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FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free” (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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It’s about time that Intuit was called out for their scam. Hopefully, the attempt to stop the federal tax filing will get dismissed as well.

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[–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It was in the specific moment that tort reform limited damages to 250,000 because they blamed an old Lady for getting burned by her 170° coffee. Though she was awarded like 7.6 million as an additive damage because.mcdonalds had been gently warned several times before

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why, because it's cheaper to get sued for a few bucks than to not be a shitty company? Interesting. Like Ed Norton's car recall equation in Fight Club. Got a source? Not challenging you but I'm curious if that's your opinion or a known concept.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    More specifically because the vast majority of cases will either never be filed or in rarer circumstances be easily settled out of court with an initial low-ball. Judgements often take this into account but by limiting the maximum payout it could be argued that that was the price of a human life. You are free to look this up but it's settled law barring several notable exemptions.

    https://www.carlsonattorneys.com/news-and-update/liebeck-v-mcdonalds

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