Bad Body Work

The plaintiff brought her car to the defendant’s shop for repairs, but when she got it back, she claims the vehicle was undrivable, so the plaintiff is suing. The defendant says he did some work on the plaintiff’s car, but when he cut away the quarter panel, he noticed the frame was rotted. The defendant told the plaintiff the car was unsafe to drive, but the plaintiff didn’t want to hear that. Instead, she took the car somewhere else and wrote bad things about the defendant on Facebook, so the defendant is countersuing for defamation of character.
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[@3l3llala13]

Good for the lady for not taking threats from the defendant and knew to call in the cops when she took her car back.

[@shaund9759]

I love how people think a bad review is defamation. 😂 Like bro.

[@LunchMeatTrump]

Yea bro tell that bro he no longer a bro

[@stratfordbaby]

Yeah or else they think making a complaint is a THREAT.

[@versatileduplicity9313]

it can be. if you didn't do the sale

[@JayseGreene]

With defamation and liable and all that, you need to prove how it affected you. Did you lose money as a result of the defamation, etc?

[@Steve-wf3vv]

This judge is so prejudiced against men

[@Julie-sl8ul]

He can barely stay awake! I can't imagine him doing heavy-duty work. Dude has a lot of nerve!!!

[@hankjones2975]

plus he weighs a million pounds

[@versatileduplicity9313]

@@hankjones2975 yep

[@Andrea-xm7uz]

😅 omg

[@ThunderingThighs]

Ignoring a customer isn’t going to make them go away. If only he would have communicated with the plaintiff, things may not have ended up in court.

[@ThunderingThighs]

@@wvrjl true that!

[@joy9073]

He countersue her for defamation. In his case, as a businessman, it means that she damaged his reputation, but at the end when he talked to Doug, he said that he got more customers, it was beneficial to his business. So, did he basically sue her for doing good to his business? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jameskeller3547]

He did something he rarely does..He bit off more than he could chew 😂

[@cynthiacler9284]

Boom.... mic drop😂

[@WonderingHead]

Well she wanted cheap. As the judge says "the cheap comes out expensive"

[@Pokekaikai]

Who wears a tie and doesn’t button up their shirt all the way? Lmao

[@cowgirlbebop14]

The defendant doesn't need to be in business. If you give a low quote because times are slow then that's just the risk you take. You can't then put those jobs on the back burner because more lucrative works comes in later.

[@merhi96]

6:01

[@merhi96]

8:26

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

I'm sorry but even a limited edition tacky car is still a tacky car 😭

[@vivianpatton5692]

Well at least it's Metal & not fiberglass .

[@johnpeters9793]

​@vivianpatton5692 Well at least the body wouldn't have rusted if it was fiberglass..

[@mommabear6991]

😂 good one

[@irideaunicorn1620]

​@@johnpeters9793lol get 'em 😂

[@irideaunicorn1620]

And then it's a monte carlo 😝

[@alejandrablake3304]

The plaintiffs came prepared!!!!!

[@shayna2562]

i’m so sick of these unprofessional ass companies. your job is to answer your calls and emails

[@keithkemp3008]

She is a strong woman who lets no one walk all over her 👋👋👋👋

[@pmabrouk]

She should have gotten a LOT more. He ruined her car. Disgusting. He didn’t ‘help’ her out. Worse yet, he claimed he got more business but had the nerve to come on tv and sue her for defamation.

[@HHH-ye1ro]

The car was already gone. Rusty behind belief. The fact that she thought it could be fixed is ludicrous. Buy a new car.

[@Shu_Mi]

Short haired woman behind the plaintiff is listening so intently, it's making me laugh

[@billmoran3219]

She bought an eleven year old car in Minnesota and expected it not to have rust... what’s the next punch line to this joke . Regardless defendant bit off more then he could chew and I think judge ruled right.

[@oldageisdumb]

Huh? She knew it had rust. That’s why she brought it in to be fixed…

[@devisissy1]

​@@oldageisdumbno she didn't. It's not until she pulled off her cheap plastic eBay decoration she spotted it. The car is garbage.

[@hey-you7]

The Judge makes no sense when it comes to some of her verdicts. This one she reimbursed insurance premiums, but in previous ones she's told them they should have cancel their insurance

[@laelakarimi]

depends on the state and jurisdiction laws. they're not the same everywhere.

[@greenmtnman7714]

She has let her celebrity status cloud her judgement.

[@rikidawson7510]

Cos she's on a power trip

[@adrianknight1406]

I can understand the plaintiff being upset in this circumstance. I'd be just as disappointed and dissatisfied. The car in question is in worst condition than it was before he had it.

[@hey-you7]

You get what you pay for......anybody with a brain should know all the rust removal, ding/scratches removal, and custom paint job being 1500 was too good to be true.

[@yooitsemmababe]

@@hey-you7 wayy too good to be true!!!! paint alone is like 1k

[@hadley407]

What happened to being able to get the “benefit of your bargain”? When she struck a deal for $1500 to get all the rust fixed she should have gotten that deal regardless if he had to pay someone else since he breached the contract

[@mikesteele05]

Why didn’t he just put the car back in it’s original condition and give her the money back? Like, dude…

[@shaund9759]

Exactly, like it never needed to get this bad.

[@mommabear6991]

Correct

[@mahailiabrown3972]

You do realize that yeah I can't really put something back in original condition once it's not that way no more right like houses yards cars those are the things that if you change it you mostly cannot put it at the original form of how was before it was tinkered with

[@mikesteele05]

@@mahailiabrown3972 she brought it to him for repairs, because things weren’t working. All he had to do was put the broken parts back on and return all her money.

[@versatileduplicity9313]

too busy eatin !!

[@markbrandon7359]

No way can a man so big he can hardly pick himself off the ground be a bodyman.

[@speaktrue77]

My thoughts exactly

[@mexicanspec]

It would be difficult logistically speaking.

[@AmyLeeAngelLove]

Exactly. He would definitely struggle with that belly.

[@cynthiacler9284]

I just posted the same thing then deleted it after I saw someone else posted that. I have known quite a few auto body repair guys and not 1 is over 200lbs. Mechanic's are a different story I've known plenty of fat mechanics buy never an auto body guy.😂

[@joeybiden7755]

Are you from Alaska? This sentence reads like Sarah Palin wrote it 😂

[@laurabg379]

He is lying his ass off. Nobody's like Oh look this guy did some horrible stuff to this chick's car let me hire him to do mine 😂 He's just trying to save face.

[@gilannev9171]

Exactly…that’s the only explanation 😅

[@mommabear6991]

Correct, talking about he tries to help people out 😂

[@mraburles]

I love how the judge glossed over the fact that she sent someone to intimidate him... smh

[@davidswick8571]

I know right. She completely denies it and then she answers "the guy that I brought up with me, another guy from another body shop". She totally perjured herself in the court.

[@3mshaw]

No, I don’t believe she perjured herself. Pretty sure those were 2 different people. One guy came up there from the group threatening him but then she also brought a mechanic with her a separate time to look at everything.

[@franklesser5655]

I didn't love that part. It should have been discussed more.

[@Ven100]

She didn't send someone. Someone asked her for more information and knew of the guy's ways and paid a visit himself. That's why it's a community group.

[@ESTENT-cu7qd]

I like the judge but she is al aye harder on the men

[@1967davethewave]

If you take a rusty car to get repaired and repainted and they tell you 2 to 3 weeks and $1500, run, run as fast as you can. MAACO will do a decent paint job for $1500 or so but that includes ZERO bodywork. And rust repair is some of the most expensive body work there is. I once repaired the bedsides of a Ford F150 with rust repair panels and then the owner took the truck to MAACO to get it painted. It looked really good and I charged $800 for my part. But the rusted areas were very small compared with the disaster this lady's car is. If she want's something rare 4000 isn't that low of production number. Try buying a '71 Hemi 'Cuda convertible. They only made 5 or 6. That is rare by my standards.

[@bixbycro]

Really good story. Long winded and more subjective than objective, in my opinion. Not sure this would be the basis of any award-winning movie script. But I could see your takes being highly sought-after in TikTok format. 👍🏼

[@1967davethewave]

@@bixbycro LOL, I am long winded. I guess when the words start rolling... There's a Far Side joke where the dad is lecturing the son and the caption read something like "Billy came to dread his dad's lectures more than anything else". You should talk to my kids!!!!

[@bixbycro]

@@1967davethewave this response made me snort laugh so fast because it’s like you got the joke but also like you missed the joke. All in good fun and I’m glad you were able to take it in stride.

[@Andrea-xm7uz]

Body work? He needs body work on him😅

[@truthseeker474]

Guess the HUGE Mechanic spend most of the time eating, rather than repairing cars😁😄😂😅🤣

[@allegroaffettuoso9012]

Are we going to ignore the fact that she sent someone to his shop to intimidate him. I love how they mentioned that, but no further time was given to that. He should’ve really played that up.

[@Snarkerella]

SPIT OUT YOUR GUM! Judge Judy wouldn't stand for that. LOL

[@peekaboots01]

She's not Judy. Judy is a grouchy petty old bag.

[@sufferedlearnedchanged]

$9,000 on a $6,000 car?! What in the actual f**k? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@sneakerfreak2002]

That thing’s literally scrap metal

[@moshegrunfeld2518]

I think ppl should think before writing something

[@moshegrunfeld2518]

I mean on social media people shouldn't post what ever comes in their minds

[@CassandraReneeXOXO]

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with writing reviews…positive and NEGATIVE!!! As a consumer your entitled to express your experience you had with a particular business…

[@moshegrunfeld2518]

@@CassandraReneeXOXO I wasnt mentioning reviews, of course reviews means of what experience you had. I was saying in regards to posting things that come to mind on facebook etc

[@rosej5029]

I think people should think. Period.😂

[@jasonharris1636]

She loves an object that will never show her any love.

[@oldmanlogan1146]

When the title of the thumbnail read "Bad Body Work", I thought they were talking about her tattoos

[@michaelrusso6822]

"Bad Body Work" ...judging from the thumbnail, absolutely.

[@ThatSurgicalGirl]

Uploaded 20 minutes ago?? I've never been this early

[@moonstar7775]

If his work looks anything like he does, I would not trust my car with him

[@hey-you7]

The judge realizes you're allowed to make a certain amount of money without claiming it on taxes right? Lmao

[@6time686]

How did I know the judge would mention the city in Florida? She does it in every case.

[@yooitsemmababe]

shes such a flordian lol

[@grindrtest6438]

He should also pay for the cost of the tow, and what it would cost to restore the vehicle to what it was when she brought it in. That was a missed opportunity

[@user-hs1zr6mc5d]

Judge asking the defendant if he was enthusiastic 👀 unless it involves a nap he NOT

[@robertriley1569]

I haven't watched TPC in year's I can't believe they brought back living legend Doug Llewellyn.

[@cynthiacler9284]

He's back with his super insulting comments for the people as they leave the court room.😅

[@stratfordbaby]

I didn't know they made shirts that big.

[@runningawayvagabond5876]

$1500.- for all that work? All I can say is if someone quoted me that little for that much work I would RUN AWAY as fast as my legs would carry me. If that price isn't a red-flag I don't know what would be. Even if, and that's a big if, the defendant completed the work the quality of the job would have to be soooooo low it wouldn't last another winter. Sometimes when it sounds too good to be true it usually is.

[@chadj6380]

Agree, use your common sense!!!

[@msfranklin2650]

NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE I HAVE A OLDER MECHANIC HE'S VERY REASONABLE & DOES DAMN GREAT WK SO NOT ALL I'M JUST LUCKY I GUESS

[@miker7233]

From the photos the car appears to have an extensive rust issue. Rust on a vehicle isn’t easy to deal with in the first place. If its that extensive, you need to take it to a shop that specializes in automotive restoration. $1500 isn’t going to do it. And when I saw the gum in his mouth. Yes, Judge Judy would have ended that first thing lol.

[@AmyLeeAngelLove]

lol... that's what I was thinking.. Judge Judy would have scolded him for chewing on gum. I'd rather they chew on it because it's usually for stinky breath.

[@vivianpatton5692]

I was waiting for her to notice his gum . Shocked she didn't see it .

[@emchammer1815]

Minnesota rusts cars like that? Why the heck would anyone want to live there?

[@junefoster924]

It absolutely does. My son moved from Washington State to Minnesota. He had a beautiful Datson 280 Z. He didn't have a garage at his apartment so the car was parked outside. The car rusted out and we had to junk it.

[@finally97]

That was super reasonable.

[@Germinate16]

The lady he interview on the street is 100% on Truth Social 🤣 "what if it's a lie and you know its a lie?" "That's fine!" Another prime example of someone not knowing the safeguards on freedom of speech.

[@ShytPump]

So...he completely fucks off on her and leaves her car in pieces. Threatens to impound it when she demands he fulfill the contract. Then he countersues for defamation when she only exposed accurate information about her experience. He loses and afterwards admits that her "defamation" BROUGHT him business. She should counter - counter sue for a portion of the profits that he made from her ad on the grounds that he falsely claimed that she hurt his image when actually he admitted it was the opposite. What an idiot.

[@glenngatlin8475]

That car doesn't look fixable.

[@Spac3_Gh05t]

I don’t understand these judges, in some cases when it’s a repo cases, they charge 200, 300, 500… a month for “car rental” and the plaintiffs lose a lot of money, now the woman has been screwed over and just receives 750 for 3 months and the car still not done…

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

Minnesota here. I once drove to St. Pete's during February. My car stuck out like a sore thumb because everyone in St. Pete's drives pristine looking Oldsmobiles and Buicks and my little Hyndai was covered in salt stains. I tried to find a car wash but here were no gas station $6 automated ones. Its was more like the $25 car wash places. You old folks down there take your car washes pretty serious!?

[@HHH-ye1ro]

That car is an absolute rust bucket. Time for the scrapyard.

[@stratfordbaby]

How is he able to do any manual labor at that size??? It would be impossible. In Florida heat????

[@mommabear6991]

Judge Milian hates to give litigants money she’s super tight with her compensation I swear I think it comes from her pockets 😂

[@benjaminberman6200]

It kind of does…

[@jake-fp9my]

He way under estimated how much work he faced and she should realized it always worse than expected once parts come off. Every one in a rust belt state already knows that rust tends to hide behind stuff.

[@timothypage8147]

Defendant looks like he's been in a bar since 7pm the night before.

[@vivianpatton5692]

LOL

[@gmant478]

Those chest tattoos tell all you you need to know about her! Poor life choices

[@mamamckinney7409]

And the missing teeth...

[@yvettemontalvo7991]

This is what I think happened: She went on FB asking for help and he saw the pretty lady and offered to help her (as often men do). Why else would he charge her less then the work was worth? but at the end of the day you have to complete the contracted work, cause it may cost her less but its not free work either. If he felt the work was way more then he expected he should of put the brakes and called her giving her details as of why its more and they cant agree on a price he should of returned the car to her sooner.

[@lookalikehuuh]

Those monte carlos are complete trash. She should just junk it!😊

[@Ras7685]

Another case of someone thinking they are going to get rich when they file a lawsuit .

[@LawsonPatterson]

Marilyn, who told you that was 8 inches? 😂

[@micheleploeser7720]

The judge neglected to put it in with the claim of how to put it all back together again she got it back and it’s in pieces it should’ve been at least $3500!!!!!!

[@dianedobson1104]

Sorry I think that was a wrong verdict. He did some work and should have been paid for that even though it was t finished in time

[@marthal8862]

That made the car worse. She has to be made whole.

[@lindseyyoung9149]

I totally agree. There have been many other cases where the defendant was given credit for doing some work. Crazy.

[@moshegrunfeld2518]

@@lindseyyoung9149 i think it matters of what they bring in

[@moshegrunfeld2518]

meaning of what type of evidence

[@riggamorrischan]

the work he did was stripping the car of its parts which is like the first and only step of what he did. he had to remove the rust and any dents/scuff marks, repaint and then reattach the parts… he did none of that.

[@jesseehulton8805]

I don’t understand why people comment about his body, he took long yes but with that amount of rust and sanding and primer on the car and taking apart the car to get the primer takes time, I think he shouldn’t have told her that amount of time but he should have been given money for the time and parts

[@hottubtimemachine1200]

Defamation is only if it’s false information said about someone but if it’s true it’s not defamatory or slander.

[@Bishop545454]

Minnesota girl is one smart cookie.

[@pannamal5182]

Not so, had $6,000 for car plus $9,000 for improvements that didn’t happen = dumb cookie. Money for tattoos but a shit mouth

[@kermonwilliams2180]

All women are whenever $ is involved

[@carolyndavis6657]

She didn’t seem too smart to me. First she put 9000 in that piece of junk, second thinking someone could fix it for $1500.

[@billmoran3219]

She paid $6k for a 11 year old car that was from Minnesota and dumped another $3k into it , plus it still needs all that rust restoration... not too smart in my book !

[@lindaalvarez8855]

The Defendant did not help her & somehow benefited from it? That's not fair for the Plaintiff.

[@alphawhiskey2922]

If i were her I'd be so pissed.

[@robertmalone3997]

I don’t think he even works. He spends too much time at the Buffets

[@user-hs1zr6mc5d]

He not the scammer she is. She tryna restore that car on somebody else dime. 9k for a car she paid 600 bucks for.

[@galenamall2061]

The guy should have said your car is junk. i can't fix it

[@Goose00123]

Chick behind the plaintiff had her hand over her mouth the entire time…. I wonder which person smelled

[@punkgaopher]

First off, anytime a car is coming from the Midwest / Northeast region of the United states. It's going to have some rust, there is no such thing as a rust-free car from that area unless it's a brand spanking new. There's also a service that many mechanics / body work business offer in those areas and it's a clear coat of the bottom of your car. Basically, it will protect against any sort of rust that tries to encroach on your car. I'm only 2 minutes and 50 seconds in but it sounds like this woman fail to do that. Also, why would you buy a 7 year old car for $6,000? That car better have less than $50,000 mi on it, I don't care if it was special edition, hot modifications on it, the only time a car is worth that is if it was one of 800 made. Also, is this woman a huge fan of NASCAR why else would you buy a Dale Earnhardt car? Also, I love how the defendant attempted to counter Sue with a defamation lawsuit and then during the exit interview he said that the post garnered him more clients, not hurt his business. Like, okay, buddy. nice try.

[@timothypage8147]

The plaintiff's eyes, teeth, and jaw are going in a million different directions.

[@HHH-ye1ro]

If the defendant can’t dress for court, just wear a clean black tshirt. He looks like a mess.

[@spacepanda9037]

A quote is to give someone (the estimated price of a job or service). That doesn't make it set in stone it could be more or could be less 😂 that being said the defendant definitely bit off more than he could chew

[@RamblinwithRobDawg]

She should have put that money into her own grill. Maybe it took so long because he can only work 10 minutes at a time before he has to take a break to catch his breath. 🤣

[@jamesrogers6376]

No good deed goes unpunished

[@msfranklin2650]

WHAT GOOD DEED DID SNACK BOY DO. LYING IGNORING HER MESSAGES HMMMMM DUMBS STICKING TOGETHER I SEE

[@rplayer360]

​@@msfranklin2650are you okay?

[@rikidawson7510]

Lol he's a mechanic. Lol. Like he could bend over the motor for hours. Infact i would pay to see that.

[@broeheemed32]

He looks hungry.

[@johnmccree8941]

Don't see how he could even GET to his work..(on the car)

[@pastina000]

WOW !!!!!....Seems to me that the Defendant could use a bit of BODYWORK on himself !!!

[@WarGrowlmon18]

She was smart to go up their with the cops. I wouldn't trust this guy not to try something shady on her otherwise!!!

[@stratfordbaby]

6:31 That would be LIBEL. If it's in WRITING that's LIBEL. Slander is oral/spoken.

[@Tahiha]

It’s interesting how everybody is letting slide the fact that she let someone show up at his shop to threaten him. If he were a woman and a man did this, there would be an uproar

[@allisoncastle]

lol right. Sureee buddy.

[@Celebscandal]

$15k on a limited edition junk car? Jeez!

[@nativeroscoe64]

It just sounds like he's just lazy - lazy - lazy.

[@granturismo315]

That car wouldn’t be worth nothing restored. if she had it with low mileage and mint condition all original parts then we’re talking $$

[@leanthonysain4476]

I don't think that was enough money for her

[@lolamaude3449]

Help them out, hardly!

[@adriankasan6344]

Big boy needs a different type of job this is too much for him

[@carriequintano2200]

Her car had all that rust on it before she bought it. It rakes longer then 2 yrs

[@msfranklin2650]

I CAUGHT THE {2} CHICKS IN BLACK TAP EACH OTHER WHEN HE CAME WALKING IN. HE HAS THE NERVE TO BE CHEWING GUN HE NEED HIS ASSSS KICKED THE PLAINTIFF WAS WELL IN HERE RIGHT TO BE UPSET GLAD THAT THE PLAINTIFF WAS SMART KEPT PAPER WK & MESSAGES NOW PAY UP SNACK BOY WHAT A DISGRACE ALREADY CAN'T TRUST MECHANICS

[@Pontiki1977]

I love how all the women in the background, always have perfect hair..In every single episode.

[@Mcculock]

I seen a few of those cars parked in people’s back yards they all were just rust buckets you couldn’t fix one finder for fifteen hundred bucks

[@PlugJh]

Those Pontiac’s are notorious for rusting out! I feel her on it’s a limited car but it’s a GM and GM is absolute junk! They rust out in a matter of years! I believe the defendant when he says it’s was trashed

[@johnpeters9793]

What Pontiac??

[@mamamckinney7409]

Me too. And she spent 9000$ doing things to this car! Like wtf did you do cause it wasn't rust restoration or paint job...new tranny and engine? Geez she could've had an actual rare car instead of a Dale E POS!!😒🙄😒😂😂

[@rikidawson7510]

1500 for all that work. No way.. try double that st least.

[@kyoto32001]

he offered a full refund and she refused. she is a liar. he is the victim here,

[@Aerospace_Education]

So much for enjoying her face when she loses :)

[@lkords2259]

1500 for ALL that work..... boy, I smell something super scammy!!!!

[@BeingNicc]

Can someone point out the nine grand she put into the car? Ion see nothing, ain't no way.