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We’ve all been there. You purchase a product, take it home, try it out, and it doesn’t work. Fortunately, the law offers protections if you buy goods that are defective.  
We’ve all been there. You purchase a product, take it home, try it out, and it doesn’t work. Fortunately, the law offers protections if you buy goods that are defective.  


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===When should I consider suing?===
===When should I consider suing?===
You can consider suing for defective goods if you can’t get a refund. If your claim is for $5,000 or less, you can go to the [https://civilresolutionbc.ca/ Civil Resolution Tribunal]. If your claim is between $5,000 and $35,000, you can sue in [http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/types-of-cases/small-claims-matters Small Claims Court]. See our information on suing in [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (Script 166)|Small Claims Court]] (no. [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (Script 166)|166]] to [[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court (Script 168)|168]]).
You can consider suing for defective goods if you can’t get a refund. If your claim is for $5,000 or less, you can go to the [https://civilresolutionbc.ca/ Civil Resolution Tribunal]. If your claim is between $5,000 and $35,000, you can sue in [http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/types-of-cases/small-claims-matters Small Claims Court]. See our information on suing in [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (No. 166)|Small Claims Court]] (no. [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (No. 166)|166]] to [[Going to Trial in Small Claims Court (No. 168)|168]]).


To sue for more than $35,000, you must go to [http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/ BC Supreme Court]. There are fast track options in BC Supreme Court: a summary trial or “fast track litigation”. It’s wise to get legal advice before suing in Supreme Court, as the rules are more complex and the process is more expensive.
To sue for more than $35,000, you must go to [http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/ BC Supreme Court]. There are fast track options in BC Supreme Court: a summary trial or “fast track litigation”. It’s wise to get legal advice before suing in Supreme Court, as the rules are more complex and the process is more expensive.
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[updated October 2017]
'''The above was last reviewed for legal accuracy by [https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/lawyer/mona-muker Mona Muker], Maple Law Group, and [https://www.dlg-law.ca/team/dean-p-davison/ Dean Davison], Davison Law Group.'''


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