Couple sues McDonald's over nude photos on Web: Hubby left phone with wife's naked pictures at McDs

[proud2BlibKansan]

A Bella Vista couple found out the hard way that when a wife sends nude pictures of herself to her husband's cell phone, these pictures can end up on the Internet.

Phillip and Tina Sherman filed a lawsuit Friday against McDonald's Corp.; Mathews Management Co., which owns the McDonald's franchise on Sixth Street in Fayetteville; and Aaron Brummley, a manager of the restaurant.

The Shermans seek more than $ 3 million in damages after nude photos of Tina Sherman were posted on a Web site and she received threatening and harassing text and phone messages, according to the lawsuit.

Phillip Sherman on July 5 left his cell phone in the McDonald's restaurant. His wife had previously sent nude pictures of herself to this cell phone for his own use, according to the complaint.

more . . . http://nwanews.com/nwat/News/71375/

[Muttocracy]

1. ? um, isn't filing this lawsuit what is really going to eliminate their privacy ? nt

[BlooInBloo]

4. Apparently the horse is already out of the barn as far as they're concerned....

So it's time to mitigate the loss.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Were there sesame seeds on her buns?

[704wipes]

9. yes, and special sauce

-really what a couple of 'tards.
Mr. Big Mac needs to keep track of his phone.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. Thank goodness for them this incident isn't being covered in the news

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[LisaL]

34. Of course. Because then everyone would know.

:evilgrin:

[BlooInBloo]

3. Sounds about right. In store, the employees are all agents of the company, blahblahblah.

EDIT: I lolled upon reading "NWAnews" - :rofl:

[Warpy]

5. Good luck to them, my guess is that it'll be thrown out

unless they can prove it was an employee of that franchise who found the phone and published the pictures.

My advice to everyone is to limit photography to the stuff you wouldn't mind seeing on the front page of your home town newspaper.

[BlooInBloo]

6. ...

"Brummley called Phillip Sherman's mother using this cell phone and said he would keep the cell phone until Phillip Sherman could come pick it up. Before Phillip Sherman could return to the restaurant to get the phone, his wife received text messages from his phone."

That's enough to have it taken to a jury, I would imagine, and let them decide whether it's plausible that someone other than an employee was responsible for send the texts/pics. Presumably the sends are timestamped, so that can be established without too much difficulty.

[Warpy]

11. Oh, yeah, he's got a case, then

I imagine he'll be sleeping on the couch for the duration, too.

[Botany]

7. Special Sauce from a 1/4 pounder??????????

McDonald's I'm loving it!

[onethatcares]

12. hold the pickle, hold the lettuce, special orders don't upset us.

well, that was a dumb bass thing to do. Was there anything about the special sauce?:evilgrin:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

8. Nevermind, just read post #6 n/t

[rug]

13. I'm lovin' it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. 2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onion, and some porn please

:rofl:

[yodoobo]

15. I smell a setup

If she knew she left it at McDonalds, why didn't she go back to reclaim it?

This would be an easy scam. take picture. Post them on the Internet. toss phone in river. Sue wealthy business.

[BlooInBloo]

16. Kind of a heavy price to pay for a scam - sending nudie pics of urself out to the public.

[yodoobo]

17. for some. Plenty do it for free

There is no shortage of people willing to be seen naked on the Internet.


Add in the prospect of a million dollar payday

[BlooInBloo]

20. And subtract out the certainty of criminal AND civil charges if the scam is caught.

Not seeing it, except if the people are a little bit "special".

[yodoobo]

22. Well its not something that most would do

But I've seen worse attempts at scams.

Remember that lady a few years ago who found a finger in her Chili? I think it was Wendys. Turned out to be a scam

Heck they got someone to cutoff part of their finger for that scam. Thats alot crazier than a few snapshots of your naughty parts.

[TwixVoy]

27. RIGHT so no one would commit fraud

because they MIGHT get caught. Glad you cleared that up.

Now if you'll excuse me I have a prince emailing me from Nigeria who needs to get some good faith money from me. I was a little worried, but I'm sure once I remind him if he's doing anything dishonest it would be a crime the deal will go well.

[BlooInBloo]

40. That conclusion doesn't follow from any combination of things I said.

[WildEyedLiberal]

28. Hey, it makes just as much sense as the Wendy's "severed finger in chili" scam

Some low-rent criminals cook up truly mind-bogglingly bizarre ploys to get rich quick.

[MadMaddie]

31. It was the husband that left it

Ultimately, it is his fault for leaving the phone.


If it was an employee that put it on the web...doesn't look good for the franchise.

[Bryn]

39. I think so, too

that it's a scam to suck money from McDonald via lawsuit. They planned it that way, did it on purpose.

[blogslut]

18. The couple could get the Feds involved

According to US law, anyone posting a nude photo on the Interweb is considered a custodian of record and must comply with Title 18/2257 records-keeping requirements. In other words, each image must be accompanied with a photocopy of the subject's redacted ID, as well as an image of the subject posing with the ID. The couple should contact the site owner and let them know they are violating Federal law. That (and the threat to call the FEDs on their website) ought get the pics deleted - pronto.

[Atman]

19. Bring back McDonald's short-lived, ill-advised slogan from two years ago...

"I'd Hit That."

.

[Ms. Toad]

21. This couple should have listened to their parents

when they were told to make sure they had clean underwear on because you never know when you'll be in an accident. Dirty underwear shouldn't be left anywhere else that could accidentally be exposed to public view either.

That aside, someone else may well have found the phone before it ended up in Brummley's hands and forwarded the photos before s/he turned it over. Phone records should tell.

[underpants]

23. I'm lovin it ******PIC************ not a nude one though

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212188247.shtml

[petronius]

32. If that's actually her, the real crime would be to not share those pictures

;)

(I know, I know - disgusting piggish comment. I'll go sit in the corner now...)

[Selatius]

33. I'm assuming that's not her, but if it is, she's definitely not going to be called ugly. nt

[ACTION BASTARD]

36. As I look at this picture is it wrong of me to want to throw tiny cocktail weiners at her?

Cuz if that's wrong then never let me be right.

[hendo]

24. I love

how the first thing they do is file a lawsuit so the entire world is made aware of her nude pictures.

FYI, a simple google search will find them for you if you are interested, found one so far non-nude but still NSFW.

[marknovota]

25. which one is the best restaurant to leave my cell?

For $3M I will leave my cellphone in a restaurant... with instructions how to download the pix.

[Dr. Strange]

26. I might do it too...

but then I'd probably end up being sued for littering or violating obscenity laws without providing eye bleach.

[MrSlayer]

29. So, where are these pictures?

This story is useless without the pictures in question.

[Radical Activist]

30. I would imagein they'll be a matter of public record

after being evidence in the trial.

[Skittles]

35. that is one stupid gal (hubby too)

just saying

[-..__...]

37. Just another shining example...

why the civil courts need a "loser pays" system.

[question everything]

38. Idiots

If anyone these days does not know that nothing sent wireless is private, than s/he has to learn it the hard way.

Just as when people use computers at work for personal business and then are mad when the bosses use this to fire them, or something.

I hope that the judge will throw the suit out and make them pay defendant fees.