CarKitInc Sued By Lamborghini

[Fatboyslim]

ok thats it...i gotta have that car  . Is it just me or does that car look a little like a gallardo? can you modify a gallardo to look like that?

[BigPines]

Thanks. Cool video. Yeah, I knew of the Sesto Elemento but that didn't look like it to me. I think it being all gray like that threw me off.

[No Bull]

What is that first one? Is it a Huracan concept car? I don't quite recognize it.

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRT1hw_-0a8

Chris

[notnilc20]

I feel bad for Jackie. 10 mil?He always was quick to answer questions and at least he was an honest guy that delivered product for the price agreed upon. Why couldn't lambo go after the real bad guys?

How does a guy like Jackie recover from that? Go bankrupt? I seriously doubt he's got that kind of money laying around.

[BigPines]

Hypothetically, what if a company sold replacement parts? Never a whole car, just replacement panels? I assume it would still be an issue.

What if the L word was never used in advertisement and no trademarks were ever used? I assume that would limit the liability but there may still be a problem.

[lp670mike]

How is it that extreme in the uk is able to still operate?

[BigPines]

Interesting idea. Where would the liability rest?

What is that first one? Is it a Huracan concept car? I don't quite recognize it.

[INSPIREcomposite (BANNED)]

anyone wanna do a group contract? 5-10 people contract a fabricator to produce a body. that way liability isnt on the producer.

maybe this one,


or this one

[BigPines]

Interesting. Of particular interest:

"It seems unlikely that plaintiff has suffered an actual loss of income due to the infringement.
A person in the market to buy a fiberglass auto body does not seem to be the type of person who
might have bought a real Lamborghini but did not due to the availability of counterfeit auto bodies."

Despite this, Lamborghini asked for $10M in statutory damages. Ridiculous!

[william]

It's true "no car should cost a million dollars" unless the thing Flys and don't use gasoline lol. Hopefully we can have good business through this website and we all can find a mold using our connections through each other and keep our hobby alive. Than again it seems most people didn't perches from carkitinc anyway I guess.

[lp670mike]

Amazing that a company can be so greedy.

[cmarens]

It looks like they are done for good. The site below outlines the court ruling. $175,000 plus court cost and attorney fees. 

IMO Jackie did right by everyone by not complying with the discovery process. Had he done what the court asked every kit that is out there would have been seized and destroyed, also leading to potential suits aimed at the owners of the kits. Also, in the report it indicates that due to failure to comply they have waived their right to appeal, so it would appear the case is closed as well.

http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/alabama/alndce/5:2013cv01136/148250/64/0.pdf

[76mx]

It has been some weeks since I have talked to Jackie, but they were just now going to the first hearing, something that there will typically be many more of before anything is resolved. Lamborghini has won already?

[BigPines]

Well, that is too bad. One less source for Murcielago bodies. This is getting pretty sad.

Hopefully this will at least help Chris sell his car.

[italianknightrider]

Talked to Carkitinc today, they stop selling all mercy, and diablo kits!
Lamborghini won.

I called them the first day, and the lady was blunt, lol nope sorry we don't do that anymore.  Literally before I could finish asking lol.

My build should be worth much more now (although i didn't buy the murci kit from them)

Why is Jackie not on this forum?

he has 7-10 other businesses to run ..... having a Web Site in this business is "Death by Advertisement"