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Throwing $4 Drinks At Unfriendly Starbucks Managers Is Not Misdemeanor Harassment

A Portland jury recently found Latasha Curry not guilty of misdemeanor harassment for throwing a $4 venti iced mocha at a Starbucks manager who accused her of running a free drink scam. Curry was initially offered a free drink after she complained that her iced tea was too bitter. When she tried to redeem her freebie two days later, store manager Ryan Smith decided that Curry looked suspiciously like a woman who redeemed a free drink from a different store 11 months earlier. Smith accused Curry of running some elaborate drink scam, prompting Curry to serve Smith a free venti shower. More »

12:00 AM on Sat May 31 2008
By Carey
15,399 views, 81 comments

Latest by n/a: @morganlh85: If I buy free drink coupons on eBay...I'm not the thief. It's the store's own damn fault for making the more »

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U-Haul Must Pay $84 Million To Man For Injuries

A Dallas court found U-Haul guilty of negligence for failing to maintain its vehicles properly, and awarded 74-year-old Talmadge Waldrip $84 million in damages, $63 million of which are punitive. "The truck's parking brake did not work at all," said the man's lawyer. "He stepped out of the truck and it rolled right over him." More »

10:40 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Chris Walters
7,216 views, 66 comments

Latest by Gstein: @TheManator: halfway through that statement, i was thinking 'doesn't go too far enough' @ronmelancon: you couldn't have trimmed that down, just more »