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Wow what some people will do for their 15 mintues of shame ha.
Wow guess the year i fell and slip in a Target Store, because the floor was slippery, i could of sued. Things happen, i am not all about that stuff, we can blame ourselves as well as others for our misfortunes.
People are just plain ignorant today, and will sue at the drop of a hat. Kind of messes it up for those suits, that are just cause.
Where I live, we had a lawsuit against a homeowner, a builder and the HOA. The reason, a new build blocked someone's view.
The new build was on a buildable lot and conformed with both the City code and the HOA regulations. This thing has been going on for three years and has cost everyone a small fortune. The plaintiff lost on every aspect of his complaint. The judge awarded costs against him but these were a long way from the actual costs incurred by the defendants. The plaintiff then appealed and the defendants petitioned the court for more realistic costs. The plaintiff is now asking to go to mediation.
The lawsuit was always frivolous. IMHO, the plaintiff was hoping the HOA legal insurance would accept an out-of-court settlement to keep their costs down. He miscalculated and this will end up costing him a lot of money. While the insurance company might accept mediation for cost reasons, both the builder and the homeowner are not the forgiving kind.
A Texas woman is suing Continental Airlines and three other carriers over mental trauma she says was caused by a turbulent flight, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Colleen O'Neal alleges that the October 2009 flight from College Station, Texas, to Houston -- a usually short flight that ended up taking more than two hours -- encountered extreme turbulence that caused her to fear for her life.
Pathetic. She's claiming PTSD and says that her newfound fear of flying is having a detrimental impact on her career. Why? Flying isn't more dangerous now that it was before her flight. The only difference now is that she "knows" (actually 'believes') that it is dangerous. The airline didn't make it more dangerous it only made her 'realize' that it is dangerous. Using her own logic she should be thanking the aiirline for helping her to realize this and possibly saving her life by helping her to make the informed decision to never fly again. THAT would make sense. Or, ... maybe she's just after a quick buck in a down economy.
Pathetic. She's claiming PTSD and says that her newfound fear of flying is having a detrimental impact on her career. Why? Flying isn't more dangerous now that it was before her flight. The only difference now is that she "knows" (actually 'believes') that it is dangerous. The airline didn't make it more dangerous it only made her 'realize' that it is dangerous. Using her own logic she should be thanking the aiirline for helping her to realize this and possibly saving her life by helping her to make the informed decision to never fly again. THAT would make sense. Or, ... maybe she's just after a quick buck in a down economy.
Filing /= winning.
Courts can't throw out a case without following the proper procedure, or they get reversed and remanded, which is embarrassing and annoying.
I swear. Rick Perry gets credit for doing...basically nothing. Hilarious.
if they 'already do,' why did the AFL-CIO and several lawyers' groups oppose this measure?
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Airplane ride a bit bumpy? Sue!
