I could be way off base here, but it seems just as likely to me that this woman is motivated by a frustration with the pervasive false advertising that affects all of us, but that she is being deliberately portrayed as being frivolous and selfish.
I remember that being reported, and I’m sad to say I was one of the people at the time who assumed she was being frivolous and “sue happy.” The influence these large corporations have on the flow of information is real.
I learned from that, though, which is why I’d really hesitate to pass judgment on the woman in this article. Even the way the title of the article is worded – “Florida woman…” – seems subtly worded to try to make this poor woman look unhinged.
You bring to light a reality that many ignore - we’re all just stuck thinking we’re just temporarily inconvenienced (b)(m)illionaires. It’s a chase of the big bucks, because aside from the lottery, a dead rich uncle, or just fucking real everyday work, we all want to be financially secure by any means.
Some shoot for the moon. Some work day-to-day. Some get fucked for real and never see a cent, or don’t get their due. It’s a cosmic fuckery of karma with no rhyme or reason.
She’s not wrong, but… $5 million?
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That was the FTC’s job, but obviously it got neutered by the free market people.
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I could be way off base here, but it seems just as likely to me that this woman is motivated by a frustration with the pervasive false advertising that affects all of us, but that she is being deliberately portrayed as being frivolous and selfish.
And the only way to make a manufacturer feel the sting is to make it big enough.
The McDonald’s coffee story is worth a deep read.
I remember that being reported, and I’m sad to say I was one of the people at the time who assumed she was being frivolous and “sue happy.” The influence these large corporations have on the flow of information is real.
I learned from that, though, which is why I’d really hesitate to pass judgment on the woman in this article. Even the way the title of the article is worded – “Florida woman…” – seems subtly worded to try to make this poor woman look unhinged.
The commercial Big Mac versus the reality Big Mac. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrZFM2nvLXA
You bring to light a reality that many ignore - we’re all just stuck thinking we’re just temporarily inconvenienced (b)(m)illionaires. It’s a chase of the big bucks, because aside from the lottery, a dead rich uncle, or just fucking real everyday work, we all want to be financially secure by any means.
Some shoot for the moon. Some work day-to-day. Some get fucked for real and never see a cent, or don’t get their due. It’s a cosmic fuckery of karma with no rhyme or reason.
By regulatory capture, not free market.
If anything, she is owed the cost of the product and legal fees. Is she alleging emotional damage? Disappoinment is not worth $5 million.
It’s a class action lawsuit, so the $5 million would be split up across everybody that purchased this product (and the lawyers).
Only the lawyers make any real money. See: Sandpiper Crossing, Goodman, Hamlin, Hamlin, McGill, et al.
There’s often large numbers depending on the severity, to discourage others from doing it. It doesn’t need to just be compensation to the person.
$5m is a joke to Hershey’s, in 2023 they made $5b in profit.
It’s to get them to settle for six figures.