Lawyers: Can I successfully sue Adidas and Reebok for not offering racing flats in a size 14? #discrimination

Sue the couple!! wrote:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5232183/Vegan-couple-sue-wedding-caterers-horrific-food.html

Off topic (the topic is boring anyway) but from that post about the couple suing their wedding caterers for bad food:

Couple planned to secretly serve their wedding guests a vegan feast - only to reveal it had been meat and dairy free at the end of the reception

A celiac guest became sick after they ate a seitan skewer - a vegan wheat protein meat replacement which resembles a chicken or pork skewer

The couple made a guest sick by tricking him into eating something he can't eat with their stupid secret vegan meal. Are they insane? They could literally be sued, not the caterers!

Interesting point, Banana Bread.

Very funny, wise guy. As I'm sure you know, G-d removed the giants from the Earth with the Noachian flood. There may be vestiges of those evil Nephilim nowadays, including giant feet; but in declining to accommodate them, Adidas and Reebok are well within their religious rights.

Anyone with a foot that's longer than, well, a foot...should be thankful simply for being allowed to live in a civilized society. Special shoes, too? No way.

No.

More often than big feet runners have small feet (reults in less leggmass to lift), so why can't I get size 8.5 (eu39) as a man?

Female shoes are more often than not pink, so not only is my manlihood ridiculed by small feet (actually no correlation!), but I look very homosexual in the park, which is not bad in itself, only not desirable if you want to attract attention for your running skills from women.

Yes I am only halfserious, a bit trolling, but, being norwegian, I am allowed.

The problem will be proving damages. You will have to show that you were harmed by not being able to wear racing flats. On cross examination, opposing counsel will ask you what your race PRs are. When you reveal that your 230 lb gorilla frame has yet to break 21 for 5k, the judge will grant a directed verdict on the grounds that you are a hobby jogger as a matter of law and have no right to wear racing flats.

Can I sue hooker (or your mom, to keep with the Letsrun style humor) for not stocking the magnums that I require? I realize that not many people with junk my size buy hookers, and that it would be bad business to stock them in size magnum... you gotta draw the line somewhere... but dang it is frustrating seeing 9s and 10s only offering up to "normal" sized:-/

Better call Saul

Crazy idea? Call the manufacturer and ask for the shoe design department and see if they have a discarded prototype in your size and they might be happy to get rid of it at little to no cost to you.

Try this... wrote:

Crazy idea? Call the manufacturer and ask for the shoe design department and see if they have a discarded prototype in your size and they might be happy to get rid of it at little to no cost to you.

Thanks. It was worth a shot.

I was quickly reminded how missrable Reebok/Adidas Customer Service is :-/

theJeff wrote:

Try this... wrote:

Crazy idea? Call the manufacturer and ask for the shoe design department and see if they have a discarded prototype in your size and they might be happy to get rid of it at little to no cost to you.

Thanks. It was worth a shot.

I was quickly reminded how missrable Reebok/Adidas Customer Service is :-/

Nearly as miserable as my spelling.

Precious Roy wrote:

The problem will be proving damages. You will have to show that you were harmed by not being able to wear racing flats. On cross examination, opposing counsel will ask you what your race PRs are. When you reveal that your 230 lb gorilla frame has yet to break 21 for 5k, the judge will grant a directed verdict on the grounds that you are a hobby jogger as a matter of law and have no right to wear racing flats.

That is assuming he ever gets to damages.

More likely his complaint gets dismissed on a FRCP 12b(10) - Failure to stop being a whiny loser on internet forums.

Legal Raccoon wrote:

Precious Roy wrote:

The problem will be proving damages. You will have to show that you were harmed by not being able to wear racing flats. On cross examination, opposing counsel will ask you what your race PRs are. When you reveal that your 230 lb gorilla frame has yet to break 21 for 5k, the judge will grant a directed verdict on the grounds that you are a hobby jogger as a matter of law and have no right to wear racing flats.

That is assuming he ever gets to damages.

More likely his complaint gets dismissed on a FRCP 12b(10) - Failure to stop being a whiny loser on internet forums.

That seems unkind, but I forgive you.

theJeff wrote:

What is the legal dividing line between smart production predictions and discrimination? I realize that not many people with feet my size buy racing flats, and that it would be bad business to produce them in size 14... you gotta draw the line somewhere... but dang it is frustrating seeing Sub2s and Floatride Fasts only offered up to 11.5 :-/

Any legal precedents here for a successful lawsuit? (Obviously just having a little fun here, but it is at least a semi-serious question...)

I think you should focus on your parents and ask the questions:

Is my dad a sasquatch or is it my mom?

Should I sue one or the other for doing the nasty with a sasquatch?

Is such an act illegal in the state I was born in?

FWIW, humping a sasquatch isn't illegal in Arkansas

can I ask how tall you are out of curiosity?

wouldn't do this for a race or tempo shoe but sometimes if there is a shoe I like that hits really low clearance prices that are too good to pass up but only available in smaller sizes, I'll get it and cut open the toe box - with an open toebox you can sometimes go down to 2 sizes lower

6’4” 210

Like fellrnr?

theJeff wrote:

theJeff wrote:

Thanks. It was worth a shot.

I was quickly reminded how missrable Reebok/Adidas Customer Service is :-/

Nearly as miserable as my spelling.

I'm actually in a 13 for mainstream manufacturers like Nike/Adidas recently wanted to try Altra...what size are you in Altra? Topo?

There is a 2 part test:

(1) Is the discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, age, sex, or shoe size?

(2) Is the discrimination based on something other than shoe size?

If you answered yes to both questions, you have a good case for discrimination.

theJeff wrote:

6’4” 210

Like fellrnr?

I’ve read about that — does it actually work?

Cutting open toe boxes seems like it would cause my toes to hang off the sole and blister.

Have you tried the Altra Vanish-R? They make it in up to size 15. I have it and it’s an awesome racing shoe.

theJeff wrote:

What is the legal dividing line between smart production predictions and discrimination? I realize that not many people with feet my size buy racing flats, and that it would be bad business to produce them in size 14... you gotta draw the line somewhere... but dang it is frustrating seeing Sub2s and Floatride Fasts only offered up to 11.5 :-/

Any legal precedents here for a successful lawsuit? (Obviously just having a little fun here, but it is at least a semi-serious question...)

Hi i wear a 14. There are plenty of companies that make that size. I have two professional running friends that wear 14s. They both wear altras. I get custom made ones If you email most companies they will make a pair for you. 14 isnt uncommon though. My buddy whose 6'10 and has a size 18 has to run in nike basketball shoes though. But he cant go longer than 3 miles before his back explodes.