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Considering it was dismissed on a technicality, don't you think you should keep the remaining money that hasn't been spent instead of donating it to charity? I don't think any of us would fault you for keeping it saved for a year. If you haven't been sued by next year, THEN donate it. But who knows if you'll have the same fundraising capabilities if this happens again.

Did your parents end up paying for everything? You realize that if you would've told the truth, you could've sued the kid, right? His parents' home owner's insurance most likely would've covered everything. That was not a smart move.

From what I understand, Nestle is using expired permits and their consumption is not tracked by the government (as requests for this information have gone unanswered). Is there anything we can do as citizens to fix this? Who should we write to?

I think /u/RRorg meant RECENTLY...

I received no bonuses except for a quarterly incentive

In my world, that's called a quarterly bonus