What should i do with my business?

Well here is the issue. My family owns a gas station in New York and we ran into a big mess 6 months ago. Some idiot backed up into one of the pumps causing one of the pipes to break. When the company (Getty) came to repair the pipe they ended up completly breaking the pipe and causing nearly 3,000 gallons of gasoline to go into the ground a sweage. They ended up closing the entire street down for clean up. Well we suffered major business loss and the pumps where forced to be taken down for soil digging. They tore down the pumps and had to filter out the gas from the ground. Well its been 4 months and we have been waiting for them to rebuild the pumps. We are making barely making enough with just the convienant store we have with the gas station and couldn't wait for the pumps to be built. Well a getty represntative comes to us today and tells us that they are not building any pumps for us and that they are not paying us anything for the bussiness loss.
Answers:
Hire an attorney. Depending on the laws of your state, city or country, amongst other issues, it sounds like Getty has to do something, either repair or reimburse.
Lots of different factors: such as are you a franchisee, an independent contractor, employee, etc...and what is written in any agreement between you and Getty.
I hope you got the original idiot's contact information, as he is also liable for the damage, in my non-legal opinion.
Get an attorney and be guided accordingly.

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Sounds like you need a good attorney.

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at what point is your family going to hire an attorney to file suit against Getty AND the person who caused the original damage?

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I would hire an attorney and sue Getty.

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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!
You should have hired an attorney from the get go! The longer you wait, the more money you lose! There's also deadlines for legal filing! Evidence that will be lost! The Statute of Limitations!
Why is it that they refuse to reimburse you? Surely they give you a reason? I can't examine your case unless you provide both sides of the story.

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File a suit against the company and the person that messed up the pump in the first place. You can also contact someone in your area the specializes in Government grants and see if they can help get you a grant to bring your business up again.

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Sue the h=== outa Getty, and the (motorist) who backed over the pump. They owe you $200,000 plus lost business.
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