Ouch, that sucks!
Personally i have had nothing but good luck with any of my Leica things, but i don't have their LRF, nor do i know any company that likes to back their range finders.
I had the "Bushnell warning" post a couple weeks ago, they wouldn't warranty their "elite" model bino's that got knocked out of calibration, but on the flip side, i have had a bushnell 800 LRF and have had awesome luck with it. let's just hope i don't need to have it fixed!!
Good luck on your rangefinder....your next one i mean.