Post by michele cryer on Nov 18, 2004 10:35:57 GMT
How many lawyers does it take?
Posted by **Hippie J** on Nov 17, 2004 at 3:25:53 PM:
This is all logical if one was declared INSANE...
> > >This can only happen in America's judicial system..
> > >
> > >It's once again time to review the winners of the
> > >annual Stella Awards. The Stellas' are named after 81
> > >year old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself
> > >and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired
> > >the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful
> > >lawsuits in the United States. Unfortunately the most
> > >recent lawsuit implicating McDonald's, the teens who
> > >allege that eating at McDonald's has made them fat,
> > >was filed after the 2003 award voting was closed.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >THIS YEAR'S AWARDS GO TO ...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >5TH PLACE (TIED): Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas
> > >was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after
> > >breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was
> > >running inside a furniture store. The owners of the
> > >store were understandably surprised at the verdict,
> > >considering the misbehaving toddler was Ms.
> > >Robertson's son.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >5TH PLACE (TIED): 19 year old Carl Truman of Los
> > >Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his
> > >neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr.
> > >Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at
> > >the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the
> > >hubcaps.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >5TH PLACE (TIED): Terrence Dickson of Bristol,
> > >Pennsylvania was leaving a house he had just finished
> > >robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
> > >the garage door to go up since the automatic door
> > >opener was malfunctioning. He could not re-enter the
> > >house because the door connecting the house and garage
> > >locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on
> > >vacation and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the
> > >garage for 8 days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he
> > >found and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the
> > >homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused
> > >him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune
> > >of $500,000.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas
> > >was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being
> > >bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's
> > >Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's
> > >fenced yard. The award was less than sought because
> > >the jury felt the dog might have been a little
> > >provoked at the time as Mr. Williams, who had climbed
> > >over the fence into the yard, was shooting it
> > >repeatedly with a pellet gun.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >3RD PLACE: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to
> > >pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500
> > >after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx
> > >(tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
> > >Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds
> > >earlier, during an argument.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >2ND PLACE: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware sued the
> > >owner of a Night Club in a neighboring city when she
> > >fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked
> > >out two of her front teeth. This occurred while Ms.
> > >Walton was trying to sneak in the window of the Ladies
> > >Room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was
> > >awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >1ST PLACE: This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv
> > >Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski
> > >purchased a brand new Winnebago Motorhome. On his trip
> > >home from an OU football game, having driven onto the
> > >freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and
> > >calmly left the driver's seat to go into the back and
> > >make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly the RV
> > >left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr.
> > >Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the
> > >owner's manual that he could not actually do this.
> > >The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago
> > >Motorhome. The company actually changed their manuals
> > >on the basis of this suit just in case there were any
> > >other complete morons buying their recreational vehicles.
>
Teehee...wonder when these sort of claims hit the UK!!!
Posted by **Hippie J** on Nov 17, 2004 at 3:25:53 PM:
This is all logical if one was declared INSANE...
> > >This can only happen in America's judicial system..
> > >
> > >It's once again time to review the winners of the
> > >annual Stella Awards. The Stellas' are named after 81
> > >year old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself
> > >and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired
> > >the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful
> > >lawsuits in the United States. Unfortunately the most
> > >recent lawsuit implicating McDonald's, the teens who
> > >allege that eating at McDonald's has made them fat,
> > >was filed after the 2003 award voting was closed.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >THIS YEAR'S AWARDS GO TO ...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >5TH PLACE (TIED): Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas
> > >was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after
> > >breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was
> > >running inside a furniture store. The owners of the
> > >store were understandably surprised at the verdict,
> > >considering the misbehaving toddler was Ms.
> > >Robertson's son.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >5TH PLACE (TIED): 19 year old Carl Truman of Los
> > >Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his
> > >neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr.
> > >Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at
> > >the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the
> > >hubcaps.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >5TH PLACE (TIED): Terrence Dickson of Bristol,
> > >Pennsylvania was leaving a house he had just finished
> > >robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
> > >the garage door to go up since the automatic door
> > >opener was malfunctioning. He could not re-enter the
> > >house because the door connecting the house and garage
> > >locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on
> > >vacation and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the
> > >garage for 8 days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he
> > >found and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the
> > >homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused
> > >him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune
> > >of $500,000.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas
> > >was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being
> > >bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's
> > >Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's
> > >fenced yard. The award was less than sought because
> > >the jury felt the dog might have been a little
> > >provoked at the time as Mr. Williams, who had climbed
> > >over the fence into the yard, was shooting it
> > >repeatedly with a pellet gun.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >3RD PLACE: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to
> > >pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500
> > >after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx
> > >(tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
> > >Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds
> > >earlier, during an argument.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >2ND PLACE: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware sued the
> > >owner of a Night Club in a neighboring city when she
> > >fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked
> > >out two of her front teeth. This occurred while Ms.
> > >Walton was trying to sneak in the window of the Ladies
> > >Room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was
> > >awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >1ST PLACE: This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv
> > >Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski
> > >purchased a brand new Winnebago Motorhome. On his trip
> > >home from an OU football game, having driven onto the
> > >freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and
> > >calmly left the driver's seat to go into the back and
> > >make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly the RV
> > >left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr.
> > >Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the
> > >owner's manual that he could not actually do this.
> > >The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago
> > >Motorhome. The company actually changed their manuals
> > >on the basis of this suit just in case there were any
> > >other complete morons buying their recreational vehicles.
>
Teehee...wonder when these sort of claims hit the UK!!!