[SCA-AE] the lawsuit/settlement/etc.

Broom iambroom at gmail.com
Wed Feb 8 14:54:20 EST 2012


Tigranes:
> My only concern over that situation is that is really isn't the local
group's money anymore:  it belongs to Corporate.

They slid this little change by us in October of 1968, when we were
incorporated. "Anymore" probably isn't the best word here.


Saleem:
> "jury awarded $160,000[2] to cover medical expenses and compensatory damages (in addition to $2.7 million in punitive damages)"

Still wrong; that's like claiming the SCA must pay $7M instead of
$1.3M. Damages in the McDonalds case were reduced to $160k + $480k.
Sources:

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/ubb/get_topic/f/107/t/000479.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants
http://www.stellaawards.com/stella.html

Again, let's use facts, not hyperbole.

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