All you lawyers saying $75mil was too high....

[missouridawg]

Erin Andrews just got $55mil awarded to her. Sounds to me like she should've asked for more. Hope this forces all hotels to tighten up security.

[Dawg61]

Erin Andrews just got $55mil awarded to her. Sounds to me like she should've asked for more. Hope this forces all hotels to tighten up security.

Steve Avery sued Manitowoc County for 34 million for false imprisoning him for eighteen years and he got life in prison for his reward. Andrews has a shitty quality video made of her naked and she gets $55 million. Seems fair.

[dawgs]

Steve Avery sued Manitowoc County for 34 million for false imprisoning him for eighteen years and he got life in prison for his reward. Andrews has a shitty quality video made of her naked and she gets $55 million. Seems fair.

Avery would've probably won a lot more than he settled for if he hadn't needed quick cash to hire defense attorneys over his murder charge. Also, different states, with different tort laws, and over a decade difference in time.

It's also possible to think that Andrews deserved to win this lawsuit AND think Steve Avery deserved every bit of the $34M he wanted for wrongful imprisonment before he had to settle.

[smootness]

Steve Avery sued Manitowoc County for 34 million for false imprisoning him for eighteen years and he got life in prison for his reward. Andrews has a shitty quality video made of her naked and she gets $55 million. Seems fair.

Uh....o....k?

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

Steve Avery sued Manitowoc County for 34 million for false imprisoning him for eighteen years and he got life in prison for his reward. Andrews has a shitty quality video made of her naked and she gets $55 million. Seems fair.

Steve Avery made the mistake of murdering a woman and burning her body while his trial was ongoing. Rookie*

[dawgs]

Erin Andrews just got $55mil awarded to her. Sounds to me like she should've asked for more. Hope this forces all hotels to tighten up security.

And for those worried about poor Marriott getting the blame and not assigning blame to the stalker, it was split 51%/49% stalker/hotel liability. So Marriott owes $26M and the stalker owes $28M, which will never be paid. That's why you name all parties in a lawsuit so that the courts can sort out proper liability in one place instead of having a bunch of different lawsuits against different defendants in different courts such that you might end up winning against all of them and have it add up to more than the damages you were seeking.

[missouridawg]

Steve Avery sued Manitowoc County for 34 million for false imprisoning him for eighteen years and he got life in prison for his reward. Andrews has a shitty quality video made of her naked and she gets $55 million. Seems fair.

Steve Avery was suing the clownshow investigators, not the county (from what I remember). The investigators were liable here and we're most likely worth a helluva lot less than $35mil.

Care to guess how much Marriott is worth? I'll hang up and listen.

[Coach34]

Guess 75MM was indeed too much if she got 55MM- half of which will never be paid

[dawgs]

Guess 75MM was indeed too much if she got 55MM- half of which will never be paid

Is your problem with it really over seeking $75M instead of $55M? Because that just seems like splitting hairs and missing the forest for the trees imo.

And who wouldn't rather ask for too much and get some of that instead of asking for too little?

[Coach34]

Is your problem with it really over seeking $75M instead of $55M? Because that just seems like splitting hairs and missing the forest for the trees imo.

And who wouldn't rather ask for too much and get some of that instead of asking for too little?

I think the whole thing is ridiculous and she should have been awarded a couple million and thats it. She has profited from the video- whether she wanted to or not. Anything over $2MM is ridiculous

[dawgs]

I think the whole thing is ridiculous and she should have been awarded a couple million and thats it. She has profited from the video- whether she wanted to or not. Anything over $2MM is ridiculous

That's not a deterrent to the hotel to overhaul their system so that other stalkers can't figure out which rooms people are in by calling and asking to be connected through.

[Coach34]

That's not a deterrent to the hotel to overhaul their system so that other stalkers can't figure out which rooms people are in by calling and asking to be connected through.

I'm pretty sure this is an isolated incident and not a common occurance

[missouridawg]

That's not a deterrent to the hotel to overhaul their system so that other stalkers can't figure out which rooms people are in by calling and asking to be connected through.

This what they're missing. After lawyers fees and taxes, EA will clear somewhere south of $10mil. She didn't do this for money. She did this to help prevent future rapes and peep shows.

[Dawgology]

This thread is absolutely useless without pics...

[Johnson85]

That's not a deterrent to the hotel to overhaul their system so that other stalkers can't figure out which rooms people are in by calling and asking to be connected through.

I'll never understand why people with attitudes like this aren't in business for themselves. You think hotel franchisees roll in enough money that they won't take corrective actions to prevent even a $1M loss? That's just 17ing insane. If you think a group franchising hotels can ignore a multimillion dollar loss, why in the 17 would you not be a hotel franchisee? I mean for 17s sake, all you have to do is raise a few million in capital, get a loan, and then you'll rake in so much money that you won't even bother to adjust your security policies when you suffer a $2M loss (plus attorneys fees) because it will be so minimal compared to your profits. If you believe this, why aren't you out knocking on doors trying to raise money to open a 17ing hotel?

But in the real world, not only are hotel franchises not insanely profitable, their insurance carrier is likely going to require their security measures to be fixed, or they are going to increase their premiums to where it doesn't make sense not to fix it.

[maroonmania]

I think the whole thing is ridiculous and she should have been awarded a couple million and thats it. She has profited from the video- whether she wanted to or not. Anything over $2MM is ridiculous

I can see both sides. That amount of money for a grainy video that hasn't harmed her career is a little over the top BUT the hotel needs to understand how serious this was. With this particular case it was a sports personality's privacy and dignity that was violated but what if the guy had been out to do her real physical harm? I mean apparently the guy got access to the room somehow. What if his intentions had been to rape or even kill her? No doubt, the hotel security thing is a VERY serious matter.

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

This is the point. Thank You

[War Machine Dawg]

Is your problem with it really over seeking $75M instead of $55M? Because that just seems like splitting hairs and missing the forest for the trees imo.

And who wouldn't rather ask for too much and get some of that instead of asking for too little?

It's pretty easy to figure out C34 has serious issues when it comes to women. He needs to STFU and stick to sports and trolling Northern Miss.

[Coach34]

It's pretty easy to figure out C34 has serious issues when it comes to women. He needs to STFU and stick to sports and trolling Northern Miss.

oh hold on- I want to hear this. Serious issues how? I don't view women as the weaker, must be protected sex. They have more power than men will ever have.

Make me sure you respond to my issues

[Dawgface]

1/2 of 55MM still a nice day for her. That should ease the pain.