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Asking for damages of only $15,000 ? That seems quite low, are they hoping Tesla will just settle without fighting it since the plaintiffs know their case is w

• calny 7y ago
  The plaintiffs allege "more than" $15,000 in damages. The $15,000 figure is likely just a jurisdictional minimum. In other words, they need to allege damages over that amount in order to stay out of small claims court or something similar (am a lawyer--never practiced in Florida, but this would make sense). It's almost certainly not their full request, and they'll ask for much more at trial.
  • rhacker 7y ago
    I hope so. When I read that steam came out of my ears. All I could think was the Hulk Hogan got $140M for.. cheating (yeah I know it's more complicated than that) and here we have this poor family that is only going to get $15k. Just... not sure where this world is heading.
• danso 7y ago
  The article says that the family is seeking "more than $15,000 in damages", and does not mention a cap. $15,000 is the threshold for a civil suit in Florida to move beyond small-claims court: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/297256-ron-desantis-signs-bill-upping-county-lawsuit-threshold https://floridapolitics.com/archives/297256-ron-desantis-sig...
• robbrown451 7y ago
  That struck me as weird as well. The article should have clarified it, since for all intense and purposes it is "unspecified damages." Their legal fees alone will probably be at least 10 times that.
  • robbrown451 7y ago
    I just noticed that I wrote "intents" incorrectly and it is too late to edit it. Uggh. Please forgive me.