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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Aug 20, 2009 7:39:41 GMT -5
It was accidental? Both cases?
Why did the woman borrow the washing machine?
And the boy should pay for the cell. Someone has to pay, and since he's the one who caused the damage, accidentally or not, he has to pay.
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Post by Talkie Toaster on Aug 20, 2009 8:15:49 GMT -5
yeah, #1 is just bull but #2 well, it WAS his decision to throw the water over her that destroyed her phone and since water damage isn't usually covered by warrenty, i agree that #1 was a complete accident but #2 he chose to do what he did with the water (joke or not)
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Post by elenasaur on Aug 20, 2009 11:55:06 GMT -5
For the most part, suing people just seems ridiculous to me.
Like, I have heard stories where people break in to rob a house, slip and fall on the floor, break their leg, then sue the people they were trying to rob. wtf?
This actually made me think of this one time I was in a Coldstone Creamery, and somebody had just mopped the floor, but they had one of those yellow signs up. This kid comes running in, slips and falls. Then the dad starts shouting about how he wants to talk to the manager and that he was going to sue. His kid wasn't even crying. It was ridiculous.
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Aug 20, 2009 12:18:26 GMT -5
Wal-Mart gets sued all the time because of this.  |
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Post by drusillacakes on Aug 20, 2009 12:48:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I always assume people are out to make money when they sue people for preposterous claims. Although I think the first one was an accident, the second one sounds kind of reasonable to me. Why did the guy pour water on the girl.... was she on fire?
If someone poured water on me and I wasn't on fire, and it happened to short out my cell phone, I'd feel pretty miffed.
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Post by Talkie Toaster on Aug 20, 2009 19:58:13 GMT -5
For the most part, suing people just seems ridiculous to me. Like, I have heard stories where people break in to rob a house, slip and fall on the floor, break their leg, then sue the people they were trying to rob. wtf? Thats even true if you attack them when they are in your home, my grandfather was actually told by a police friend of his that you are actually better off killing the robber (not that i condone killing or anything) |
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Post by elenasaur on Aug 20, 2009 21:17:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I understand. If you kill the robber you can just claim that it was in self-defense, and they don't have the chance to sue you. I don't know how much jail time you get for justifiable homicide though, in comparison to however much money you would have to pay for losing a lawsuit. I'm just amazed that that type of lawsuit holds up in court.
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Post by Talkie Toaster on Aug 20, 2009 21:47:00 GMT -5
with a good anough lawyer probably a suspended sentance
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Aug 21, 2009 15:38:14 GMT -5
She got attacked by a group of boys who harrassed her by throwing water on her?
She should do more than sue. They should be charged and have to work at a homeless shelter or something.
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Post by elenasaur on Aug 21, 2009 15:47:07 GMT -5
Yeah, when I first read the bit about the guy throwing water on her I thought it was more of a friendly joke. But now that sounds a little like harassment/assault. I probably would not have sued still, but that's just me.
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Aug 22, 2009 3:56:05 GMT -5
Oh. I had a image in my head of a group of lame wannabe-rapists who couldn't get it up so they had to "react" some other way.
They should still pay for her phone, even if it was all laughs. Of course, at our graduations, where all expected to get water-balloons thown at us, so it would be hard to sue because of that with us, since everyone would go "WTF did you think, getting drowned is half the fun when celebrating."
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Post by Midnight Butterfly on Aug 22, 2009 14:35:24 GMT -5
These alot worse stories than that. Did anyone hear of the man who saves the old womans life and she suid him?
The woman was in a car and it crashed. There were another car about to smash into the side of her car and more than likely kill her. A man pulled her out of the car and she damaged her wrist. She suid the man for it when she would have died if he didn't pull her out.
I would never sue over anything like that...
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Post by elenasaur on Aug 22, 2009 17:03:03 GMT -5
Yeah. Luckily, in the States we have Good Samaritan laws so that people will help without thinking 'Am I going to get sued for this?'
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Post by Johanne on Aug 23, 2009 15:28:16 GMT -5
I heard about a woman who sued this cafè or whatever because she got burned on her coffee. And she won. I think that's why everyone writes these warnings on coffee cups, like "Caution: Hot".
And on Pepsi bottles there's a warning saying "Warning: Drink then swallow."
Wtf?
Suing is okay if there's actually a reason for it, but people sue for the most ridiculous things these days.
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Post by Angelsgirl on Aug 23, 2009 15:48:25 GMT -5
When I took my first aid course we were actually advised that as registered first aiders with St John Ambulance, we were also covered by insurance just in case some you helped tried to sue you!!! I can't believe that people would sue the person who tried to save your life?!?! Selfish *bleeeeeepps*
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Aug 24, 2009 6:39:20 GMT -5
Well she won. So its all good news then!  The judge agreed that he pay for her phone to be repaired. But no compensation on the basis that a) it was a party and b) not everyone needs a cell phone. Shitty judge. It doesn't matter where it was or what it was that was damaged. These alot worse stories than that. Did anyone hear of the man who saves the old womans life and she suid him? Please tell me she lost. And how can you sue someone over hot coffee? It's suppose to be hot! I get the dolphin case, if she slipped and there was no warning signs or actions taken to prevent slipping, the lost wages and medical should be paid. But not emotional trauma part. What, does she have nightmares and needs to go to a therapist or something?  People can get raped and their rapists' get out after a couple of years, if even that, but you can sue over HOT COFFEE!?! I would sue if the coffee was cold! Alright, I would just ask for a new coffee, but you get the idea. |
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Post by wenxina on Aug 24, 2009 7:50:51 GMT -5
Well she won. So its all good news then! The judge agreed that he pay for her phone to be repaired. But no compensation on the basis that a) it was a party and b) not everyone needs a cell phone. Shitty judge. It doesn't matter where it was or what it was that was damaged. Actually, wise judge. The girl sounds like a money-grubbing trashbag anyway. Compensation for what? The time it takes to reprogram all your contacts? If you're with the same provider, I doubt you'd even need to do that; SIM cards are not that easily damaged. Did she miss some kind of offer on the phone? Did she miss invites to other parties in which she might get splashed, and therefore be able to sue again? I can understand suing in this case if she had asked to be recompensed, and the guy(s) refused. But it would have taken a LOT less time if she had just asked, instead of sued. If you're suing for something as ridiculous as that, and exaggerating claims to boot, you're just out for the money, not justice. Hence, trashbag. For the most part, suing people just seems ridiculous to me. Like, I have heard stories where people break in to rob a house, slip and fall on the floor, break their leg, then sue the people they were trying to rob. wtf? Hmm... now, think if Home Alone was set in the 2000s instead of the 90s. How would that movie actually end. Or better yet, get Culkin to reprise his role as the kid all grown up, and now serving as a lawyer for such cases. It'll be like Home Alone: The Legal BS. The dolphin case, and the ones you hear about hot coffee, or about people ignoring "Wet Floor" signs and slipping mark the end of personal responsibility. I find it utterly stupid that one has to warn against wet surfaces at an aquatic park, when the name of the establishment itself serves you a warning; i.e. aquatic=wet; you may slip. If one is afraid of slipping, either stay home, or wear appropriate footwear. It's like me suing for retinal scarring because I see really saggy boobs at a nudist festival that I CHOSE to go to. Or suing because I'm lactose intolerant and bought a milk product, simply because the warning label "Caution: Contains milk" (yes, they now need to have those in the US, if not elsewhere too) wasn't printed in large bold letters. You buy a milk product, expect lactose, unless it's a lactose-free product. Methinks the only reason lawyers actually take up these cases is because there are way too many of them out there with nothing to actually do, and well, what can it hurt to take a case that may actually get you paid some should you win, despite it being totally offensive to anyone with an iota of common sense? |
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Aug 25, 2009 5:41:18 GMT -5
Shitty judge. It doesn't matter where it was or what it was that was damaged. Actually, wise judge. The girl sounds like a money-grubbing trashbag anyway. Compensation for what? The time it takes to reprogram all your contacts? If you're with the same provider, I doubt you'd even need to do that; SIM cards are not that easily damaged. Did she miss some kind of offer on the phone? Did she miss invites to other parties in which she might get splashed, and therefore be able to sue again? I can understand suing in this case if she had asked to be recompensed, and the guy(s) refused. But it would have taken a LOT less time if she had just asked, instead of sued. If you're suing for something as ridiculous as that, and exaggerating claims to boot, you're just out for the money, not justice. Hence, trashbag. Calling her a trashbag is a bit... don't know the word, but it's not good. ('Premature'before you know what's going on?) Maybe she told them to keep the water away from her, maybe she was scared, maybe these guys were jerks to all and everyone, and then refused to pay for her cell. In case she did ask, and didn't get the money and had to sue, she should be compensated on that time wasted alone. Of course, you could be right, that she just wants the money. Maybe the guys just wanted to make her laugh and she overreacted. |
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Post by wenxina on Aug 25, 2009 10:12:25 GMT -5
Nope, trashbag is appropriate (there are other words that come to mind, but I'd rather not get into a PC war with you). As I said, from all accounts, she's just interested in making a quick buck. Compensated for what time wasted? If she had just gone out and gotten a replacement phone, and then sued to get the cost covered, then there would be no time wasted. Does she seriously want gas money? Or the cost of the train ticket? Any miscellaneous cost in order to get a replacement is rather petty, no? And if you just bought the phone online, then sure, charge shipping and handling if you so choose, but suing for compensation is stupid, unless it's for an actually legitimate reason.
But the time spent on getting a lawyer bored enough to take your case, to sue, and all that jazz takes more time than you think. And seriously... doubt she actually asked the guys to replace the phone.
Replacing the phone, yes. Compensation, BS.
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