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Old Aug 31, 2011, 6:48 pm
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Originally Posted by pdxflyerguy
"Release of liability"? I assume you're not a lawyer. I can't conceive of the theory under which Cartera would legally owe you for this mistake. Have you ever, ever heard of a single instance where someone won a court case for a mistaken price of this magnitude?
I've been watching this thread following along for entertainment value and just to see how it would all pan out. I have refrained from comment so far, but this one tickled me. So to answer your question, yes: see this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3704669.stm

Of course this is in a different jurisdiction, there were far more wronged parties, and it was not so much a blatant error as a foolish promo. But heck it sure was "this magnitude" in fact it was much, much bigger
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