Randy Petersen lead plaintiff on 200M mile lawsuit against US and HA portals
Nov 3, 2012, 10:13 pm
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Randy Petersen lead plaintiff on 200M mile lawsuit against US and HA portals
Couldn't find this being discussed anywhere on FT.
The story
The names on this lawsuit are quite interesting; several will be recognizable to established FTers.
I have mixed feelings on this lawsuit. Very curious as to what others think.
The story
The names on this lawsuit are quite interesting; several will be recognizable to established FTers.
I have mixed feelings on this lawsuit. Very curious as to what others think.
Nov 4, 2012, 12:00 am
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Boycott USAIRWAYS Shopping Mall- LAWSUIT filed
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Nov 4, 2012, 7:39 am
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As for the airlines, they're displaying the same two-faced behavior they show when promoting codeshares or regional affiliates. Happy to splash their brand on everything until something goes wrong, then they claim they have nothing to do with it.
Nov 4, 2012, 8:35 am
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IMO, I don't see this case going very far, but just getting this into court and letting people know how the airlines are taking miles away from frequent fliers is a victory already.
Nov 4, 2012, 9:00 am
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Nov 5, 2012, 1:06 am
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Nov 5, 2012, 6:07 pm
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Nov 6, 2012, 3:37 pm
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Not really... It's one thing to use a "mistake", but it's quite another to abuse it first (in an unsurpassed way) and then to sue. Probably to extort some kind of settlement.
Shows exactly what kind of person you really are in my opinion.
Shows exactly what kind of person you really are in my opinion.
Nov 6, 2012, 7:16 pm
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Somehow you've made these people out to be nefarious in nature by the magnitude with which they tried to use a promo that was offered. They didn't create the promo or do something illegal (as I read it).
I'm not sure how someone that uses a 'mistake' is a better person.
Nov 6, 2012, 8:55 pm
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clearly you & I do not see this issue the same way.
Somehow you've made these people out to be nefarious in nature by the magnitude with which they tried to use a promo that was offered. They didn't create the promo or do something illegal (as I read it).
I'm not sure how someone that uses a 'mistake' is a better person.
Somehow you've made these people out to be nefarious in nature by the magnitude with which they tried to use a promo that was offered. They didn't create the promo or do something illegal (as I read it).
I'm not sure how someone that uses a 'mistake' is a better person.