Legal Opinion
Chochorowski v. Home Depot U.S.A.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 30, 2013No. SC 92594PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.
Janet Chochorowski filed a class-action lawsuit against Home Depot, claiming that Home Depot violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA), section 407.010 et seq.,1 by automatically including a damage waiver fee in its tool rental agreement that Ms. Chochorowski signed when she rented a garden tiller. She also claimed the tool rental contract did not make clear that the damage waiver fee was optional and the damage waiver was of no value, allegedly unfair practices in violation of the MMPA. Home Depot filed a motion for summary judgment, which the…
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