suing a movie theater

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? pennsylvania

hello i am suing a movie theater in small claims court. who gets served ? the insurance company? the theater? or the corporate office? the theater is locally operated but is a big chain like regal. the insurnace company says that they dont have laibility, but i have 2 witnessess who will testify that they were. please advise. thanx in advance

dookydaddy said:

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? pennsylvania

hello i am suing a movie theater in small claims court. who gets served ? the insurance company? the theater? or the corporate office? the theater is locally operated but is a big chain like regal. the insurnace company says that they dont have laibility, but i have 2 witnessess who will testify that they were. please advise. thanx in advance

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The insurance company didn't harm you, so you have no cause of action against them.

I suspect you want to sue the local theater.

Stevef said:

The insurance company didn't harm you, so you have no cause of action against them.

I suspect you want to sue the local theater.

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okay thanx. but do i just have the movie theater served ?

You need to determine the business relationship between the local theater and the chain brand name. In many situations, the local entity is something such as a franchise or other type of relationship where the parent company would have no liability. If so, you sue the local business and serve the owners/principals of the local company. Generally those people are also named in the suit.

In a situation where the parent company actually operates the local theater, you sue that corporation and serve the principals of that corporation; preferably the CEO. Same thing goes for naming the principals with this situation as well.

thank you

thank you so much for your help i get right on finding out what is what... a lawyer told me that if he took the case it would be %40 of whatever i got and this case at most is worth round $6500.. your advice is much appreciated