Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Legal Troubles
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Columbia, MD, USA) was sued in the District Court
of Maryland for non-payment of legitimate employee business expenses. The complaint
asserted that Mr. Gerry Carder (Human Resources Manager) was advised on four different
dates about these overdue obligations. The Plaintiff stated that "a certified letter
of demand was sent to Mr. Shingo Takimoto (President, SSI).... requesting prompt
remittance of the total amount due." The complaint continued that "since other
corporate employee(s) have not been reimbursed for business expenses in the past and
because: a) I [the plaintiff] have not received the expense check(s) in question, b) had
no explanatory letters sent to me, or c) received no follow-up phone calls, I [the
plaintiff] instituted this action to remedy this irksome situation." The complaint
concluded that Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Defendent) had been warned that the
Plaintiff would pursue any troubling unresolved issues in a another forum as a last
resort.
Following the presentation of overwhelming incontrovertible evidence by the Plaintiff at a
May 5, 1997 trial, the Plaintiff was awarded $598.50 in the District Court of Maryland for
Howard County (USA). The Court noted that the pre-trial motions filed by the Defendant
were not allowed under the relaxed rules of procedure used in small claims court.
Undoubtedly, the Defendant's attorney was very cognizant of these relaxed rules but still
chose to hinder and harass the Plaintiff with legal paperwork in a blatant attempt to
befuddle and out-lawyer the Plaintiff.
We have learned of other cases in which Shimadzu employees were not reimbursed for
legitimate business expenses.... Terry Adams, a Shimadzu regional manager received a
~$1000 late paperwork penalty. We would gladly entertain any factual contributions!
Expect Less Value and More Disappointment from Shimadzu
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