And then you wonder why I hate people....
More interesting shit from my e-mail........
> > Stella Liebeck was the 81 year old lady who spilled coffee on herself and
> > sued McDonalds. Her case inspired an annual award called The Stella Award
> > for the most frivolous lawsuits in the U.S. The following are this year's
> > Stella Award candidates. Can you believe people WON these cases ?!
> >
> > 1) January: 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 little
> > brat was Ms. Robertson's own son.
> >
> > 2) June: A 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 didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car
> > when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps.
> >
> > 3) October: 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 because the automatic door opener was
> > malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting
> > the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The
> > family was on vacation. Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage
> > for eight days. He survived 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 half a
> > million dollars.
> >
> > 4) October: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500
> > and medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door
> > neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in it's owner's fenced-in
> > yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might
> > have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who was
> > shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
> >
> > 5) May: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
> > Lancaster, PA $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke
> > her coccyx. The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson threw it at
> > her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.
> >
> > 6) December: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued the
> > owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the
> > bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This
> > occurred while Ms 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.
> >
> > And the winner is:
> >
> > 7) Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City: In November Mr. Grazinski
> > purchased a brand new 32 foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip
> > home, having joined the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and
> > calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of
> > coffee. Not surprisingly, the Winnie left the freeway, crashed and
> > overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the
> > handbook that he couldn't actually do this. He was awarded $1,750,000
> > plus a new Winnie (Winnebago actually changed their handbooks on the back
> > of this court case, just in case there are any other complete morons
> > buying their vehicles).---
> > Stella Liebeck was the 81 year old lady who spilled coffee on herself and
> > sued McDonalds. Her case inspired an annual award called The Stella Award
> > for the most frivolous lawsuits in the U.S. The following are this year's
> > Stella Award candidates. Can you believe people WON these cases ?!
> >
> > 1) January: 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 little
> > brat was Ms. Robertson's own son.
> >
> > 2) June: A 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 didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car
> > when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps.
> >
> > 3) October: 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 because the automatic door opener was
> > malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting
> > the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The
> > family was on vacation. Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage
> > for eight days. He survived 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 half a
> > million dollars.
> >
> > 4) October: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500
> > and medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door
> > neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in it's owner's fenced-in
> > yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might
> > have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who was
> > shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
> >
> > 5) May: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
> > Lancaster, PA $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke
> > her coccyx. The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson threw it at
> > her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.
> >
> > 6) December: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued the
> > owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the
> > bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This
> > occurred while Ms 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.
> >
> > And the winner is:
> >
> > 7) Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City: In November Mr. Grazinski
> > purchased a brand new 32 foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip
> > home, having joined the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and
> > calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of
> > coffee. Not surprisingly, the Winnie left the freeway, crashed and
> > overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the
> > handbook that he couldn't actually do this. He was awarded $1,750,000
> > plus a new Winnie (Winnebago actually changed their handbooks on the back
> > of this court case, just in case there are any other complete morons
> > buying their vehicles).---