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re: Spectrum found liable for the murder of an 83 yr old woman. To pay $7.3 billion to family
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:45 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:45 pm to Pettifogger
quote:Even with the reported shite Spectrum did, that is excessive.
This will settle for like 12 million
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Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:46 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
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People will say it's excessive, but I read up on this and Spectrum was HORRIBLE. They basically didn't do any background checks on technicians and they deleted surveillance video that showed the technician going in and out of their yard multiple times on the day of the murder.
Oh, and apparently tried to forge some document in an effort to push the case out of court and into private arbitration.
If this is all true then I say let em burn.
I can confirm it is true.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:46 pm to Damone
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People will say it's excessive, but I read up on this and Spectrum was HORRIBLE. They basically didn't do any background checks on technicians and they deleted surveillance video that showed the technician going in and out of their yard multiple times on the day of the murder. Oh, and apparently tried to forge some document in an effort to push the case out of court and into private arbitration.
That is the recipe for such a run away verdict. Frick Spectrum. They won’t pay that much, but it will settle for hundreds of millions.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:46 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Charter is going to have to get $375 million in compensatory damages reduced.
Pretty sure Texas has some caps on punitive damages too.
There are also federal constitutional limits on punitive damages.
Pretty sure Texas has some caps on punitive damages too.
There are also federal constitutional limits on punitive damages.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:46 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Good frick spectrum
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:48 pm to BilltheTiger
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I believe the jury was sending a message to Spectrum and any other company that sends service workers into peoples homes to know who you are dealing with and not endanger the lives of innocent people.
That’s exactly what the intent of punitive damage awards are for, to send a message. Typical that these assclowns of the OT would side with fricking spectrum, one of the worst companies on the planet
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:50 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
I’m not saying there is no responsibility or culpability but honestly I don’t understand these runaway verdicts. It’s like every schmuck on a jury has this deep-seated hope something bad will happen to them so they will in turn win the jury verdict ‘lotto’ too.
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:50 pm to Topwater Trout
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IDK how they can hold the company responsible
The company didn’t conduct a reasonable background check and ignored several signs that the employee was trouble.
It’s easy to find them liable.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:51 pm to DCtiger1
quote:Bruh, they could be the cable version of Electronic Arts and there is zero justification for a ruling worth 9% of the company’s valuation.
That’s exactly what the intent of punitive damage awards are for, to send a message. Typical that these assclowns of the OT would side with fricking spectrum, one of the worst companies on the planet
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:52 pm to Koach K
The jury obviously got pissed off that the company sent the dead woman a bill after the murder, and included a charge for the in home visit by the murderer.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:52 pm to Mr Clean
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IDK how they can hold the company responsible
When the company starts letting criminals in your home because they want to be woke, they're responsible for letting criminals in your home. It's pretty simple.
And then trying to cover it up after makes it even worse. frick em
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:54 pm to Scruffy
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Bruh, they could be the cobble version of Electronic Arts and there is zero justification for a ruling worth 9% of the company’s valuation.
That amount will never be paid out, it sends a message with the intent to change the behavior of corporations so it doesn’t happen again. Would it really make a damn difference if the amount was 750 million vs 7.3 billion? Neither of those amounts would be paid, it’s about public optics and it’s clearly doing it’s job by the way y’all are reacting
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:55 pm to Scruffy
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Bruh, they could be the cobble version of Electronic Arts and there is zero justification for a ruling worth 9% of the company’s valuation.
You might have a different opinion if it were your mother or loved one that was murdered.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:56 pm to DCtiger1
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That amount will never be paid out, it sends a message with the intent to change the behavior of corporations so it doesn’t happen again. Would it really make a damn difference if the amount was 750 million vs 7.3 billion? Neither of those amounts would be paid, it’s about public optics and it’s clearly doing it’s job by the way y’all are reacting
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:56 pm to Scruffy
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What the frick?
This world has lost its frickin
Nah frick them. It's that high b/c of how egregious their actions were. Not only did they stop doing background checks, they kept sending this guy out even though there had been many complaints about him, he told his coworkers he was losing it, and then they tried to cover up evidence from the police. Spectrum can eat shite on this.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:57 pm to Salviati
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Not based on just those facts. Plaintiffs had to prove more than those facts.
Yall are crazy, they are liable for their worker. If i drove my spectrum vehicle drunk and killed people, they would be liable. Obviously i would be the one in jail if i survived,
but i have no money. You go after who has the money.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:57 pm to Salviati
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There are also federal constitutional limits on punitive damages.
Applicable to corporations? Are the limits dollar amounts or percent of the whole?
No gotchas in here, honestly curious. The ongoing battle of corporations as "citizens" is pretty intriguing but I don't keep up with it other than the landmark cases.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:57 pm to Mr Clean
Guess I better get ready for "inflation" on my spectrum bill
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:57 pm to Mr Clean
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The jury obviously got pissed off that the company sent the dead woman a bill after the murder, and included a charge for the in home visit by the murderer.
but did they also charge her for the follow up visit(s) the next day?
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:58 pm to DCtiger1
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That amount will never be paid out, it sends a message with the intent to change the behavior of corporations so it doesn’t happen again. Would it really make a damn difference if the amount was 750 million vs 7.3 billion? Neither of those amounts would be paid, it’s about public optics and it’s clearly doing it’s job by the way y’all are reacting
Does it really send that much of a message when everyone knows the system will reduce it to an amount Spectrum won't feel? It's one of the most hated companies in the world already. I just think by the time you get to this stage, and I'm sure Spectrum knew they were going to get hit for months or years now, the changes have already been implemented, etc.
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