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| Pavlov 2002-11-22, 9:18 am |
| So I flip on the tube this morning to get my daily fix of morning news... Now we've got people ganging up for a lawsuit against McDonalds for causing their kids to grow to 400 lbs.!!! How can cases like this frivolous BS even get into the legal system? What a crock? So it's McDonalds fault that you took your kid out for a Happy Meal everday of its life instead of fixing a healthy meal at home?? Come on! Where is this going and what does it say about being a responsible parent? How can somebody honestly think that fast food is healthy. And they keep saying McD's claims their food is healthy - I have NEVER in all my years ever once heard a McD commercial or read an advertisement that even would lead you to believe that fried foods are good for you. They must be getting confused with the healthier alternative: BK - broiled not fried on a grill burger  Certainly that outweighs the fat in the fries right?
I have a bad back - can I go after every manufacturer of high-heel shoes??? 
Only in America!!!! | |
| enforcer 2002-11-22, 9:41 am |
| Hmmmmm Pavlov in high heels | |
| Pavlov 2002-11-22, 9:49 am |
| LOL - you're really not getting out enough are you, enforcer? | |
| chyna1057 2002-11-22, 9:52 am |
| You're absoulutely right!! I mean come on people, If a young child goes to school and shoots up the place, in most cases, it becomes the parent's responsibility, why not now? It's not the child's fault nor is it Mc Donald's. It's YOUR fault!!! They only way I can see it being Mc'Donald's fault is if Ronald himself personally delivered the food to your house everyday w/o you calling and ordering. What's next???  | |
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| What next? Check this out:
The "Stella" awards rank up there with the Darwin awards.
Except, we end up paying for these jerks...
Stella Liebeck is the 81 year old lady who spilled coffee on herself and
sued McDonalds. This case inspired an annual award - The "Stella" Award -
for the most frivolous lawsuit in the U.S. The following are this year's
candidates:
1. January 2000: 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 boy was Ms.Robertson's son.
2. June 1998: 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 1998: 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 since 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
subsisted 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 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500
and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks 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 2000: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500 after she slipped on a 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 1997: 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: Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City. In November 2000 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. (Winniebago actually
changed their handbooks on the basis of this court case, just in case there
are any other complete morons buying their vehicles)
You can't make this stuff up . . . | |
| enforcer 2002-11-22, 9:54 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Pavlov
LOL - you're really not getting out enough are you, enforcer?
you asking? | |
| Luchnia 2002-11-22, 10:29 am |
| My gosh!!!!!!!!!!! This is crapping stupidity at its very best!
Sheeeeeeeeeesh....time to rant.
I wonder who I can sue, since I cannot get a job? Maybe I could sue the recruiters, consultants, or myself. Hmmm...maybe the food companies that charge for food that requires I work to feed myself? Maybe I could sue Freak for posting. Maybe I could sue the electric company for these lights I use. Maybe I could sue the toaster manufacturer because my toast is not to taste?
Oh! Maybe I can sue God? Yeah, that is it, I will sue God.
Stupid half-crazed medicated frivalous idiots suing everybody these days. I guess I should go into town and see if I could make a chair fall on me, or something! Maybe I could trip at the US Post office and sue them. I know, I will go to the local bookstore and drop a few books on my toes. That should do it. Huge lawsuit out of that.
What a bunch of crap. People wonder why our country is becoming demoralized.
I remember when I was in a hospital once. The man in the bed beside me was scheming a law suit. This dude would scream in pain and agony, only thing was he was not in pain and agony. After he would scream, he would get the pain pills, act like he was swallowing them. He would then spit them up and stick them in a container in his breifcase and then set up in the bed and work on his lawsuit documentation nightly while others were asleep. I made like I was asleep and watched this dude through the corner of my eye. This was the most unreal thing I have ever seen a human being do, outside of perversions.
Once the nurses would leave, he would take his little neck brace off, slip out of his bandages, etc., get up and do whatever he wanted throughout the night. He would get his cell phone out and scheme building his case and contact people, all the while lying with every breath. You would not beleive it, this dude had every detail worked out, even down to the condition of the hospital bed and the times of medications, nurses, etc. He had consistantly documented every minute detail.
You know what, instead of helping this guy, they should have SHOT him.
WOW...want a great rant I just made! Can I sue someone for causing me to rant?
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| gr33nd4yg1rl 2002-11-22, 10:33 am |
| yeah really!
whenever something goes wrong, blame mc donald's!
it's just like that lady who sued mc donald's because she spilled hot coffee in her lap at the drive thru. it's her own fault for being such a clumsy @ss! | |
| ruscorp 2002-11-22, 10:36 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Pavlov
So I flip on the tube this morning to get my daily fix of morning news... Now we've got people ganging up for a lawsuit against McDonalds for causing their kids to grow to 400 lbs.!!! How can cases like this frivolous BS even get into the legal system? What a crock? So it's McDonalds fault that you took your kid out for a Happy Meal everday of its life instead of fixing a healthy meal at home?? Come on! Where is this going and what does it say about being a responsible parent? How can somebody honestly think that fast food is healthy. And they keep saying McD's claims their food is healthy - I have NEVER in all my years ever once heard a McD commercial or read an advertisement that even would lead you to believe that fried foods are good for you. They must be getting confused with the healthier alternative: BK - broiled not fried on a grill burger Certainly that outweighs the fat in the fries right?
I have a bad back - can I go after every manufacturer of high-heel shoes???
Only in America!!!!
Call my firm, we'll galdly take your case Pavlov, however we'll also take 33.3% when you win (which you probably will with some of the cases I've seen). | |
| gr33nd4yg1rl 2002-11-22, 10:46 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Luchnia
My gosh!!!!!!!!!!! This is crapping stupidity at its very best!
Sheeeeeeeeeesh....time to rant.
what a wacko! perhaps you should've told him you knew about his little 'scheme'!
in most cases, people will not get a lot of money unless they have an injury that cannot be faked...like bad cuts, broken bones, etc. so most likely his plan didn't pay off much in the end anyway... | |
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| kate39 2002-11-22, 1:10 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
Obviously a Burger King patron. 
i worked at mcd's for 3 years while attending college.
i don't support bk, or any other fastfood joint. it's just wrong.
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| ruscorp 2002-11-22, 1:14 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by kate39
i worked at mcd's for 3 years while attending college.
i don't support bk, or any other fastfood joint. it's just wrong.
Guess what, I worked for Mickey D's for 3 years as well!  | |
| gr33nd4yg1rl 2002-11-22, 3:13 pm |
| i worked at mc donald's for a year
their food is gooood...mmmmmmm. big mac | |
| ruscorp 2002-11-22, 3:24 pm |
| So 3 people have already come out of the closet. | |
| kate39 2002-11-22, 6:32 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
So 3 people have already come out of the closet.
.. you might've come out of the closet, ruscorp, but all i said was that i'd worked at mcdonald's for 3 years.
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| prezbedard 2002-11-25, 7:37 pm |
| I read an article about the McDonald's in France which had something which McDonalds was ok to eat every once in a while.
Do you think the top head in the US liked that? Of course not. They claimed that the food was part of a well balanced diet!
Give me a Break!!
and no I am not a burger king patron
but I occassionly eat fast food twice this year @ mcdonalds
I read this on a news feed from news.google.com a month or so ago | |
| Mauwakee 2002-11-25, 11:11 pm |
| Hey, lets not forget White Castle. MMMMMMMMM | |
| iggy4270 2002-11-26, 12:49 am |
| Well what do you expect from a country that has more ambulance chasers than the rest of the world combined. Reminds me of a joke. A prominant attorney recognizing the hard work of one of his para legals decides to reward him with a trip to the Bahamas. While island hopping in a small plane the plane crashes spilling the passengers into the ocean. All of a sudden a group of sharks show up and start devouring the passengers. Two sharks swim up to the attorney and his assistant and offer them their dorsal fins and take them safely to shore. Once on shore the assistant turned to the attorney and asked "why do you think those sharks attacked the other passengers but saved us". The attorney turned to his assistant and stated "professional courtesy son, professional courtesy". | |
| enforcer 2002-11-26, 4:21 am |
| lol | |
| thecomeons 2002-11-26, 4:48 am |
| pavlov: did wearing high-heels turn you into an alsatian? | |
| buckwheat 2002-11-26, 12:01 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Pavlov
So I flip on the tube this morning to get my daily fix of morning news... Now we've got people ganging up for a lawsuit against McDonalds for causing their kids to grow to 400 lbs.!!! How can cases like this frivolous BS even get into the legal system? What a crock? So it's McDonalds fault that you took your kid out for a Happy Meal everday of its life instead of fixing a healthy meal at home?? Come on! Where is this going and what does it say about being a responsible parent? How can somebody honestly think that fast food is healthy. And they keep saying McD's claims their food is healthy - I have NEVER in all my years ever once heard a McD commercial or read an advertisement that even would lead you to believe that fried foods are good for you. They must be getting confused with the healthier alternative: BK - broiled not fried on a grill burger Certainly that outweighs the fat in the fries right?
I blame these stupid frivolous lawsuits on people who just plain refuse to accept responsibility for their behavior or actions and the lawyers who accept these cases. No matter how assinine their claim or case may be these kind of people just want to make a buck off of somebody else because they refuse to take responsibility for their own action or lack of action. Unfortunately, no matter how ludricrous the lawsuit is, they have a right to sue in court. |
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