Yo Quiero $30 Million

[joack]

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Taco Bell to Pay in 'Chihuahua' Lawsuit
(AP) - A federal jury Wednesday ordered Taco Bell Corp. to pay $30.1 million to two men who claimed the fast-food chain stole their idea for the advertising campaign featuring a talking Chihuahua. Thomas Rinks and Joseph Shields, both of the Grand Rapids area, sued Taco Bell in 1998, saying they pitched the idea for a character called "Psycho Chihuahua" more than a year before Taco Bell began airing the dog commercials in 1997. Taco Bell advertising executives, the men claim, made a verbal agreement to use their design
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=&e=8&u=/ap/20030604/ap_on_bi_ge/taco_bell_lawsuit_6

 

[casavant]

But since Taco Bell is going to appeal it, doesn't that mean that the two dudes won't get paid yet?

 

[joack]

But since Taco Bell is going to appeal it, doesn't that mean that the two dudes won't get paid yet?

correct. they wont get paid yet. it's good to see the little guys win especially against greedy Corporations.