Here is a small example of how extremely f**ked up some people are. This is a list of some of the most ridiculous lawsuits of all time.
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....And the really sad thing is alot of these people actually won their cases.
These two are my favorites.
This is a messed up world we live in.
Sued after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler
In January 2000, Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas was awarded $780,000.00 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store.
The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving tyke was Ms. Robertson's son.
Sued a restaurant after she slipped on a spilled drink
In May 2000, a Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500.00 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her coccyx. The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson threw it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.
Neither of those two cases ever happened.
Check snopes.com.
skippy the wonder dog Wrote:Neither of those two cases ever happened.
Check snopes.com.
thats a pretty interesting website. Some interesting points about tort reform, and the pros and cons of it. Even though those two cases never happened and some others on the site I linked to, it does show how some people will try sue over just about anything.
In the States there is a serious problem with frivolous lawsuits. Not so in Canada, because if you sue someone in Canada and lose, you're paying his court costs.
Suddenly, suing Tim Hortons for not printing a warning that donuts are fattening doesn't seem like such a good idea.
