Ask HN: Suing Facebook in small claims?
Hey I built getdispute.com to do literally exactly this: sue big companies in small claims court easily.<p>First, I strongly recommend sending them a demand letter. You can generate one for free on getdispute.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;demand-letter and&#x2F;or pay us a few bucks to mail it.<p>Second, <i>physically mail the letter</i> to their legal address. The mail goes to someone in legal tasked with reading the mail.<p>90% of our cases end here. A correctly written demand letter, sent by physical mail usually gets noticed and resolved very quickly.<p>If nothing happens after a few weeks (give it 3-4 wks) then you could file a case in court. This will require you to file the case, pay the filing fee, and then serve the defendant via a 3rd party process server. Could all be done in 1 day if you know what you&#x27;re doing. If you serve the defendant (FB) correctly, they are now obligated to show up to court or otherwise risk a default judgement against them that cannot be reversed later.<p>Another 50-75% of cases end here as most defendants prefer to settle out of court.<p>If they don&#x27;t respond, you will need to go to your court date and explain the case to the judge. Usually, without a defendant appearing, the court will grant a default judgement in your favor, assuming the judge decides they do in fact have jurisdiction. To be safe on jurisdiction, file in the county FB does business, or otherwise has a legal entity registered.<p>All of this said... it&#x27;s probably not worth the time&#x2F;money to do more than send a demand letter. It is probably worth your time to send a physical demand letter.<p>Good luck. 2.7m small claims court cases are filed each year in the US, approx 50% by individuals. So you&#x27;re in good company.