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The people that took big companies to court and won

David v Goliath
Robert Kearns v Ford (1978)
Robert Kearns v Ford (1978)
Harry Cichy v Hoover (1992)
Harry Cichy v Hoover (1992)
Stella Liebeck v McDonald's (1994)
Stella Liebeck v McDonald's (1994)
Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia (2008)
Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia (2008)
Warren Nyerges v Bank of America (2009)
Warren Nyerges v Bank of America (2009)
Trish Wiener v Dannon (2010)
Trish Wiener v Dannon (2010)
The people v Kellogg's (2011)
The people v Kellogg's (2011)
Mary Bach v Walmart (2011)
Mary Bach v Walmart (2011)
Three women v New Balance (2012)
Three women v New Balance (2012)
Seattle Rex v Apple (2012)
Seattle Rex v Apple (2012)
Cynthia Robinson v R J Reynolds Tobacco (2014)
Cynthia Robinson v R J Reynolds Tobacco (2014)
Benjamin Careathers v Red Bull (2014)
Benjamin Careathers v Red Bull (2014)
Henry Walker v Walmart (2017)
Henry Walker v Walmart (2017)
Richard Durkin v HFC Bank (2014)
Richard Durkin v HFC Bank (2014)
People v Volkswagen (2016)
People v Volkswagen (2016)
Eva Echeverria v Johnson & Johnson (2017)
Eva Echeverria v Johnson & Johnson (2017)
Dean Smith v Scienceworks (2017)
Dean Smith v Scienceworks (2017)
Jeanette Ortiz v Chipotle (2018)
Jeanette Ortiz v Chipotle (2018)
Musicians v Spotify (2018)
Musicians v Spotify (2018)
Victoria Smith v Capita (2019)
Victoria Smith v Capita (2019)
Pat McDonagh v McDonald’s (2019)
Pat McDonagh v McDonald’s (2019)
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David v Goliath

Taking a major corporation to court might seem like a no-win situation but, as these successful lawsuits go to show, that isn't always the case. From the woman who took on McDonald’s over a coffee spillage to the musicians that fought for their royalties from Spotify, click or scroll through to see the people that took big companies on, and won.
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07 October 2020

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