The members of the jury and Old Joe in the audience applauded together. Bella and lawyer Hogarth also clapped their hands with a humanitarian concern to express their joy.
Seeing that his two clerks were applauding, the bearded judge who secretly received a lot of money from Stark Industries also clapped his hands twice with a speechless face.
The defendant's client was in tears. He grabbed the doctor's hand and tried to delay a little time: "God! Doctor Brandon, thank you for saving me!"
"You're welcome. This is the duty of a doctor."
"No! Please let me thank you!" Adrenaline has begun to take effect. The defendant's client was so excited that he wanted to do two somersaults on the spot.
The doctor helped him up and took a look. He seemed very satisfied with his first aid skills. Look at this patient, who was so serious before, but now he was saved by himself!
He said with pride: "Let's continue the trial."
You want me to die! The defendant's client had to return to his seat and continue to face Jerry Hogarth's questioning.
Complete defeat!
The client of the defendant was killed and lost his armor, and his lawyer asked a few irrelevant questions.
After a half-day recess, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the jury made an informal verdict, finding that Stark Industries and Wexler Steel had breached the contract, and the judge also respected the jury's opinion. On this basis, according to Arizona law, the final verdict was made.
Stark Industries and Wexler Steel must pay all the pensions of retired workers of the steel company within 90 days.
Bella and Old Joe and others have discussed that the previous method of receiving pensions every month is really unreliable, and now the acquirer and the steel factory are required to pay in full.
Taking the elderly as the boundary of living to 100 years old, 100 minus their current age, and then multiplying it by the actual amount they should receive each year, is the pension they should receive.
If they live beyond 100 years old, it is considered that the elderly have lost money. If the currency depreciates, it is also a risk they need to bear.
The fact is that after working in the steel mill for a lifetime, no one thinks that they can live to 100 years old. Living to 90 is God's blessing. Everyone is very happy to get more money.
Even if the currency depreciates, they accept it!
Stark Industries and the steel factory are definitely not happy. Not everyone's pension is 45,000 US dollars a year. Old Joe's pension is the highest, but even so, according to their calculations, the total pension of 59 workers adds up to more than 50 million.
A broken steel factory has to pay 50 million US dollars in addition to the normal acquisition costs? No one would be happy.
Bella knew that they were not happy. It was foreseeable that they would appeal and continue to delay, so the demonstrations did not stop.
Before, robbing the bank was wrong no matter how you look at it. At her suggestion, the three elderly people donated most of the stolen money in addition to the necessary living expenses.
Now that the court has won the case, it is justified. Whether it is marching and demonstrating at the door of the Stark branch or seeking sympathy from the media, the elderly are standing at the highest moral point.
The elderly themselves are a vulnerable group. This vulnerable group has nothing to do with the skin color of blacks and whites, and has nothing to do with the gender of male and female rights. Everyone will go through this stage. Today is them, and tomorrow it will be you!
The old people's demonstrations have received a lot of social attention.
Congressmen, politicians from all parties, and media reporters have followed this topic closely, which is increasingly unfavorable to Stark Industries, which is at the center of the vortex.
"Everyone will grow old. Today it's Old Joe and Old Willy, and tomorrow it's us. Maybe Mr. Tony Stark has enough money and he doesn't need to think about retirement in his later years, but we do! I think Mr. Obadiah Stane, the CEO of Stark Industries, also needs it. After all, he is just a worker. Ninety-nine percent of the people in this country need to think about this issue!
I am just an ordinary person. I can only do my meager strength to appeal to everyone. Let's stand up together. We must say 'no' to those capitalists. They can't swallow up our pensions at will!"
Obadiah looked at Bella who was talking to the CNN camera and wanted to smash the computer with a punch.
I am still working at the age of 70. I have worked so hard for so many years, but I still don't have any money? I don't need a pension!
Things developed so quickly that he didn't expect it. Now the problem is no longer Bella and the dozens of old workers in that broken steel plant.
The incident spread to the whole United States, and many employees and workers employed by Stark Industries expressed their concerns to varying degrees.
This group ranged from the assistants around Obadiah to the aunt who was responsible for cleaning the toilets of the group. Everyone was concerned about this issue. Where is my pension? Will it also be stopped?
The relationship between the two parties is just an employee, not a slave. If you don't pay, who will work for you!
The whole group is in turmoil. Obaday held meetings every day to appease his subordinates. He is also a hero and has great decisiveness. When his subordinates were about to continue the lawsuit with Bella, he directly stopped it.
Take the money and deal with the instigator first.
Fifty million pensions are obviously blackmail. Stark Industries cannot make this hole. The amount is too large. Who can live to be a hundred years old? Stand up and let me see!
The age limit is set to ninety years old, and then part of the pension will be paid according to this standard.
A week later, the elderly received the pensions paid by Stark Industries, a total of fifteen million US dollars! Specifically for the fifty-nine elderly people, the most can get three hundred thousand, and the least can get hundreds of thousands.
The holes in bank wealth management products can basically be plugged, the house will not be taken away, and a large part of the money will be left for future family expenses.
The children, neighbors, and friends of the elderly were under pressure from all sides, including persuasion, threats, and inducements. After getting the money, they tactfully told Bella that they hoped to stop here.
"Okay, I respect your choice."
Bella and Natasha left Old Joe's house. The old man was embarrassed and personally sent them to the door. He didn't stagger back to his home until they drove away.
Natasha was a little frustrated and thought that things were not perfect.
Bella was quite satisfied. It was good that things could develop to this extent.
It can't be said that Tony Stark is a good person, and his Stark Industries are all good people.
Now everyone is still abiding by the rules of the game, but if they are pushed to the limit, hiring murders and kidnappings will definitely happen. Bella is not afraid, but it doesn't mean that others are not afraid.
She got the fame and praise she needed, and the elderly also received similar monetary compensation. This matter can end here.
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