McDonald’s sued over McNudes
p2pnet news view | Off Topic:- Philip Sherman ain’t luvin’ it.
And to prove it, he’s suing McDonald’s.
He accidentally left his mobile in a branch of McDonald’s in the US and nude pix of his wife, which’d been stored on his phone, ended up splashed online.
“Next to the photographs, which were meant only for Mr Sherman’s eyes, the miscreants added the McDonald’s logo, together with its slogan ‘I’m lovin’ it,’ and a caption describing Mrs Sherman as ‘hot like McDonald’s’ coffee’,” says The Independent, going on:
“They also provided her name, address and contact details, prompting dozens of unwelcome letters, phone calls and emails that apparently forced the couple to move home.”
Tina Sherman, “had been sending her husband very racy pictures of herself, including some in which she bared all for her husband to see,” says ireallyshouldstudy.
The Shermans, who apparently had to move thanks to the unwanted online exposure, are now demanding $3 million (£2m) for emotional distress, embarrassment and damage to their reputations, says The Independent, adding:
“They also allege loss of earnings, and want to reclaim the cost of their change of address.”
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The Independent – Couple sue McDonald’s over nude photos, November 24, 2008
ireallyshouldstudy – Couple To Sue McDonald’s After Racy Photo Leak, November 25, 2008
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November 25th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
“The Shermans, who apparently had to move thanks to the unwanted online exposure, are now demanding $3 million (£2m) for emotional distress, embarrassment and damage to their reputations…..”
So they moved to some place where there is no Internet. They must be living among the gorillas in the Congo.
As to the other things, it is all self inflicted because of the negligence.
Also, taking pictures of oneself in the original state is a pretty dumb act. Suing McDonald – who cannot be held accountable for the personal and non business related actions of their employees or customers – is an even even dumber action that only benefits two lawyers. And, if someone had to be sued it is the wife that should have sued her husband because HE was negligent in loosing the cellphone.
November 25th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
“Suing McDonald – who cannot be held accountable for the personal and non business related actions of their employees or customers – is an even even dumber action that only benefits two lawyers.”
Wrong, when an employee McDonalds found the cell phone AT THE McDonalds and then instead of putting it in a lost and found area or turning it into the manager took it home and posted the images from it online McDonalds IS liable for it’s employees actions.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
actually the stupidest thing is he didn’t race back to get the phone.
I would leave something like that in someone else’s possession.
also this was the act of a teenager who didn’t have the maturity to handle the situation properly.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Pics or it didn’t happen!
November 25th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
1. Do something stupid.
2. Sue large corporation.
3. Get rich!!
November 25th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
If it was an employee then maybe McQauks is liable and so is employee. If it was a customer Sherman’s are probably SOL, even though person should not have posted private stuff.
Now to be stupid enough to loose your phone, unlocked yet, is well … stupid. Even if it was locked the security on most phones is easy to break … for some PPL anyway
This is what happens when the people don’t insure/demand that corporations provide top notch security to insure privacy as required by law and mainly by human rights
November 26th, 2008 at 8:00 am
“Wrong, when an employee McDonalds found the cell phone AT THE McDonalds and then instead of putting it in a lost and found area or turning it into the manager took it home and posted the images from it online McDonalds IS liable for it’s employees actions.”
Even if the person who posted the images was a McDonalds employee (manager or otherwise) only that person is responsible for his/her actions if such actions are unrelated to the business of McDonalds. Of course under the American legal system judges are frequently arbitrary and influenced – or paid off – by lawyers who are their friends, former partners, members of the same bar or who studied at the same schools, etc. As they say, anything goes.
An opinion is that the whole could be a scam to get a few bucks from McDonald and the McDonald employee who posted the images could be part of the scam. A lawyers could also be part of the scam, as well as the judge who will get the case (that can be arranged too).
November 26th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
“Hello is Tina Sherman there, this is Hugh Hefner and I was wondering if she would like a ten page spread in the March edition?”