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Originally Posted by Strel
Rumors of the alleged epidemic of frivolous cases are largely exaggerated.
Just because a court entertains a kook plaintiff long enough to examine the case doesn't mean she's going to win anything.
We have a strong policy in this country to err on the side of giving people their day in court, rather than deny access to the justice system.
As it should be. At the end of the day, the kooks get what they deserve, which is usually nothing or having to pay attorneys' fees.
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oh please
1000's of other frivious lawsuits out there::
Woman claims a bad hair treatment at a salon was enough to cause her emotional distress, depression and to "shut down" so much that she was caused to retire early from her university teaching job and a side job -- and the jury buys it!
Man uses restroom stall in city building that doesn't have a door knob. When he sticks his hand through the hole, he gets hurt -- and, of course, sues. He wins almost $3 million. His occupation? City claims examiner.
Man sues fast food chain over its too-hot onion rings
Attorney cleaning his pool decides to knock palm frond from overhead electrical wires. When he's quite naturally electrocuted, his wife knows who's to blame: the electric company and the company who sold him the pool skimmer, of course
Musician sued for copyright infringement because he tongue-in-cheekily attributed a blank section of an album to another musician. "I certainly wasn't quoting his silence," he said. "I claim my silence is original silence." Perhaps in the world of lawsuits, such a claim makes some sort of logical sense.
Adult gets drunk at party, drives away and is killed in car crash. Who's to blame? Not the drunk: His girlfriend, for allegedly letting him drive. His girlfriend's mother, for buying the car for her daughter. The owner of the house the party was in, even though he wasn't there. The girl who rented the house from him. Oh, yeah: and Coors Brewing Co., who made the beer
Man says he is having heart attacks and got diabetes because he's obese. Why is he obese? Because McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and KFC failed to tell him that he shouldn't eat their fast food multiple times per week
Professional big game hunter goes on safari and shoots a lion. It didn't drop dead immediately since he was loaded for rhino and hippo, not lion, and he's mauled. Whose fault is it that the "professional" hunter has the wrong ammo? Why, the ammo manufacturer, of course! He sues.
Driver, fearing she is about to step in front of him, stops for jay-walking pedestrian. When she passes in front of his vehicle and steps into the next lane without looking, she is hit and severely injured by another car. Who's at fault? The driver who stopped, of course! Her parents' lawsuit is thrown out, but an appeals court restores the case.
Man hit by lightning in parking lot. A classic "act of God"? Heavens no! It's the fault of the amusement park that owns the lot, man says in his lawsuit -- they "could have told the people not to go to their cars," his lawyer says
Woman broken down in her car in a public place decides not to wait for the tow truck to take her on a 60-mile jaunt. Instead, she takes a ride with a stranger -- who rapes and murders her. Yeah yeah, he's caught and convicted, but surely someone needs to pay. How about the auto club?
Woman sues after a car wreck, claiming the auto manufacturer was at fault because it "failed to provide instructions regarding the safe and proper use of a seatbelt."
After an accident, transit authority discovers its driver is color-blind. Federal law requires commercial drivers to correctly see color, so he is pressured to resign. That's not the end, though: he sues, claiming "discrimination" against color-blind people -- even though he claims he is not color-blind.
Huge toy company sues huge record company -- a singer dared to sing a parody about the Barbie doll. Since "Barbie" is a registered trademark, Mattel considers the word their property, and they can stop anyone else from uttering it or disparaging it.
TV Show 60 Minutes does segment on how a certain area of Mississippi has gone lawsuit crazy . Two jurors who were never named in the broadcast take exception to the criticism and sue the show -- for $6 billion.
Man goes berzerk after his dog gets lost, spending over $20,000 on pet "psychics" and other "professionals" to find the stray he had found on the street. Meanwhile, he let his business collapse so he could spend full time on the search. And who's at fault for all of this? His pet-sitter. He sues her for $160,000.
Frat brother goes to party at frat house, gets drunk, and decides that a shallow pool of water would be a good place to do a belly flop. When he breaks his neck doing it, he sues the fraternity for $25 million. Maybe he should have known better: he was a certified lifeguard!
Woman picks doctor out of the phone book to do her liposuction. When she has complications, she says she never would have chosen that doctor had she known he wasn't Board Certified in the procedure. (She believed the phonebook over asking the doctor, or looking for a certificate on his wall?!) So she sues ...the phone company. And wins.
Woman's check for car insurance bounces, so her policy is canceled -- yet she sues them demanding they cover her damages in an accident, and wins!
Daycare owner is mowing lawn, and drives over young boy, killing him. His parents, however, don't sue the daycare operator since they have only $100,000 of insurance; instead, they sue ...the lawnmower manufacturer! And win.
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Every single state should follow along with this!!!!
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