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mesamunefire@piefed.social 1 day agoWell they have to pay 200+ million. So im not sure if "get away" is the right word
"It took the jury less than a day of deliberation to find Tesla 33 percent liable for the crash and responsible for $243 million in punitive and compensatory damages."
Whitebrow@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Almost 100 billion revenue last year.
250 million of 100 billion is what… 0.25%?
Yeah. That’s nothing to them.
int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
it never is. fines should be a percentage of the value of the company, not just some sum.
Attacker94@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Value can easily be manipulated, it really should be based on 15% ish of their gross income
123@programming.dev 5 hours ago
Or value, or XYZ whatever is largest.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
You’d need to do the math on net profit. Gross revenue is a pretty meaningless figure on its own.
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Want to fine Twitter 10% for something horrible they did in 2020 using their net profit? You now owe Twitter 113 million.
despoticruin@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
That’s why they said revenue, not profit. You never go for the net. Always go for the gross.
bisby@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Or, y’know, don’t do illegal things and it doesn’t matter. That’s the point of fines being a deterrent
eierkuchen@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Well, net income already had plummeted 52% then. Let’s see 2025 figures. Sales are down, down, down…