Can A Business Be Too Big For A Class Action Suit? : NPR
For some reason this reminds me of the bank bailout. "Too big to fail"
For some reason this reminds me of the bank bailout. "Too big to fail"
Too Big to be Sued?
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As a business owner, bullshit cases like this make me less inclined to take women seriously as professionals. Why hire them or negotiate with them if I can achieve my ends by hiring or negotiating with men?
As a consumer, these cases trigger my general disdain for women. Cases like this increase costs, which increases prices and reduces the level of service and number of options.
From the NPR piece:
Consumers should be thinking, "If businesses are forced to bear the costs of judgments stemming from gender discrimination suits, will my costs increase?"*
Instead, most will likely think, "YEAH! DOS GUYZ MAKE BILLIONS OF DOLLARZ!! GET 'EM!!!"
* Duh.
As a consumer, these cases trigger my general disdain for women. Cases like this increase costs, which increases prices and reduces the level of service and number of options.
From the NPR piece:
Consumers should be thinking, "If businesses are forced to bear the costs of judgments stemming from gender discrimination suits, will my costs increase?"*
Instead, most will likely think, "YEAH! DOS GUYZ MAKE BILLIONS OF DOLLARZ!! GET 'EM!!!"
* Duh.
I would hate to see the court grant walmart and others any novel protections against class action suits--especially any expansion of CAFA. On the other hand, the plaintiffs and their claims need to get back in the kitchen. Haven't we had enough of this feminist-fabricated nonsense?
No. If there is a fundamental problem with our laws, then they need to be changed for everyone.. not just the top dogs.
If anything, the largest companies have the most capital to allocate for adequate legal defense. It's the smaller companies that often go out of business as a result of lawsuits.
I realize that, and ignored the question because it seemed rhetorical (even if NPR meant it seriously). I'll address it now...
No.
The argument isn't that Walmart is too big to be sued, Walmart's argument is that they are lumping in almost a million people into one lawsuit. Can you with a straight face tell me that every single one of those women has been discriminated against?
I was part of a class action lawsuit once. Airborne had made illegitimate claims about curing colds on their sugar pills. I sent in my information and got a $20 check in the mail a month later. Funny part was that I had never purchased Airborne in the first place.
Guy: "This woman keeps looking at my ass" - Not taken seriously.
Woman: "This guy looks at my boobs everyday" - Oh hey, you deserve a bunch of money.
Woman: "This guy looks at my boobs everyday" - Oh hey, you deserve a bunch of money.