Warning: Don't Make Your "Worst" Buy at "Best Buy"

I was walking around in the electronics store, Best Buy, yesterday doing a little Christmas shopping. I stumbled across software called, Quicken Willmaker Plus 2008.

First of all, you're asking for big-time trouble if you engage in the preparation of Louisiana estate planning legal documents without good legal advice. Second, as I was perusing the packaging box of this software, I noticed the small print that states, "Estate Planning Documents Not Valid In Louisiana."

My question, of course, is, "WHY IN THE WORLD IS "BEST BUY" AND "QUICKEN" SELLING WILL PREPARATION SOFTWARE TO LOUISIANA CONSUMERS WHEN THEY ADMIT THAT THEIR DOCUMENTS ARE NOT VALID IN LOUISIANA?"

Although I'm not a litigation attorney, I smell a class action. Any thoughts?

PAR

Comments

[N]

Because everyone that resides in Louisiana, like myself may not be from Louisiana and therefore have family located in other states who DO, with the exception of Louisiana allow Quicken Willmaker. There's no class action or any other type of suit warranted against Best Buy or any other distributor in marketing this item. Let's not give credence to one of the stereotypes about lawyers always looking to sue someone.

[Paul Rabalais]

I'm not going to sue anyone over this, I just think the public needs to know that Quicken expressly states (in tiny print) that the documents are not valid in Louisiana.

I have no data to back me up, but I'd bet that over 90% of the Louisiana residents who buy this software from a Louisiana vendor have no clue that the software is worthless to them.