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They feel they suffered “direct and concrete” damage from the way Teslas are now associated with “Elon Musk’s actions”, the GKA law firm said.

They are demanding the Paris commercial court order their lease contracts be terminated and legal costs reimbursed, it said in a statement

As funny as this is I can’t see it going anywhere.

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Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Why? This was not something people must have expected due to it being obvious and there is also plain and obvious harm done to them.

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- doodledup@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  If this is the precedent then everything becomes unexpected. You made a contract buying the car, that contract is signed in the past. Nobody cares what happens after that.
  
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  - nahostdeutschland@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Let’s not forget how much scummy stuff Elon is doing. It’s not “only” the whole Nazi thing (which btw totally increased the chance of the car being vandalized). We know that he lied about the autopilot, which totally is something to sue about and give back a leased car.
    
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  - Lumisal@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yeah, buying a car, not a Neo Nazi Symbol.
    
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    doodledup@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Exactly
    
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  - Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    They explicitly did not do that.
    
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  - JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I think they are looking for an early release from the lease, not a refund on a purchase.
    
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takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Maybe not, but there’s some merit in it. Initially it was a highly desirable car, now one is ashamed to be in because owner is a Nazi. Another problem is that there’s much higher risk that someone else will damage it (again, because if the owner).

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- Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Ya, I’m guessing insurance costs have risen and that definitely comes into play.
  
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- cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That should increase the insurance premium and therefore the lease as well due to the risk
  
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- Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Also: this was not accidental but a willful decision made by the company. If they did just Boeing it you would not have a case.
  
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- Cruxifux@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  There’s absolutely merit to the idea, but probably not merit legally. But who knows, legalities are labyrinthine and stupid and vary from country to country.
  
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