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Issue No: 116
April 25, 2009

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Law ammusement

Outrageous Lawsuits

Gratitude ... not!
While climbing a mountain, a young man slipped and fell 90 feet and sustained injuries. The mountain rescue unit, which has saved hundreds of lives over the past 30 years, worked with a physician and a paramedic to mount a difficult nighttime helicopter rescue. The rescuers probably saved the man's life...but he turned around and slapped them with a $12 million lawsuit. (Source: AVALA)

Thanks buddy
A woman dropped some burglar bars on her foot. She claimed that her neighbour, who was helping her carry the bars, had caused the accident. The neighbour's insurance company offered to settle the dispute by paying her medical bills, but she refused.

She wanted more and sued for damages, including "pain and suffering." The jury took only 17 minutes to unanimously decide that the woman was fully responsible for her own injuries. The innocent neighbour had to pay $4,700 in defence costs. The two are no longer friends. (Source: AVALA)

Where's it say I can't do that?
A bank discovered that millions of dollars deposited in an account were in fact embezzled funds. The bank transferred the funds back to the lawful owner and got sued! The embezzler's alleged accomplice filed a lawsuit against the bank for returning the money, and asked for $20 million in damages. The bank won in court, but only after spending over $20,000 in legal fees. (Source: AVALA)

Perfectly good sense
A man joined a group to learn, among other things, to fly through self-levitation.

Unsatisfied with the results, he claimed psychological and physical damages and sued the group for $9 million. (Source: AVALA)

Maybe I was drunk... but...
A drunk driver was speeding, careened passed detour signs and crashed. He sued the engineering firm that designed the road, the contractor, four subcontractors and state highway department property, which owned both sides of the road. Five years later, all of the defendants settled for $35,000. The engineering firm was swamped with over $200,000 in legal costs. (Source: ATRA)

Plus, he got sick
A man sued Anheuser-Busch for $10,000 for false advertising. He claimed that he suffered physical and mental injury and emotional distress from the implicit promises in the advertisements. When he drank the beverage, success with women did not come true for him plus, he got sick. The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a lower-court decision dismissing the case. (Source: ATRA)

 

Source: www.duhaime.org.

 
 
 
 


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