Trump is suing the BBC for Ten Billion USD.

[Highway Man]

And yet the BBC are very careful when it comes to this

carmanmemoranda would label her as a thug

 

[transam]

Some bloke on the news said it will cost the BBC
Some thing like 50 million dollars in legal fees to defend the claim ??? Could be more ??

Don’t see we’re trump gets this 5 billion claim from

Kin ridicolous

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I am, it's not often that I am wrong but I am right again.

Q E D

 

[carmanmemoranda]

carmanmemoranda would label her as a thug

Why would I?

Do you not understand plain simple English? Comprehension as well as reading.

The more you post the more you dig your hole

 

[blup]

Some bloke on the news said it will cost the BBC
Some thing like 50 million dollars in legal fees to defend the claim ??? Could be more ??

Don’t see we’re trump gets this 5 billion claim from

Kin ridicolous

AIUI There are no limits on jury compensation awards in the US, a few years back someone was awarded tens of millions of dollars because their Maccy D coffee was too hot. MacD had to appeal.

 

[transam]

BBC apologised for the mis hap

May be trump should ask them to donate an amount to a charity of his choice
And leave it at that

5 billion doubt the BBC have even got it ???
Un less they have insurance ? May be

5 billion

Never heard such nonsense

 

[motorbiking]

Why would I?

Do you not understand plain simple English? Comprehension as well as reading.

The more you post the more you dig your hole

Comma after plain and post

 

[Notch7]

That would be their defence. But they did the same thing twice, made slightly different edits where they made parts of two innocent sentences into one incriminating one.

People thinking this was an innocent error need to give their head a shake. It was propaganda.

I'm hardly bothered about the effect on Trump. I'm very bothered that the BBC is deliberately feeding propaganda to the people like this. They've done it all before, it's usually just subtle enough that they get away with it.

Clueless

 

[Highway Man]

Comma after plain and post

He is such a clutz

 

[motorbiking]

AIUI There are no limits on jury compensation awards in the US, a few years back someone was awarded tens of millions of dollars because their Maccy D coffee was too hot. MacD had to appeal.

Actually that case is worth reading up on. It was negligent to pour a hot liquid into a cup with no insulation and serve it, they had been warned on several occasions.

The famous Stella award were named after the claimant.

Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Notch7]

This is a SLAPP claim

Same as Aaron Banks did.


There’s little chance of the claim winning, it’s entirely about the cost of defending it.

My guess is it will just go quiet again and disappear from the news cycle as Trump moves onto some other dead cat to excite the fickos.

 

[Notch7]

Actually that case is worth reading up on. It was negligent to poor a hot liquid into a cup with no insulation and serve it, they had been warned on several occasions.

The famous Stella award were named after the claimant.

Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Oops spelling police need to check dis one

 

[JohnD]

AIUI There are no limits on jury compensation awards in the US, a few years back someone was awarded tens of millions of dollars because their Maccy D coffee was too hot. MacD had to appeal.

You are mistaken.

"The plaintiff, Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old woman, purchased hot coffee from a McDonald's restaurant, accidentally spilled it in her lap, and suffered third-degree burns in her pelvic region. She was hospitalized for eight days while undergoing skin grafting, followed by two years of medical treatment. Liebeck sought to settle with McDonald's for $20,000 to cover her medical expenses. When McDonald's refused, Liebeck's attorney filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, accusing McDonald's of gross negligence.

Liebeck's attorneys argued that, at 180–190 °F (82–88 °C), McDonald's coffee was defective, and more likely to cause serious injury than coffee served at any other establishment.

The jury found that McDonald's was 80 percent responsible for the incident. Liebeck was awarded a net $160,000 in compensatory damages to cover medical expenses, and $2.7 million (equivalent to $5,700,000 in 2024) in punitive damages. The trial judge reduced the punitive damages to three times the amount of the compensatory damages, totalling $640,000. The parties settled for a confidential amount before an appeal was decided."

Wikipedia.org

 

[JohnD]

Some people like to spread the false tale that thus was a frivolous attempt to extort money for a trivial matter by a person who had spilled their coffee, and to justify removal of consumer rights.

They are wrong.

"Liebeck went into shock and was taken to an emergency room at a hospital. She suffered third-degree burns on six percent of her skin and lesser burns over sixteen percent
She remained in the hospital for eight days while she underwent skin grafting. During this period, Liebeck lost 20 pounds (9.1 kg), nearly 20 percent of her body weight, reducing her to 83 pounds (38 kg). After the hospital stay, Liebeck needed care for three weeks, which was provided by her daughter.
Liebeck suffered permanent disfigurement after the incident and was partially disabled for two years."

It was an attempt by big business to evade responsibility for an injury.

 

[fillyboy]

You are mistaken.

Yes we know, Biker pointed it out ages ago.