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In late 1995, Mindy Dow extended to Heather an offer to be a
Coca-Cola Kid at Coca-Cola’s Olympic City in Atlanta, Georgia,
from April 1 through September 15, 1996. At the time this offer
was made, an amount of compensation had not been determined. The
offer was accepted.
Mr. Carino made arrangements for the trip to Atlanta and
searched for accommodations for his daughter. Mr. Carino
testified:
When I got to Atlanta, most all of the housing
developments rental places were occupied in
anticipation and preparation for the 1996 Summer
Olympics. The ones that were not were the very seedy
character, and something that I would not myself want
to live in, yet alone put my client into such a
situation.
Instead, Mr. Carino signed a 6-month lease for an apartment in
Buckhead, a suburb of Atlanta, which required monthly rent
payments of $1,700. From April 1 through September 15, 1996, Mr.
Carino incurred total expenses of $24,755 including $7,455 of
travel-related expenditures attributable to 13 round trips he
made from Pittsburgh to Atlanta.4
In late May or early June 1996, Mindy Dow approached Mr.
Carino and informed him that Coca-Cola was going to pay the Coca-
Cola Kids, including Heather, a salary of $1,745 and that travel
4Mr. Carino maintained a diary reflecting the various
expenses he incurred with respect to his daughter’s performing in
Atlanta. There is no dispute that those expenditures were
actually incurred.
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