14 Jun
2004
14 Jun
'04
3:29 a.m.
FYI GM is headquartered in the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit (The
big 7-tower skyscraper you see in almost all Detroit promotional material)
It used to be in the New Center area just outside of downtown, in a *really*
cool Albert Kahn designed building, which is now state of Michigan offices
(A Kahn and Van Der Rohe deciple, Saarinen, designed the GM Technical Center
in Warren, MI). Ford headquarters is a big campus in Dearborn, just west of
Detroit, on M-10, the Southfield freeway, and Michigan Ave. Daimler-Chrysler
North America (Formerly Chrysler) is in Auburn Hills on I-75, about half an
hour north of Detroit. And no, there isn't a good way of getting old I.T.
out of any of them, they lease everything, and have been for many years. The
old stuff gets pushed onto off-lease buyers, or the dump. My friend, who's
dad is an IT guy at DCX, did manage to snag an IBM RS/6000 notebook, though
:)
----- Original Message -----
From: "David V. Corbin" <dvcorbin(a)optonline.net>
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 7:32 AM
Subject: Legalities..
>>> So if I buy a GM car and GM has cause to sue me over it, they'll file
in
Michigan rather than Quebec? (Or wherever their head
office is - I'm
assuming Detroit.)
First, I am NOT a lawyer, my brother-in-law IS, and specializes in
corporate
litigation.
There are circumstances where GM (or any other company) would file suit
locally, and compel you to appear (or declare you in default of the case).
As a non-US citizen, they can not do this [except for some VERY rare
circumstances], but thay can (and likely would) petition you local court
to
hear the case, UNDER THE LEGAL STATUTES OF WHERE THE
SUIT ORIGINATED!
Canada
and most of the EU countries follow this policy (with
reciprocity).
A case the might trigger this type of action, would be if you purchased a
car, to a patented component, and began to manufacturer (and sell) a
replacement THAT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE PATENT.
So be careful over generalizations.......
David.