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May 27, 2005

Miscarriage of Justice
Erin Weber, who was on the air at WYCD-FM (99.5), contends in her suit that she was fired in 2001 after she complained about being exposed to Tresor perfume, which sells for $45.50 a bottle and is described by Lancome as a combination of ingredients such as rose and lilac. She said she was sickened by the fumes. . . .

The verdict awarded her $7 million in punitive damages, $2 million in mental anguish and emotional distress and $1.6 million for past and future compensation after a six-woman jury in U.S. District Court in Detroit spent eight days deliberating.

Disgusting.

Democrats, your support of trial lawyers as somehow being the champion of the little guy means this sort of crap is fully your fault. Just another reason I won't be voting Democrat any time soon.

Via Best of the Web.

Posted by Nathan at 11:57 AM | Comments (3)
Comments

I'll bet it wasn't all Dems on that jury. :I

Posted by: Jo at May 27, 2005 12:39 PM

"Mateo also said the company's lawyers believe the $7 million punitive damages verdict will be reduced to $300,000. Federal law generally caps punitive damages at $300,000 for the claims that Weber brought."

Posted by: Jo at May 27, 2005 12:42 PM

That would be the same cap Democrats opposed, correct?

...the voting tendencies of the jury has little to do with what the Democrat Party as a whole espouses. A quick glance at the amount of campaign contributions from trail lawyers to Democrat politicians casts the issue in stark relief.

Posted by: Nathan at May 27, 2005 12:45 PM