Less than 1 year, warranty issues, battery, mouse

Hi all!
I have a Macbook Pro 15" 2.8Ghz 500GB HD version.
I bought this computer Sept 19 of last year, from Maconline Chile (official Apple Vendor and supplier for Chile), and since I have moved to Panama City, Panama.
Last month, I noticed that all of a sudden my battery wouldnt last more than 5 minutes (after charging all night) and it seems "stuck" on 84% or 1:48(hr:mn)left. Since after taking off the magsafe adapter with full battery (all lights on) it will shut off without warning, id check the battery meter and itll be the single flashing green light. This is after charging for an easy 10 hours.
After noticing this, the mouse now doesnt seem to be responsive either to clicks, which is quite strange.
Now, also please keep in mind that this laptop is my baby, and spent well over $3000USD on it, and gets more care than my dog (jk) or my fish (RIP fishy). And has never been dropped and no one uses it other than me (on my office desk).
Strangely enough too, one of the sides (where the magsafe and the ethernet) has bent upward, similar to this http://bit.ly/9BENf9 (this is safe link, which was previously linked by apple moderator), but the bend is more pronounced.
I took this computer to the Panama local official supplier (Macstore) for check up because of the battery and mouse issue, considering that its still within its 1st year warranty. They first refused to take it in because it wasnt purchased with them, after them deciding that it doesnt make a difference whatsoever, they decided that warranty is void because the side is bent (not caused by me, and from what I've read on this forums and online its a aluminum quality issue), and want to charge me for a "issue check", battery replacement, and whatever repairs that must be done to check the issues with the Mouse.
Now what to do? Please your help

There is only one thing that can bend the case of your MBP, and that's the application of undue force to it in a bad place. Picking it up one-handed, particularly when it's open, does exactly that. We've seen several posts here from people who made the same mistake and paid for it with bent MBPs.
There is no "aluminum quality issue." There is only the self-evident fact that any piece of metal (or any piece of anything else) is bound to be weakest wherever it's full of holes (speaker grille holes and port openings, in the MBP's case). Picking it up one-handed applies a lot of unnecessary stress to the case, and picking it up one-handed where it's obviously weakest applies a lot of unnecessary stress where it's most likely to be damaging. Such accidental damage usually voids the warranty.

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