i just got my stuff moved by united. the boxes were infested with chigger and mites, that have givven me a great headache. has anyone had this problem before? any solutions? also, can i sue them over this?
thanks
chris

Can you SUE them?
No, not until you go through formal channels, filing a complaint and giving them a chance to resolve the issue.

You're exactly the type of person that is responsible for the spiralling cost of insurance and padded costs of everything from travel to pharmaceuticals.....you'll try to sue for anything and everything hoping to "hit the jackpot".
Just like the lady who sued McDonald's for serving her hot coffee.
All that behavior does is raise the cost of everything because of all the extra insurance and attorney's fees involved.
Get a life and earn your own money.

Relax Sickof, possbibly a little bitter about something? I grant you that we have become a rediculously litigous society and people have started to think about lawsuits before they've even considered whether or not they've actually been harmed. At the same time, lawsuits and threatened suits are unfortunately necessary to keep people and companies in line with a duty of care.
As for the lady who sued McDonalds. . . learn the facts before you use that one as an example, it sounds like a great example of civil litigation run amuck, but it is not. McDonalds was wrong because they were using a faulty coffeemaker that was boiling the beverage over and beyond what was safe for human consumption, that's why they paid.
As for your response to chris's specific question as to whether he can sue, you respond: "No, not until you go through formal channels, filing a complaint and giving them a chance to resolve the issue" ummmmmmm, filing a complaint is suing. going through formal channels usually means suing.
My advice for chris is to go through INFORMAL channels before resorting to lawyers. Write a letter to the owner/manager/president, let everyone know how unhappy you are. Put the ball in their court and give them a couple of weeks to respond. At the same time see a doctor, don't know how harmful mites are to people (they killed my boyhood parakeet though!) and I've never heard of chigger. SickOf is way off, you have been harmed by this company and you deserve restitution

No one said he wasn't harmed.
No one said he doesn't deserve restitution.
Filing a complaint is not a lawsuit.

I'm no lawyer but unfortunately I have a lot of dealings with them. Filing a complaint IS A LAWSUIT!!!! It is filed with the court, and once it is filed you it needs to be properly served on the defendant. After that, the defendant has a certain amount of time to answer the complaint; if he doesn't then the plaintiff may obtain a default judgement. Now how on earth can you claim that filing a complaint is not the same as a lawsuit?!

You bet you aren't a lawyer. Filing a complaint can be nothing more than filling out a form or writing a letter, and MAYBE the letter is copied to a lawyer. The next step may be a small-claims court action.

You and SickOf (assuming you are different people), need to get off your soapbox about litigation, esp. if you only have a little knowledge, which -- everyone knows -- is a dangerous thing.

Well I am a lawyer, and it sounds like you guys are arguing over the same word that can have multiple definitions. If I say, "A LittleKnowledge, you're an as*hole and I don't like your tone" I am complaining. I can write it in a letter and it is a complaint, but certainly not a lawsuit.
On the other hand, if I draft and file a Complaint with the clerk of a court and then have it served, then I have initiated a lawsuit. Notalawyer is basically correct, I just don't think that SickOf was referring to an actual Complaint when he/she said that it wasn't a lawsuit and it would give a chance to resolve the issue.

Boy, Chris, aren't you glad you asked so that you could get lessons in law, morals, and dictionary definitions.
Anyway, I've had some (out-of-court) experience with this sort of thing, and I can tell you what's worked best for me. Start by writing a civil-sounding letter to the manager of the local co. that moved you. Explain the problem in detail, offering any evidence you have. Don't sound angry or make threats, and especially don't threaten to sue. Once someone hears that they tend to cut off communications, fearing that anything they say or do will be used against them in a lawsuit.
If your initial letter doesn't work, go higher up in the organization (assuming it's a national outfit). All of this takes a little creative complaining -- a lawsuit is the last resort.
By the way, using this strategy, I just got Toyota to reimburse me for a $700 repair bill on a part that wasn't under warranty.

wow..actually, i didnt really mean to sue, i just meant to file a complaint. hey, if i do have to move again because of this, i would lose 2 months rent, that along with the money ill put in the 2nd move?such a hastle.
i am actually a real nice guy, i dont like to sue and and think its a hastle.
but, care must be taken by the movers to avoid infestation of domiciles. And, i think if its an issue that cannot be resolved soon, it will affect my work an family life, and i should be compensated.
well thanks anyway so far. so no one has had this prblem before? im in houston, moved here from los angeles, and i gues the movers delivered to some bayou/swamp areas before me.
and, has anyone had any particual experience with mites/chiggers. chigger mites as i did some research are mites that bite, theyre a litle red, but they dont borrow. will fumigations work?

any info will help. and what kind of proof do you think ill need to proove this, if i re-move, and file a complaint?

chris