that was added in the end from holding my stuff hostage?
Asked on October 6, 2014 under Business Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
You can sue both companies, for breach of contract, for professional negligence, or the tort of damaging and destroying your goods, and for fraud (for intentionally making material, or important, misrepresentations, or lies about what they could or would do). You can potentially look to recover everything over the orginal quolte and for the value of anything broken or missing. From what you write, it would be worth hiring an attorney to help you.
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