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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.You missed the point. The Mickie Ds lawsuit was not frivilous.I know all about it. The point was IF someone could get awarded millions for a frivolous law suit than the guy should be able to get more if he wanted to take legal action. Anyway you slice it stupid move, from a stupid owner.
Frivolous meaning the amount of money they seek. That could be anyone, really. Anyhow tepper has short arms and deep pockets like most billionaires..You missed the point. The Mickie Ds lawsuit was not frivilous.
25 mill. If a woman can sue McDonald's for a hot cup of coffee..
So she got a bunch of money for burning her vagagaYou got lied to by corporate shills. The lady didn't sue for 25 million. She sued for much less. Mostly expenses related to her medical bills.
What they conveniently leave out:
1) The coffee was not just hot. It was of a temperature extreme enough to cause third degree burns which required skin grafting. This, as you might be aware, is not normal temperature even for fresh, out of the pot coffee. It was at 180-190 degrees.
2) She was not driving. The coffee was not between her legs.
3) The 2.7Million she was awarded after medical expenses, was punitive. This is because McDonald's had been REPEATEDLY warned about the temperature of their coffee and had done nothing about it. By repeatedly, I mean there were more than 700 incidents in the prior ten years.
4) She initially sued for just 20K to cover past and future expenses. McDonald's offered 800 and refused to go any higher. That's when it moved to trial.
5) She didn't get anywhere near what she was awarded because the judge reduced the 2.7M to 480K.
Looked like a small cup .... good thing he didn't throw a medium or large.Tepper fined $300,000 by the league.
The guy runs hot. There is some rumor out there that when Tepper worked for Goldman Sachs he was passed up for a promotion so he went on to start his own VC firm. Apparently he ended up buying his old boss's house (the one who didn't promote him) and demolished it and built an even bigger house on the lot. He won't even notice $300k.
I am not going to comment on the coffee spilling thing, but this is a related public service announcement:She originally sued for $20K (to cover her medical costs for skin grafts) but McDonald's refused.
Uh-oh, read story below...bit different than the urban legend.
"Know the Facts:" Resources for Consumers
www.caoc.org
I don't see how that punishes the ex-boss. If I sell my house, I really don't care what the new guy does with it.The guy runs hot. There is some rumor out there that when Tepper worked for Goldman Sachs he was passed up for a promotion so he went on to start his own VC firm. Apparently he ended up buying his old boss's house (the one who didn't promote him) and demolished it and built an even bigger house on the lot. He won't even notice $300k.
That's how fragile he isI don't see how that punishes the ex-boss. If I sell my house, I really don't care what the new guy does with it.