Kevin Butler is getting sued

[psych23232323]

For those of you who don't know Kevin Butler, he's the spokesperson for Sony ads. The guy with the blonde hair, blue collar shirt, and tie.




Anyway, he along with Bridgestone are being sued by Sony.

Apparently, the actor was in an ad for Bridgestone where he was playing a Mario Kart Wii game for Nintendo Wii.

Sony is suing Bridgestone and the actor because he misrepresents Sony in the ad. That the actor made fans confused with what he's endorsing; he can't endorse Sony and Nintendo because it breaches his contract with Sony.

Bridgestone will settle but who knows what the actor will do.

This is one of the problems with signing a contract with a huge company. You could be signing your life away, for all you know.

ALWAYS READ YOUR CONTRACTS. Or at least get a lawyer to read it for you.

[Candy Kappa]

wow, and here I thought the lawsuit about not labeling hot coffee being hot was stupid

[Jester]

Pointless lawsuit is pointless.

Really Sony, when people see Kevin Butler they think Sony. I hope Justin Long never does anymore acting...we'll assume he's a Mac...

[Memphis]

I didn't even know they were still making Kevin Butler ads. The guy will be fine. I hope Sony drops him and he goes to another company. That'd be great, a real "screw you" to Sony. XD

[SawyerSquirrel]

Okaaaay then... I can agree with Candy Kappa on this one: here I thought the hot coffee lawsuit was stupid. Being the game-console-agnostic guy that I am, I must say this is pretty silly. Regardless, here's hoping Mr. Butler can win this one.

[shinefra]

sony is always suing everybody

[Master Splinter]

Originally Posted by shinefra

sony is always suing everybody

You're getting sued! You're getting sued! YOU'RE ALL GETTING SUED!

-ms

[plastroncafe]

Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants, or as you guys call it the Hot Coffee Lawsuit, wasn't stupid. The woman suffered third degree burns because McDs was selling coffee too hot for human consumption.

A third degree burn is a burn so sever your skin is removed. All three layers of it. She was in the hospital for over a week and had to get skin grafts. And at the temperature they were selling their coffee at such a burn occurs in 2 to 7 second.

As for the thread topic:
That's how our legal system works, and Sony was right to sue. This guy should have known better than to pick up a Nintendo anything in an ad. It's his own damn fault for not reading, and being well versed in the paperwork he signed his name on.

[shinefra]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants, or as you guys call it the Hot Coffee Lawsuit, wasn't stupid. The woman suffered third degree burns because McDs was selling coffee too hot for human consumption.

A third degree burn is a burn so sever your skin is removed. All three layers of it. She was in the hospital for over a week and had to get skin grafts. And at the temperature they were selling their coffee at such a burn occurs in 2 to 7 second.

I used to hear people say that someone who gets burned by coffee is he’s own fault for being retarded but accidents do happen (for example if a kid pushes you and you spill the Coffee) even to the most responsible or careful person drops something.

So yeah I think giving people coffee that melts your skin like acid is a bad thing.

By the way can somebody link the Bridgestone ad?

[psych23232323]

I can't find the original ad; I'm guessing because of the lawsuit.



That's the ad but Kevin Butler was removed from it.



This video shows the pictures where Kevin Butler was in the ad.

He's standing next to the woman who is playing Mario Kart Wii.

So Kevin wasn't technically playing it; he was just watching the woman play it and was getting excited watching her play.

So I guess when you sign on with a company; you have to literally hate your company's competitors as well.

[The Stryker]

Or atleast not do commercials that promote the competition in a positive light