37 million forsexual harassment?

[ausgolfer]

Right or wrong. A tad much?

[team_v]

Right or wrong. A tad much?

Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much.
How can you claim you need that much money to justify what was, at the most, a minor body contact sexual advance (apparently he touched her bra) and suggested that they go back to his place which she then claimed implyed he wanted to sleep with her.
He never forced her to do anything though.


She is giving it all to charity i believe.
However the lawyer's fees are going to take about 5Mill out of it.

[Maverick]

Right or wrong. A tad much?

He can touch me up for $37 million, heck $1 million would suffice.

If it wasn't about money she would have been happy with his resignation. She knew she'd hit the jackpot if she played him along and I have no doubts that this was a setup from the start.

[DubSteve]

Right or wrong. A tad much?

He must have had a really big penis if this was the case!

[walshydub]

Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much.
How can you claim you need that much money to justify what was, at the most, a minor body contact sexual advance (apparently he touched her bra) and suggested that they go back to his place which she then claimed implyed he wanted to sleep with her.
He never forced her to do anything though.


She is giving it all to charity i believe.
However the lawyer's fees are going to take about 5Mill out of it.

Yep agree totally. She's made it about the money & not the case.
Also i believe she said she would use the money to start a charity for for women who've been sexually harassed. I wonder who's going to be paid handsomley run this charity??

[velly_16v_cab]

Right or wrong. A tad much?

First place it wrong...full stop
second, it was covered up/ignored but management

Most on the money will goto charity....cant see the harm in hitting them where it hurts

[hazrd]

i wanna know how they came to such an odd number... 37 mil? why not 30? 20? etc etc?

[rayray086]

Link?

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[Jarred]

sexual harrasment (and covering up for it) wrong,

37 mill! too much, charity or not.

[gareth_oau]

I believe the $37M represents a percentage of DJ's profits, plus the accused's payout

[AusScare]

I believe the $37M represents a percentage of DJ's profits, plus the accused's payout

Not attacking you, but if my boss touched one of the girls I work with, would she only get $200? I don't think the institution has anything to do with it.

[ausgolfer]

She made it about money I think to bring attention to the case. If she gives her "winnings" to charity she will still get paid a lot from all the attention she has brought on herself.

I heard that surviving familes of people who died from asbestos poisoning were awarded 250k.....

This woman wants 37 mill..... I think she should lose based on her greed! I dont care if she gives it to charity or not, as I said she has fabricated this figure to draw attention.

[Maverick]

She made it about money I think to bring attention to the case. If she gives her "winnings" to charity she will still get paid a lot from all the attention she has brought on herself.

I heard that surviving familes of people who died from asbestos poisoning were awarded 250k.....

Look at what families of soldiers or police officers who are killed serving us receive and it's a fraction of what she's claiming. Even gang rape victims get only $50,000 but I guess the difference is that they're not raped by a rich company.

He (according to her claims) made a comment to her about her tasting a desert and touched her bra strap and on another occasion put his hand around her and attempted to kiss her.

This woman wants 37 mill..... I think she should lose based on her greed! I dont care if she gives it to charity or not, as I said she has fabricated this figure to draw attention.

The figure is based on 5% of the companies profits and 5% of his salary in punitive damages. The launch of the legal action was on the eve of David Jones spring/summer fashion launch and everything she said was scripted down to the fake tears thanks to the ambulance chasing lawyers she hired. They're the same ones who sued a large multinational because a female partner didn't earn the same as some other partners.

[simohanmer]

This whole thing smells bad.

I am just wondering why she gets a percentage of the company profits?

If DJ's covered it up in a bury their heads in the sand type thing how does she get 5% of the profits it will never stand.

[gareth_oau]

Not attacking you, but if my boss touched one of the girls I work with, would she only get $200? I don't think the institution has anything to do with it.

its called punitive damages. the idea, which is fully exploited in the US, is you are "punishing" the offender and a percentage of retail business profits is a great way of punishing them, so yes the institution is relevant.

I work for a huge oil and gas company, and my 3rd party liability insurance is huge, not because we have a greater risk, but because we have a lot of money, and therefore a far greater chance that if someone is injured, they will be seeking a hell of a lot more in damages from us