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Some people are really messed up - emperor penguin - 12-07-2006
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.
- Tthip - 12-07-2006
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.
- skippy the wonder dog - 12-07-2006
Neither of those two cases ever happened.
Check snopes.com.
- emperor penguin - 12-07-2006
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.
- skippy the wonder dog - 12-07-2006
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.
