Can i sue verizon for no service for 8 days

Question

I own a buisness in Pa. I was switching from cavalier to verizon. I signed contract on 6/23/08 with 7/08/08 as the day to switch. The day was switched to 7/31/08. On 7/31/08 no dial tone on all 3 lines.Have been getting the run around and they are telling no service until 8/6/08. They cant not forward calls or nothing. They said it is on their end. I would like to be compensated for all of this. Do i have a case.

Answer 1

No but you will get a refund for the days that you have no service.  

Answer 2

Yes ... if you lost business because of their s***w up ... you can sue ... get an attorney ... now!  

   All these companies give you the runaround .. but they can't do that to the courts.

Answer 3

Well technically if you switched over, it's not really their fault. Plus, the most you could get is probably a refund of a month's bill.

Answer 4

I would say that you can sue for anything but I really do not think that you have a case.

You should speak with a Manager and ask them to credit you for the days that you have not had service and go from there.

Answer 5

Seems to me that in this country you can sue for ANYTHING.

Answer 6

You have nothing.  You made the choice to switch. Maybe you can talk Verizon into giving you a month free or something but seriously, you don't have much more than that. What's up with people these days wanting to sue everyone for everything?

Answer 7

oh my gosh. my friend has had the same problem and she is getting very mad about it and they keep making stupid exsuses. she has a lawyer and is going to talk to them about this so maybe it could be

Answer 8

No.  the only thing you can do is get free service or credit from 7/31 until they get it working again...

Answer 9

Yep, you got a case.  They should at least compensate for money you paid for services not rendered.  Since you have a business you may be able to throw in lost revenue due to the hindered communications abilities.