I hate stories like this. The A's just lost a three-year-old class action lawsuit because of what they did one Mother's Day, lost a quarter of a million dollars plus court costs. They had the temerity to offer presents to moms -- hats -- on Mother's Day.
Some guy, a lawyer, asked for a hat and didn't get one and he started the lawsuit on the grounds of sex discrimination. And he just won a preliminary settlement.
So let me say I'm not a lawyer and don't understand law stuff. There may be things about sex discrimination that escape me. But come on, it was Mother's Day for heaven's sake. The guy didn't deserve a hat. If this guy came on Father's Day I'm sure the A's would have given him a hat. Why did he have to make such a fuss?
Is giving women hats on Mother's Day -- and not giving hats to men -- such a horrible act? I don't think so. Women are different from men. I've always rather liked that difference. Women have their special days and men have theirs. Differences are good and they are allowable. Everyone does not have to be the same and get treated the same every single day. I'm sorry but they don't. If a man does not get a Mother's Day gift he is not being discriminated against. It is not wrong to honor women and not men on Mother's Day.
This year the A's did not give gender-specific gifts on Mother's Day. They don't want another lawsuit. They gave a tote bag to the first 10,000 fans. You know what, I think fan No. 10,001 should have started a class-action suit for fans over the number of 10,000. It was a clear case of number discrimination.
I can't make any sense of this stuff anymore. If you are the boy scouts you can't make rules without being sued. If you are a man you can't have an all men's club without being sued. If you are a man that wants to go to an all women's college you will lose, but I guess if you are man and want a Mother's Day hat you will win.
None of this makes sense to me and people should do what they want as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. I also think it's nice to have "choices" but the courts don't seem to agree.
Who is this guy? He deserves public scorn and ridicule. What a jerk.
this was on espn last week.
that guy is a tool and is ruining what America is all about.
Can't we use the justice system for more important matters than determining whether some sue-happy nut gets to wear a pink Mothers Day hat from an A's game?? Get a life!!
the way I see this is as bad karma coming back to bite the floundering A's franchise in the ass. Billy Beane's "play it cheap" approach is an insult to the fans, and it's karma that first Beane's employer Lou Wolfe squandered hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bungled Fremont move, and now this bizarre lawsuit costing them more money.........hopefully the next kick in the butt to Beane and Wolfe will be hard enough to catapult them out of Oakland.......
I'd be willing to bet that he only went to the game to pursue this farce. Disgraceful of him and the judicial system.
Could I sue the government or the greeting card companies on Father's Dad if I was a woman, or was sterile?
Didn't surprise me he was a lawyer. I agree with the other poster, this guy's personal information should be released and get everything he deserves.
Rick Reilly goes off on this guy: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4247723&sportCat=mlb
His name is Alfred G. Rava and he seeks out these women's only promotions for this specific purpose. What a douche...
Did the hat fit?
Did the As at some point offer to compromise and give him a hat? Wouldn't that have ended the lawsuit? Or did he sue for pain and suffering too?