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It seems to me that it would be astonishingly bad press were someone to simply ignore the NDA and take the whole thing to a very public trial. "AirBnB sues rap

It seems to me that it would be astonishingly bad press were someone to simply ignore the NDA and take the whole thing to a very public trial. "AirBnB sues rape victim, demands silence." would do much more harm to AirBnB as a headline than any victim doing an interview.

sneak 5y ago
Bringing a lawsuit requires paying >~$10k up front, or the attorney taking it on for a prearranged cut of the settlement in exchange for no up-front.
smnrchrds 5y ago
Maybe I am jaded, but what I have seen is that whenever companies do something bad, the bad press will at most cause a flash crash. It takes a short amount of time for the stock to go back up and the business to be back to usual. There was no long-term consequence for United Airlines causing a doctor to be beaten and dragged out of their airplane covered in his own blood. People were saying Volkswagen is done after their emissions scandal, but they are now doing better than ever. AirBnB will get bad press, but history shows that they just have to keep quiet and wait it out for a couple of weeks, maybe a couple of months, before the news cycle moves on and they get back to normal.
dfxm12 5y ago
The AirBnB case is a little different because anyone can rent an AirBnB (so maybe, at the very least, they can't, and maybe don't, give such low ball offers), but in the Uber case, they know they probably have the driver by the balls. They have a lot of info on the driver that they can probably get a rough idea of their socioeconomic status. Even in general, without a car, an Uber driver has no way to make money. Uber drivers likely can't afford legal representation in the first place. Of course, in general, they'll feel powerless to do anything but sign the NDA and take the check. I do hope this driver gets proper compensation for what happened on the job and can set a good precedent for other drivers.
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sneak 5y ago

Bringing a lawsuit requires paying >~$10k up front, or the attorney taking it on for a prearranged cut of the settlement in exchange for no up-front.

smnrchrds 5y ago

Maybe I am jaded, but what I have seen is that whenever companies do something bad, the bad press will at most cause a flash crash. It takes a short amount of time for the stock to go back up and the business to be back to usual. There was no long-term consequence for United Airlines causing a doctor to be beaten and dragged out of their airplane covered in his own blood. People were saying Volkswagen is done after their emissions scandal, but they are now doing better than ever. AirBnB will get bad press, but history shows that they just have to keep quiet and wait it out for a couple of weeks, maybe a couple of months, before the news cycle moves on and they get back to normal.

dfxm12 5y ago

The AirBnB case is a little different because anyone can rent an AirBnB (so maybe, at the very least, they can't, and maybe don't, give such low ball offers), but in the Uber case, they know they probably have the driver by the balls. They have a lot of info on the driver that they can probably get a rough idea of their socioeconomic status. Even in general, without a car, an Uber driver has no way to make money. Uber drivers likely can't afford legal representation in the first place. Of course, in general, they'll feel powerless to do anything but sign the NDA and take the check. I do hope this driver gets proper compensation for what happened on the job and can set a good precedent for other drivers.

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