Comments on: On Frivolous Lawsuits

By: Colin GG

Colin GG — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:55:11 +0000

A friend of mine is being sued for several million dollars after a minor accident (not even his fault) because supposedly the other driver stopped being able to get an erection. Clearly there must be a connection…

By: Florida

Florida — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:19:55 +0000

This is an actual lawsuit which is still pending:

CHICAGO – A Chicago woman is suing a man she claims flipped her into the air and dropped her on her head in a jitterbug-style dance move at a company event.

Her attorney David M. Baum said the man should be accountable for the alleged injuries caused by “negligent dancing.”

By: Mavis

Mavis — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:53:08 +0000

I worked at Bankruptcy Court in Philadelphia and a man in debt tried to put Verizon into Involuntary Bankruptcy when he was the one who owed them money! Needless to say the judge wouldn’t even allow the paper work to begin!

By: Kelly J

Kelly J — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:34:27 +0000

I am definitely not quoting correctly on this one, but I remember years ago a woman sued the company that made her microwave, because she put her cat in there because it was wet and she wanted to dry it off! And I think she won, because there really was no warning against putting an animal in there. She should be sued for stupidity though.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:00:58 +0000

I think you mean wheelbarrow.

By: Dr. Lonny Matlick

Dr. Lonny Matlick — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:26:37 +0000

So you go to the 7-11, buy a Slurpee, then drive “accidentally” into a pole…sue for brain freeze!…(No, I’m not suggesting!)…there’s no warning for that one! Surprised you don’t have to sign a release to buy one! Soon, all drinks in the U.S. will be served at 72 degrees!

Speaking of disclaimers, the side of a ladder could make a good vacation read…and it’s only in English (the nerve!)…warnings really need to be in at least 7 major languages to be even barely adequate! Government imposed safety should be equally dangerous for all people!

By: Sarah W.

Sarah W. — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:22:24 +0000

okay. i just got a great laugh! just the picture in my head of someone out on the highway with a wheelbarrel…

By: J Wray

J Wray — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:29:56 +0000

my favorite thing about warning labels is that in order to be put on a product, someone had to do it. so everytime i read that wheelbarrels are not intended for highway use i can’t help but laugh. picture it….

By: LadyGwyneth

LadyGwyneth — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:31:51 +0000

I work for a large law firm that represents a soft drink bottling company. That company was sued after a 10-year old kid found one of their soft drink canisters, the kind used in soda fountains, in a dumpster. He brought it home and begged his dad to open the canister. The father refused several times, but finally gave in. He got a hammer and a screwdriver, using the hammer to pound the screwdriver into a seam in the canister until — you guessed it — the canister exploded. It hit the ceiling and hit the boy on the way back down, causing brain damage. And the father tried to blame it on the soft drink company because he said the warning written on the canister against opening it up was not written large enough! To this day, it’s the most frivolous lawsuit I’ve ever heard of.

By: JOHN BROWN

JOHN BROWN — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:30:13 +0000

IT IS A SHAME THAT WE HAVE TO PUT WARNING LABELS ON EVERYTHING BECAUSE THERE ARE…..IDIOTS…. OUT THERE. FOR EXAMPLE: WARNING LABEL ON HAIR DRYERS ADVISING YOU….IDIOTS…. THAT IT IS….UNSAFE OR DEADLY…. TO USE THE HAIR DRYER IN A TUB FULL OF WATER. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THE PUBLIC’S IQ TESTED AND LISCENSED TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A HAIR DRYER. AND IF YOU ARE SO STUPID THAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW WATER AND ELECTRICITY (AND THE SALT CONTENT IN YOUR BODY) DON’T MIX, THEN YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PURCHASE ONE! OF COURSE I’M KIDDING ABOUT THE LISCENS BIT, BUT GO FIGURE!