Small Mistakes That Cost Millions To Fix

Published on October 2, 2019 By Chloe Draws

A comma cost a dairy company millions – $5 million

While some typos can be easily looked over, there are others that can become more of an issue and this was exactly the case for Oakhurst Dairy.

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When the company’s shipping department had handed out contracts to their drivers, there was a missing comma in one of the clauses that required an oxford comma to clarify that the overtime pay was disregarded in one specific situation. After a lengthy dispute over the sentence, Oakhurst Dairy had to shell out $5 million just to settle the lawsuit.