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Court Orders Business Consultant to Pay $180K Compensation for Failed Laundry Startup in Eilat

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First reported by Mako · 4 hours ago

What happened

Yoav Pistool opened a laundry business in Eilat with consultant Hanan Amos's approval despite limited funds. The business failed within months, leading to nearly 1 million shekels in debt. Courts ruled Amos negligent and ordered him to pay 640,000 shekels in damages, a decision Amos plans to appeal. Pistool, now bankrupt, does not expect to receive compensation.

01Business consultant Hanan Amos approved a laundry startup with insufficient equity of 60,000 shekels.
02Laundry business in Eilat closed within months, leaving Pistool with 910,000 shekels in debt.
03Court found Amos negligent, ordering 640,000 shekels in compensation plus interest and legal fees.
04Consultant misrepresented startup costs and failed to warn about financial risks, court ruled.
05Pistool declared bankruptcy and does not expect to receive compensation despite court ruling.
06Amos disputes some findings and considers appealing to the Supreme Court.

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