Space Empires V or ridiculous lawsuits? What is the connection?

Jack Simth · #1 May 30th, 2003, 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
But the point is that it is not rare. It is only your specific Version of common sense that is rare.

Which is the same effect (or very neraly so), which is what I said.

[ May 30, 2003, 09:40: Message edited by: Jack Simth ]

Gryphin · #2 May 30th, 2003, 12:00 PM

I believe McDonalds eventualy won that case.

If they gave a test for common sence I would flunk it.

geoschmo · #3 May 30th, 2003, 02:59 PM

A search of the internet turns up scads of links all pretty much saying the same thing:

1. McDonald's lost the case
2. Initial damages were levied at 200,000 in consempatory damages and 2.7 million in punitive damages.
3. The decision was not overturned, but the awards were lowered to 160,000 and 480,000 respectivly.
4. McDonalds WAS pretty reckless in their behaivior before the accident and callous towards the injured afterwards.
5. Contrary to popular opinion this case maybe wasn't a frivilous lawsuit after all.

Makes you wonder what else we all have wrong, doesn't it?

Geoschmo

[ May 30, 2003, 13:59: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Baron Munchausen · #4 May 30th, 2003, 04:24 PM

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Originally posted by snakeye:
I would like to say here that I mailed the developer of SEIV to thank him for the SEIV been such a great game. In his reply he informed me that Starfury is the next thing to come out and Space Empires V is in the works. OH BOY! CANT WAIT! *drool*

What!? How dare you bring up Space Empires V in this thread! This is the lawsuit bashing thread!

AgentZero · #5 May 30th, 2003, 08:27 PM

Speaking of ridiculous lawsuits, here's a good one out of Dublin.
A large company hired a man on as CEO, but after 3 years, realized all the responsibilities he had could, and in many cases, already were, being done by other people. So, him being redundant and all, he was sacked. But not in the 'clear out your office and get the hell out way.' He was informed that he was being made redundant (fired), however, then company would continue to pay him for a period of 12 months at his full salary of 250,000euro AND he would retain all the benefits (medical, dental, car, etc) for that 12 month period. And he's taking THEM to court.
His reason?
He figures he should be given TWO YEARS notice.
Can you imagine? 'Well, Bob, we don't really need you anymore, but we're going to pay you 250K over the next year to do sweet eff-all.'
'That's not fair, George! I deserve to be paid half a million euro over the next two years to sit on my oversized posterior.'
WTF?
And he's only 44. That means at least another 21 working years where he could get a similar, or superior salary. Some people...

narf poit chez BOOM · #6 May 30th, 2003, 08:52 PM

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McDonalds WAS pretty reckless in their behaivior before the accident

how where they reckless?

geoschmo · #7 May 30th, 2003, 09:12 PM

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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:

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McDonalds WAS pretty reckless in their behaivior before the accident

how where they reckless?

Qualify this by saying I have no personal knowledge of the case or the evidence. What I learned I got from reading a bunch of websites on the subject. But apparently McDonalds had a corporate policy of keeping their coffee some 40 degrees hotter then the industry norm. The temperature was hot enough to be a serious risk of third degree burns. Evidence at trial was that they knew of this risk and chose for business reasons to disregard it. Apparently there were several hundred incidents involving customer scaldings prior to the incident that garnered all the attention. And that none other then the Shriners Burn Institute was on public record as having asked McDonalds corp to modify their policy before the incident involved in the lawsuit.

Sounds like fairly negligent behaivior, at least on the surface.

Geoschmo