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jakeXT

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Mon Jan 13, 2014, 08:49 AM Jan 2014

Pimp sues Nike for not warning shoes could be dangerous if used to beat people

A Portland pimp is suing Nike for not placing a warning label in their shoes specifying that they could be used as a dangerous weapon -- after he was sentenced to 100 years in prison for brutally beating a john with his sneaker.

Sirgiorgio Clardy, 26, claims Nike should have placed a warning in the shoes warning consumers that the kicks have the potential to be used as a dangerous weapon, according to The Oregonian newspaper. Clardy is seeking $100 million for what he believes was the shoe manufacturer’s oversight.

In June, Clardy repeatedly stomped on the face of a client with his Jordan Nike shoes when the man refused to pay Clardy’s prostitute. The man required stitches and plastic surgery after the beating.

Clardy was sentenced to 100 years in prison for beating the man as well as attacking an 18-year-old prostitute so violently that she bled from her ears.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/11/22268548-pimp-sues-nike-for-not-warning-shoes-could-be-dangerous-if-used-to-beat-people?lite

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Pimp sues Nike for not warning shoes could be dangerous if used to beat people (Original Post) jakeXT Jan 2014 OP
fking criminals leftyohiolib Jan 2014 #1
I have a feeling that lawsuit will not be successful. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #2
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