RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 4:44 pm
(October 11, 2014 at 3:41 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(October 11, 2014 at 6:13 am)Chas Wrote: Is it just me, or is this whole thing totally insane?
Why would anyone believe that advertising slogan was literally true?
"Giving you wings" is a common figure of poetic speech, for fuck's sake.
But even crazier is a court taking the suit seriously.
But finding for the plaintiff is just mad beyond belief.
No court found for the plaintiff. The defendant settled.
OK, that's just plain silly. Did their lawyers actually believe a court would find any merit in that suit?
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