In speaking about
a shoplifting civil recovery letter that had been sent by a lawyer acting for a retailer to the parent of a teenager, Justice Jewers stated in a 1996 Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench decision (B. (D.C.) v. Arkin (1996), 138 D.L.R. (4th) 309):
To the extent that
shoplifting civil recovery letters advance spurious claims, the fact that a lawyer is used to send these letters can be seen as an attempt to mislead members of the public.
Not exact matches
Therefore, while retailers in California could likely pursue a
civil claim for
shoplifting by way of a pre-suit demand, they could not assign such a claim to a debt collection agency without first obtaining an actual judgment.
The third category of
Civil Demand Statutes create an explicit right to file a civil action for shoplifting, but are silent as to the issue of whether a demand can or must be made as a prerequisite to a civil
Civil Demand Statutes create an explicit right to file a
civil action for shoplifting, but are silent as to the issue of whether a demand can or must be made as a prerequisite to a civil
civil action for
shoplifting, but are silent as to the issue of whether a demand can or must be made as a prerequisite to a
civil civil suit.
Shoplifting (including court representation and assistance with civil demands from establishments seeking shoplifti
Shoplifting (including court representation and assistance with
civil demands from establishments seeking
shopliftingshoplifting charges)
In some circumstances,
shoplifting can indeed incur modest penalties enforced by the
civil courts.
The letter «demand [ed][the mother] pay $ 379 to help defray the cost of
shoplifting or face the consequences, threatening a
civil lawsuit for as much as $ 900.»