While Thomas’ behavior is not acceptable, neither is an $11.6 mil punitive award. I think there may be some basis for the Constitutionality appeal…how can a jury award punitive’s in this amount when compensatory has not even been determined? Is she working now? Too many questions still exist.
While at first I was glad about this but then I thought – there are people who lose spouses, that lose limbs and livelihoods due to medical mistakes and damages are capped now to $500K – $750K, may be a $1MM in most states and this is a lifetime of pain. Words are easy to get over and Ms. Sanders may or may not get another job like this because of warranted or unwarranted thoughts of “she might sue again so I’d better watch myself around her” mentality but $11.6MM? Don’t spend it all in one place, lady.
I like your point, Rosie though I may not always agree with you but what Imus did was horrendous but words will go away eventually. I’ve almost forgotten that situation myself. I believe in people getting hit in the wallet for stupid remarks especially racial ones but on the other hand there was an incident here in GA where a woman had a double mastectomy and NEVER had cancer. H**l yeah you’re going to give me some millions for that mistake. I love my breasts! The clerk just did not bother to re-check her chart (she was aware) and let it go with the mistaken diagnosis and the doctor was wrong for not rechecking an assistant.
You have got to be kidding Rosie….these cases are nothing alike.
A studid mistake is one thing (everyone says something stupid in their lives). This case was for repeated behavior over a couple of years.
Let the Imus thing go….It is people like you and keep it in peoples minds. He’s not worth think about.
An injunctive relief action, an award of pecuniary damages, and possible reinstatement or settlement in lieu of should should be the only remedy here and reinstatement if warranted. Throwing big money at this issue solves nothing aside from encouraging others to bastardize the legal system and belly-up to the trough like she did. This whole debacle merely highlights the absurdity of our legal system. I’d let anybody call me a ***** all day for the money she was making.
I’d go for some damages for sexual harassment proven – but not millions. As for the swearing she knew what she was getting into. You don’t join Nike and say “I don’t like to compete” and you don’t join a sports team and say “swearing is offensive”. This is part of the culture you signed onto. Try reversing this. Say it was a mostly female corporation and a man was offended by the constact talk of periods, flow, cramps and such. There would be no damages. But it’s the same thing.
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what he said was twice as bad as this.
While Thomas’ behavior is not acceptable, neither is an $11.6 mil punitive award. I think there may be some basis for the Constitutionality appeal…how can a jury award punitive’s in this amount when compensatory has not even been determined? Is she working now? Too many questions still exist.
Oh, please don’t tell me you’re going to make this a race-based issue.
Differences, never even met the players, didn’t cuss AT them, didn’t advance sexually, didn’t affect their careers, didn’t get them fired, etc.
There’s a difference between shock value from a, so-called, “shock jock,” and the actions of your employer.
That being said – the award shouldn’t be as high as it is, either.
While at first I was glad about this but then I thought – there are people who lose spouses, that lose limbs and livelihoods due to medical mistakes and damages are capped now to $500K – $750K, may be a $1MM in most states and this is a lifetime of pain. Words are easy to get over and Ms. Sanders may or may not get another job like this because of warranted or unwarranted thoughts of “she might sue again so I’d better watch myself around her” mentality but $11.6MM? Don’t spend it all in one place, lady.
I like your point, Rosie though I may not always agree with you but what Imus did was horrendous but words will go away eventually. I’ve almost forgotten that situation myself. I believe in people getting hit in the wallet for stupid remarks especially racial ones but on the other hand there was an incident here in GA where a woman had a double mastectomy and NEVER had cancer. H**l yeah you’re going to give me some millions for that mistake. I love my breasts! The clerk just did not bother to re-check her chart (she was aware) and let it go with the mistaken diagnosis and the doctor was wrong for not rechecking an assistant.
Where is the fair and equitable balance here?
You have got to be kidding Rosie….these cases are nothing alike.
A studid mistake is one thing (everyone says something stupid in their lives). This case was for repeated behavior over a couple of years.
Let the Imus thing go….It is people like you and keep it in peoples minds. He’s not worth think about.
An injunctive relief action, an award of pecuniary damages, and possible reinstatement or settlement in lieu of should should be the only remedy here and reinstatement if warranted. Throwing big money at this issue solves nothing aside from encouraging others to bastardize the legal system and belly-up to the trough like she did. This whole debacle merely highlights the absurdity of our legal system. I’d let anybody call me a ***** all day for the money she was making.
I’d go for some damages for sexual harassment proven – but not millions. As for the swearing she knew what she was getting into. You don’t join Nike and say “I don’t like to compete” and you don’t join a sports team and say “swearing is offensive”. This is part of the culture you signed onto. Try reversing this. Say it was a mostly female corporation and a man was offended by the constact talk of periods, flow, cramps and such. There would be no damages. But it’s the same thing.
A few grand for harassment and call it a day.