When McDonalds launched its first attack on the couple in 1990,it probably expected them to back down .But they did not .For Morris and Steel the trial is an opportunity to broadcast their allegations against McDonalds to the world .And they have nothing to lose .They have no money or property ,so that even if McDonald s does win ,the hamburger shain will not be able to rver any of the costs of the case from the rwo activists.The trial was originally scheduled to last three wddks but it celebrated its first year in June 1995 and is expected to go on until at least January 1996.
Helen Steel explained why they took on this battle against the corporation giant :We felt that really we had no option but to fight this case .Its important to defend freedom of speech and the prblics right to criticize the business practices of huge multinational companies. The couple is helped by Dan Mills ,a former lawyer ,who says :we are getting support from all round the country and all round the world.People are sending in letters and message of support .And also we are getting donations form people all over the world.
There is still no end in sight for the trial .If Steel and Morris win ,the reputationof McDonalds may never be the same again.
21. Themultinational corporatiom McDonalds sued the British couple because.
A McDonalds considered that none of the allegations they made was real.
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