| NEC Recalls 15,000 Laptop Computers
Japanese electronics maker NEC recalled 15,000 laptop computers on Monday over concerns they could catch fire. The recall affects NEC's Valuestar lineup of notebook computers sold only in Japan. Two of the laptops caught fire due to a defective part near the power supply, the company said in a statement. No one was hurt during the malfunctions and NEC will repair the defective parts free of charge, company spokesman Kazuhito Oto said. The Valuestar H and Valuestar G Type H computers were made between November 2003 and June 2004, the company said. The power problem was unrelated to the computer's battery, Oto said. .
NJ man's novel approach to suing computer giant pays off
PARAMUS, N.J. Who says the little guy can't beat a big company? Pat Dori did. The New Jersey man had sent his laptop back to Dell for repairs. But after Dell lost it, the best it would do is offer him a refurbished model without an extended warranty. Five months and 19 phone calls later, Dori sued Dell in small claims court. But rather than deliver court papers to the company's Texas headquarters, he sent them to a Dell kiosk at a mall near his home. When no one from Dell showed up in court, Dori won a three-thousand dollar default judgment. He also got a ruling allowing court workers to seize merchandise from the kiosk if the judgment wasn't paid. Dell had said it was going to appeal, but is now agreeing to settle. Neither side will reveal what he's getting, but Dori says the key is to "get them at the kiosk." Copyright 2006 Associated Press.
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