Comment on FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free”
AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 1 year agoIt was in the specific moment that tort reform limited damages to 250,000 because they blamed an old Lady for getting burned by her 170° coffee. Though she was awarded like 7.6 million as an additive damage because.mcdonalds had been gently warned several times before
solstice@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why, because it’s cheaper to get sued for a few bucks than to not be a shitty company? Interesting. Like Ed Norton’s car recall equation in Fight Club. Got a source? Not challenging you but I’m curious if that’s your opinion or a known concept.
AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 1 year ago
More specifically because the vast majority of cases will either never be filed or in rarer circumstances be easily settled out of court with an initial low-ball. Judgements often take this into account but by limiting the maximum payout it could be argued that that was the price of a human life. You are free to look this up but it's settled law barring several notable exemptions.
https://www.carlsonattorneys.com/news-and-update/liebeck-v-mcdonalds