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NFL Dropped the Ball

Not playing around

In a class action lawsuit, the National Football League (NFL) product Sunday Ticket was scrutinized by both fans and the owners of bars and restaurants that televised the league’s football games.  The plaintiffs argued that the NFL purposefully inflated the cost of the Sunday Ticket package to a whopping $300 per season.  The price was exponentially higher than the $70 price point ESPN was willing to have fans pay.  ESPN was also willing to throw in single-team options.  Instead, the NFL entered a contract with DirecTV until it switched to YouTube TV in 2022.  Fans accused the NFL of attempting to limit subscribers.   

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Bitcoin: Getting Cryptic with Coinbase

The world of bitcoin and cryptocurrency is very... well, cryptic. The exchanging of "internet money" with fluid values that rise and fall is reminiscent of the stock market, without any...
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Enter Walmart for Melons, Leave with a Broken Hip

Shoppers beware

Based on the evidence presented by opposing parties, a jury is faced with the dilemma of determining whether a particular lawsuit is frivolous or legitimate. The 1994 McDonald’s coffee lawsuit paved the way for public speculation of seemingly litigious lawsuits. The black and white version is that a customer sustained permanent injuries and someone had to pay the consequences. The gray line was left for the jury to determine: whether or not the customer or McDonald’s was negligent in the situation. In that particular case, the jury felt that the fast food chain carried the burden of responsibility more so than the injured party. A similar decision was met in the recent case of Henry Walker vs. Walmart.

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