| | Do you ever wonder why there are so many lawyer jokes?
And do your wonder where do we get the morons for
juries and judges?
Ever since a jury ordered McDonald's to pay more than
$2m in damages to 81-year-old Stella Liebeeck after
she spilled coffee and scalded herself, the "Stella"
award has been annually granted to the person who
successfully brings the most ridiculous lawsuit in the
US.
There are plenty to choose from in 2001.
*Carl Truman, of Los Angeles, won $74,000 and medical expenses from a neighbour who drove his car over Truman's hand. Truman was lying on the ground, out of sight, stealing the neighbour's hubcaps.
*Burglar Terrence Dickson, from Pennsylvania, lived
for eight days on Pepsi and dry dog biscuits after a
faulty electric door trapped him in the garage of the
home he had just robbed. The homeowner was ordered to pay $500,000 for Dickson's mental anguish.
*Jerry Williams, of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded
$14,500 after being bitten by a beagle chained in its
owner's yard. Williams had climbed into the yard and
was shooting the beagle with a pellet gun.
*A Philadelphia restaurant had to pay $113,500 to
Amber Carson after she injured herself by slipping on
a can she had thrown on the floor during an argument
with her boyfriend.
And, la piece de resistance...
*Kara Walton, of Delaware, won $12,000 and dental
expenses from a nightclub after falling from a
bathroom window. The accident happened as she was
trying to climb through the window to avoid paying the $3.50 entrance fee." |
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