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eggyfarts
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 Posted - 14 December 2002 : 22:17:00
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Prologue: April 18, 2001
When the shareholders of Coca-Cola filed into the Playhouse Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware on the morning of April 18 for their annual meeting, you can bet that the last name they had on their minds was that of Bob Kolody. What with the recent resignation of President and COO Jack Stahl, Chairman Doug Daft’s failed attempt to buy Quaker Oats, and the Atlanta court ruling that awarded close to $200 million dollars in damages to Johnny Cochran’s racial discrimination suit, they had enough names to worry about. Not to mention the fact that their stock was selling for $45, thirty percent off the 52 week high of $64. Right about where it was 5 years ago.
But if some of those shareholders had known the story that you are about to read, they would have had good reason to question Coca-Cola Chairman Doug Daft about Bob Kolody. They would have been fascinated to know that for the past four years Coke has employed one of the country’s top intellectual property lawyers to defend a case that it has never identified in its annual SEC filings. What’s more, the $4 billion lawsuit has gone totally unreported by a national media that has, of late, reveled in the prospect of major U.S. corporations involved in trials that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
Read the rest of this story here
This makes some pretty interesting (and long!!) reading. I dont know the merit of this story, wether or not is it true but I thought some people may be interested in it. I suggest you give yourself an hour in a quiet room to read it over, as some of the information can get a little boring at times, but stick with it.
Let me know what you think of this issue. |
Cheers,
WeeVaa.
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TestMagic
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 15 December 2002 : 03:49:46
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WeeVa,
I like conspiracy theories as much as the next guy, but in the five minutes I spend follow the links and reading, all I could think was--come one, this is a soft drink!
Is there something I'm missing in the next 55 minutes? |
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
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Posted - 15 December 2002 : 04:06:14
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| This Kolody character is a loon. |
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eggyfarts
Junior Member
New Zealand
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Posted - 15 December 2002 : 15:23:32
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Hey, I just provided the link  , I didn't give an opionion, just thought some people may be bored and want some reading. I am just finishig off the final chapter now.
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This Kolody character is a loon.
Yeah, but he could be a very rich loon if he won his case |
Cheers,
WeeVaa.
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