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Sunday night (in Taiwan) legal humor
From the U. of Northern Florida's Web edition of the Spinnaker
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ridiculous lawsuits with even more ridiculous outcomes:
* January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $780,000 after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running amok inside a furniture store. The verdict was most surprising, especially since the toddler was Robertson's son.
* June 1998: 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses after a neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the car's hub caps
* October 1998: Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pa., was leaving a house he had just robbed by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to open because the door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and the garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation. Dickson found himself in the garage for eight days. He survived on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance, claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish, and the jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.
* December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont, Del., successfully sued the owner of a nightclub when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
There's something wrong with a legal system that takes this stuff seriously. But hey, lawsuits can really be lucrative.
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ridiculous lawsuits with even more ridiculous outcomes:
* January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $780,000 after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running amok inside a furniture store. The verdict was most surprising, especially since the toddler was Robertson's son.
* June 1998: 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses after a neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the car's hub caps
* October 1998: Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pa., was leaving a house he had just robbed by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to open because the door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and the garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation. Dickson found himself in the garage for eight days. He survived on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance, claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish, and the jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.
* December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont, Del., successfully sued the owner of a nightclub when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
There's something wrong with a legal system that takes this stuff seriously. But hey, lawsuits can really be lucrative.
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