Owner of car dealership labeled "Taliban Toyota" wins millions

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Source: Reuters

Iranian-born Shawn Esfahani, owner of Eastern Shore Toyota in Daphne, Alabama, sought $28 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Bob Tyler Toyota, claiming employees at that Pensacola, Florida-based dealership falsely portrayed him as an Islamist militant to customers.

Esfahani's lawsuit said that Bob Tyler sales manager Fred Kenner told at least one couple considering buying from Eastern Shore Toyota in 2009 that Esfahani was of Middle Eastern descent and was "helping fund the insurgents there and is also laundering money for them."



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Bob Tyler's employees are the real terrorists.

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[progressoid]

2. Maybe he can pay the fine in LOW LOW LOW monthy payments.

:)

[rfranklin]

3. Maybe the freepers can reimburse him?

I am sure they are in sympathy with him. Well, maybe a bag of Cheetos and a Mountain Dew...

[Marnie]

4. The court will knock the settlement down by decimal point or two after appeal

but it will still send a message.

[ellisonz]

5. Good for him.