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In reply to the discussion: "Frivolous lawsuit" opponent William Koch wins $12 million lawsuit over 24 bottles of wine [View all]brett_jv
(1,245 posts)36. I think it's the massive damages asked for that makes it seem insipid
Coming from someone associated with the 'Tort Reform' cause ...
Despite the way the article is written, which makes it sound like he only asked for the $350K back, I highly doubt that's accurate. What jury in the world would just up and decide a rich prick like that is deserving of like a HUGE recompense for 'punitive damages' ... over some wine fraud? Unless he got himself a jury consisting entirely of the top 1 percent ... I don't see it happening.
His lawyer asked for the damages, at the very least.
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"Frivolous lawsuit" opponent William Koch wins $12 million lawsuit over 24 bottles of wine [View all]
Bjorn Against
Apr 2013
OP
IMO, he was speaking somewhat with nostalgia after Oct 1939 because they were no longer married.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#44
The wine fraud crisis has reached critical mass in the rarified world of the ruling class.
valerief
Apr 2013
#24
are you sure it's a completely different family? i've read it's the same family, though i've not
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#35
Great wealth can apparently overcome the punitive-damages guidelines of the Supreme Court
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#42
The $12mil was punitive damages - Koch didn't, legally couldn't, ask for that much.
sir pball
Apr 2013
#46