Stupid Lawsuits

[spazntwitch]

We've all head of some stupid lawsuits, such as the woman that got her lap burned after ordering hot coffee from McDonalds.

I thought I'd start with this one. It's dumb because the parent is blaming MySpace to watch over her child instead of her.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13437619/

 

[Visionary]

Here's one -

Student Sues After Failing Exam

 

[SharonL]

Here is a run down of contenders for the Stella Award:


http://www.simpletoremember.com/what/stellaawards.htm


These two ate my favorites:

-Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania who was awarded $113,000 from a Philadelphia restaurant when she slipped on a floor wet from a soft drink and broke her tailbone. How did the floor get wet? She threw the soft drink at her boyfriend (ex-boyfriend?) in a fit of anger 2.30 seconds before slipping...



-Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas benefited $780,000 and medical expenses for tripping over a toddler in a furniture store. It made no difference that it was her own kid.

 

[Apocalypse716]

oh god i hate these stupid lawsuits. like horribly. it just reminds me of human's nature of greediness.

 

[daredevil]

oh god i hate these stupid lawsuits. like horribly. it just reminds me of human's nature of greediness.

I agree! How can a judge in his right mind even begin to THINK about awarding these people any money at all, when they are clearly, clearly out for money. If I was the judge, these people AND their lawyer would be in jail!
Just my :money:

 

[dehawk]

Must sue preco

 

[Boogz]

Here is a run down of contenders for the Stella Award:


http://www.simpletoremember.com/what/stellaawards.htm


These two ate my favorites:

-Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania who was awarded $113,000 from a Philadelphia restaurant when she slipped on a floor wet from a soft drink and broke her tailbone. How did the floor get wet? She threw the soft drink at her boyfriend (ex-boyfriend?) in a fit of anger 2.30 seconds before slipping...



-Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas benefited $780,000 and medical expenses for tripping over a toddler in a furniture store. It made no difference that it was her own kid.

I'm no angel, but....I wouldn't even think lawsuit if those things happened to me !!! Embarassment, yes...lawsuit...no way !!!

 

[SharonL]

I'm no angel, but....I wouldn't even think lawsuit if those things happened to me !!! Embarassment, yes...lawsuit...no way !!!

Hey, trial lawyers have to make a living too! :bs:

 

[mike69]

how easy is it to file for lawsuits like this and WIN these days?

 

[dehawk]

how easy is it to file for lawsuits like this and WIN these days?

Im suing you for unnessary use of Bold letters and hurting my eyes.

 

[SharonL]

how easy is it to file for lawsuits like this and WIN these days?

Well I work for a large department store and I know like a lot of other large companies they will offer these people a settlement rather than going to court so I guess people like this figure it's worth a shot.

 

[Casey]

Here is a run down of contenders for the Stella Award:

-Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas benefited $780,000 and medical expenses for tripping over a toddler in a furniture store. It made no difference that it was her own kid.

It would not even cross my mind to sue the store if i tripped over my own kid!!!! I should have been watching him/her.... BUT we do have a local furniture store that offers babysitting while you shop SO if they were not watching the child properly than there would be a cause... I guess....