Posted by
Bob Siegel on Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:27:01 AM
A woman is suing Best
Buy for losing her laptop. Evidently
she brought it in for repairs to the store she had purchased it from. For months they gave her the run around,
laced with false progress reports about how the “repairs” were going. In fact, they had long since lost her
computer and were lying to cover it up in the hopes (I suppose) of eventually
finding it.
Certainly this kind of business ethic happens all the time.
So why exactly did it make the news? Because the injured customer wants $54 million
dollars. Yes, you heard me correctly; 54
MILLION dollars!
I won’t insult the intelligence of my readers by spending
too much time on this one. My own laptop was stolen once. So I, of all people,
understand that a computer, with its many files and E Mails is not merely a
piece of equipment, but a personal, sentimental thing. (Hey, that’s what PC stands for!) Does she
deserve money? Yes, and they have
offered her money in the thousands of dollars. I guess it never occurred to
these stingy salesmen that the poor woman was entitled to a million dollars.
I’m sorry, not a million, 54 million.
The woman admits that the high figure was for the purpose of
getting media attention. She doesn’t actually expect to get the full 54
million. Whew! For a moment I thought the world had gone
mad. Maybe the jury will only give her one tenth of what she asks and she’ll go
home with a mere 5 million, take or leave a little.
On the other hand, given the kinds of lawsuits we
have
today, matched with greedy lawyers and brain dead juries, who
knows? She might just get it all. I wouldn’t be a bit
surprised. If a High School girl can sue a male
classmate for changing his mind about taking her to the prom, anything
can
happen. Oh , and don’t forget the one about the coffee being too hot,
or (my
favorite) the burgler who tripped on a skateboard and sued the
homeowners because he broke his back.
Returning now to Who
Wants To Be a 54 Millionare? There
is one consolation for the plaintiff:
This electronic store will be able to make the most honest commercial in
the history of broadcasting, staring a satisfied customer who brags that she
really did get the Best Buy of all.
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