I'm No Lawyer-Basher, but...

RotorAndWing said:
And I'm sure there are people that are irrevocably harmed over not getting a drink..........oh please spare me.:rolleyes2:
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Very few people or businesses are irrevocably harmed - that's why money is a sufficient remedy . . .
 
comanchepilot said:
I say again, Southwest would not have paid $7 million dollars if the people who complained did not have a legitimate point.
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In these cases it seems that the lawyers go looking for people to make complaints. I have gotten a number of notices over the years asking me to become part of a class action lawsuit. I used to respond but then it became not worth it. It seems like the most I ever received was a few dollars or a coupon for something.
 
Everskyward said:
In these cases it seems that the lawyers go looking for people to make complaints. I have gotten a number of notices over the years asking me to become part of a class action lawsuit. I used to respond but then it became not worth it. It seems like the most I ever received was a few dollars or a coupon for something.
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Yep, prospecting for dollars. :nonod:
 
comanchepilot said:
Now, if Southwest Airlines simply gave people the drinks they promised them, none of this would have happened. I've been in the situation of explaining to a client that they failed to properly limit the offer - and they need to continue to honor the offer. They don't like it but the marketing people rarely have the lawyers look at the stuff before it goes out . . .

Southwest is paying this - along with their insurers. They NEVER would have agreed to it if they had a valid defense. . ..
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I would think their risk/accounting team would have had a say as well. If they looked at the risk of bad publicity/loss of sales along with the cost to defend the lawsuit and found it passed the point of diminishing returns they would settle, no?
 
Shakespeare had the right idea. Couple of personal examples:

1. A full 5 years after my last divorce, the slimy maggot who mishandled my case allegedly discovered some additional time he'd spent and sent me a bill for $1000.

2. The despicable leech who handled a friend's probate (I was named administrator) charged me over $20,000 (33% of the collected amount) to write two 1-page letters in order to get her funds released to me.

And these people breathe our air. :mad2:
 
N5922S said:
Shakespeare had the right idea. Couple of personal examples:

1. A full 5 years after my last divorce, the slimy maggot who mishandled my case allegedly discovered some additional time he'd spent and sent me a bill for $1000.

2. The despicable leech who handled a friend's probate (I was named administrator) charged me over $20,000 (33% of the collected amount) to write two 1-page letters in order to get her funds released to me.

And these people breathe our air. :mad2:
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Eh, I've seen that happen in lots of professions, contracting, IT, auto repair, A&Ps, auto Dealers, Home Repair, accountants and the list goes on. Low ethical standards isn't the domain of one profession.
 
N5922S said:
Shakespeare had the right idea. Couple of personal examples:

1. A full 5 years after my last divorce, the slimy maggot who mishandled my case allegedly discovered some additional time he'd spent and sent me a bill for $1000.

2. The despicable leech who handled a friend's probate (I was named administrator) charged me over $20,000 (33% of the collected amount) to write two 1-page letters in order to get her funds released to me.

And these people breathe our air. :mad2:
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1. The slimy woman who I got $25,000 from her thieving brother who was running her dead fathers estate and skimming money off the top, who refused to pay my $1750 bill because I did not send her a letter telling her that she was getting the money and the check was sitting in her mail box for 7 days when she was on vacation [it was there when she got back].

2. The client who, after authorizing me to complete a settlement agreement called her directly and offered her $500 more 'not deal with the lawyers' and stiffed me for $4000.

3. The guy who lied to me about everything in his prior life, I put him on the stand and had my head handed to me . . . then blamed me for not preparing him and tried to get me disciplined for not discovering his lie in a case I was doing FOR FREE FOR A LOCAL NONPROFIT organization. [the no good deed goes unpunished defense]

You have stories - we have more.

Everybody lies. Everybody.
 
comanchepilot said:
1. The slimy woman who I got $25,000 from her thieving brother who was running her dead fathers estate and skimming money off the top, who refused to pay my $1750 bill because I did not send her a letter telling her that she was getting the money and the check was sitting in her mail box for 7 days when she was on vacation [it was there when she got back].

2. The client who, after authorizing me to complete a settlement agreement called her directly and offered her $500 more 'not deal with the lawyers' and stiffed me for $4000.

3. The guy who lied to me about everything in his prior life, I put him on the stand and had my head handed to me . . . then blamed me for not preparing him and tried to get me disciplined for not discovering his lie in a case I was doing FOR FREE FOR A LOCAL NONPROFIT organization. [the no good deed goes unpunished defense]

You have stories - we have more.

Everybody lies. Everybody.
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Ahhh. Joe you've just revived my faith in humanity. I had another "which box do I have to check to get the deisred outcome" guy, today.
 
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