letstakeourshirtsoff
Professional
time for Genie to stop with tennis and start with pr0n imo
Bouchard wins her lawsuit against the USTA, seeking millions in damages.
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Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
You always deliver. Counted on that.
Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
One more for the good guys. 
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Deleted member 756486
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One more quad torn.One more for the good guys.
VaporDude95
Banned
We were all secretly thinking it. I was pissed when she went on those dates with that rando guy.
Wanted it to be me lol
silentkman
Hall of Fame
Yes, its actually hard to believe.
Vinci Beat her in New Haven prior to the Open 6-1, 6-0
anhtuanngo
Semi-Pro
she's already halfway there...her swimsuit shoots leaves little to the imagination.
I commented on this case in the previous thread about it, which of course was deleted because it was tennis-related (isn't that the rule? ). But anyway:
1. I expected Bouchard to win the case on liability. Slip-and-fall cases are usually pretty routine in that regard, and the USTA did seem to screw up this time.
2. The USTA's defense of liability was very weak, almost embarrassing. "We didn't know players were still out there"?
3. The USTA offered a defense of liability only because the case couldn't be settled. If a case goes to trial, then you put up all your defenses, even the lame ones.
4. The case didn't settle because the parties must have been separated by a chasm on damages. I'm sure the USTA and its insurer could have been persuaded to pay Bouchard's medical expenses and her lost tennis earnings for a few months. But her "my career is destroyed"/"my life is shattered" claims of entitlement to millions of dollars were on another plane entirely.
5. The real trial starts now. Should be fascinating.
). But anyway:1. I expected Bouchard to win the case on liability. Slip-and-fall cases are usually pretty routine in that regard, and the USTA did seem to screw up this time.
2. The USTA's defense of liability was very weak, almost embarrassing. "We didn't know players were still out there"?
3. The USTA offered a defense of liability only because the case couldn't be settled. If a case goes to trial, then you put up all your defenses, even the lame ones.
4. The case didn't settle because the parties must have been separated by a chasm on damages. I'm sure the USTA and its insurer could have been persuaded to pay Bouchard's medical expenses and her lost tennis earnings for a few months. But her "my career is destroyed"/"my life is shattered" claims of entitlement to millions of dollars were on another plane entirely.
5. The real trial starts now. Should be fascinating.
tacou
G.O.A.T.
QFT, especially "rat******g"
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
I think some of you are letting your personal dislike of Bouchard get in the way of the facts:
- The room was not properly sectioned off
- The slippery cleaning products would have been hard to see in the dim-lit room anyway.
- She slipped, fell, and was concussed
- She had to immediately withdraw from her Women's Singles QF, and her Women's and Mixed doubles matches
- She withdrew from other tournaments she was to play
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Shaolin
Talk Tennis Guru
Agreed I don't like Bouchard but she has a case.
Tyler-James
Rookie
It seems like many posters on this thread:
1. Don't have a clear understanding of the effects of concussion on high-velocity sports movements. Concussions take an MVP player like Justin Morneau and turn him into a below average DH.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news...rail-batting-performance-for-mlb-players.aspx
2. Have a deep-rooted mistrust, hatred, or resentment towards women, especially ones that are purdy. If 2017 taught us anything, it's that middle-aged men don't always have the most enlightened attitudes on gender.
This, while enormously disappointing to me, is not surprising.
1. Don't have a clear understanding of the effects of concussion on high-velocity sports movements. Concussions take an MVP player like Justin Morneau and turn him into a below average DH.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news...rail-batting-performance-for-mlb-players.aspx
2. Have a deep-rooted mistrust, hatred, or resentment towards women, especially ones that are purdy. If 2017 taught us anything, it's that middle-aged men don't always have the most enlightened attitudes on gender.
This, while enormously disappointing to me, is not surprising.
Shaolin
Talk Tennis Guru
I think its more of a deep hatred people have for personal injury suits.
Because of the McDonald's coffee spill thing, now everyone who files a personal injury suit is a villain or neck brace-wearing faker.
As someone with food allergies that can kill me, I can verify that corporations DO NOT CARE about your well being. If I go to a restaurant and order something without mustard, 6/10 it will still have mustard on it. However, if I tell them that I am allergic to mustard when I order it, the order will usually be followed correctly.
This is not because they care if I die or not, this is only because they fear the impending lawsuit if I die or go to the hospital when it says ''no mustard'' on the receipt.
Just how it is.
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
This.
These cases (if they survive the motion stage) almost always settle. And we don’t know yet if this one won’t or whether the parties have or will agree to a high-low which is a kind of settlement.
They’re not likely going to trial over medical expenses, a known number as far as past and can be estimated as far as future. They must be way apart on “future lost income/earnings capacity.”
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jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
Bouchard and the USTA settled for an undisclosed amount
Pundits guessing "between 10 and 15 million dollars"
https://twitter.com/dkaplanSBJ/status/967129468509843456
Pundits guessing "between 10 and 15 million dollars"
https://twitter.com/dkaplanSBJ/status/967129468509843456
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Chadillac
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Wimbledon finalist and #5 in the world
Tennisanity
Legend
Once the courts see how Genie is so out there, ala social media, SI swimsuit, all around spoiled brat, she won't be awarded damages as high as she wants. Probably 10 mill at most.
mike84
Professional
I am not buying damages are that high.
USTA would have settled that quickly outside court.
Instead let this drag out for years.
Low six figures would seem more reasonable.
edit: Bouchard team could have asked for 10 million knowing they would never get that, USTA after court loss offers them 5 million and case is done.
USTA would have settled that quickly outside court.
Instead let this drag out for years.
Low six figures would seem more reasonable.
edit: Bouchard team could have asked for 10 million knowing they would never get that, USTA after court loss offers them 5 million and case is done.
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
When the slip happened she was ranked 25th and coming from two first round exits at the French Open and Wimbledon though
Basically she was already in a slump when it happened
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
Apparently Bouchard was originally asking for $50 million, which is why this case went to court in the first place
Ray Mercer
Hall of Fame
Lol 10 million dollars. That’s equivalent to what, 3 grand slam wins? She can’t even make the third round of a grand slam. Punitive damages should be abolished.
Think endorsements, not prize money.
Ray Mercer
Hall of Fame
Yeah but I doubt the injury prevented her from any type of endorsement work
Because the case on damages was settled, by definition there were no punitive damages awarded. Nor was the threat of punitive damages a factor in inducing the USTA to settle, since Bouchard had previously dropped her claim for punitives.
Why don't you fall on your head, have a concussion, and then, assuming you are still functional and not in a coma, see how life works out?
Lots of folks out here trying to find fault with her who don't have a clue.
Ray Mercer
Hall of Fame
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Deleted member 756486
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Wow you’re white knighting her pretty hard aren’t ya Suri Boi?
Phoenix1983
G.O.A.T.
Excuses, excuses, Genie.
metsman
Talk Tennis Guru
yeah but she was actually 3-15 or something in 2015 before the USO. Her career was already going down the drain.
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
USTA did good with the 75/25 considering a number of ridiculous arguments it put forth. USTA trying to put it on WTA trainers when the USTA is running the tournament and controlling access to the facilities.
However, E.D.N.Y. pulls from Nassau County for the juror pool, among other counties. Those Nassau jurors are conservative and cheap. They’re not paying off after seeing you romp around on social media.
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Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Liked for the 2-5000.
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
Plucking figures out of thin air? Given the trial is split into two parts, it's prpobable that the USTA was keen to go to court because they thought their liability could be argued down.
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
Juries are also filled with class resentment, of the kind you see around here, so a wealthy woman getting more requires a degree of detachment they might not have mustered.
USTA did good with the 75/25 considering a number of ridiculous arguments it put forth. USTA trying to put it on WTA trainers when the USTA is running the tournament and controlling access to the facilities.
I suspect Genie’s side got a lot more serious about settling after the liability verdict despite her lawyer suggesting 75/25 was a good result. And E.D.N.Y. pulls from Nassau County for the juror pool, among other counties. Those Nassau jurors are conservative and cheap. They’re not paying off after seeing you romp around on social media.
r2473
G.O.A.T.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
On the days Genie is scheduled to play, tournaments would now have this sign
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
If the locker room had its final clean for the night and no one was allowed to use it, a simple locked door would have sufficed.
She was still playing, and still in need of a locker room, and yet everyone had gone home for the night.
The USTA is the author of this misfortune.
She was still playing, and still in need of a locker room, and yet everyone had gone home for the night.
The USTA is the author of this misfortune.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Genie's lawyer is obviously way better than Thomas Hogwash.
Got her a nice win here..
Got her a nice win here..
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Deleted member 756486
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tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
The USTA should have just offered Workers Comp just like every other American corporation. Don't allow punitive damages.
Employee can file a lawsuit only when Employer intentionally hurt you.
Employee can file a lawsuit only when Employer intentionally hurt you.
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Bartelby
Bionic Poster
There were no punitive damages argued here, so you are completely wrong.
An employer hurting you intentionally is called a crime, so you are completely wrong again.
Workers comp usually concerns paid employees, so you are completely wrong ... and three strikes so you're out!
An employer hurting you intentionally is called a crime, so you are completely wrong again.
Workers comp usually concerns paid employees, so you are completely wrong ... and three strikes so you're out!
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Okay so a while back I was staying at a hotel that used those.
Early one morning while staying there I had a shower and was leaving the bathroom in my room. I wasn't looking down, and I kicked the device with significant force. It landed upside down, but luckily both the robot and my foot were okay.
Its dust collector thing was knocked free though and spilled slightly. So we had to call a human cleaner to the room anyway.
