Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup
Summary
Two teenagers in Shanghai were ordered to pay about $309,000 to two catering companies after they urinated in soup at a hotpot restaurant and posted a video of it online. The court ruled that their actions harmed the companies' reputations and caused public displeasure, requiring their parents to cover the damages. The hotpot chain, Haidilao, compensated diners affected by the incident, but the court decided the teenagers did not have to pay for that extra compensation.Key Facts
- Two 17-year-olds urinated in a pot of broth at a Shanghai hotpot restaurant.
- They recorded and shared a video of their actions online.
- A Shanghai court ordered them to pay 2.2 million yuan (about $309,000) to the affected catering companies.
- The compensation covered operational and reputational damage, legal costs, and replacement of tableware.
- The court said the teens' parents were partly responsible for not supervising them properly.
- The hotpot chain, Haidilao, compensated over 4,000 diners with refunds and cash.
- Haidilao replaced all hotpot equipment and carried out cleaning and disinfection.
- The extra compensation Haidilao gave customers was considered a voluntary decision by the court and not charged to the teens.
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