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Old 07-24-2006, 06:20 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Am I the only one who doesn't see any "frivolous" lawsuits listed yet? If you want an example of a frivolous suit, look at the one file by the guy who looks too much like Michael Jordan.

Berman's suit in 1921 resulted in a decision FOR THE PLAINTIFF (the award is virtually irrelevant). The amount of the demand is simply the highest amount that the plaintiff himself believes his injuries were worth and should be viewed as a simply the beginning point for negotiations. Regardless, I don't think that anyone today who went through a similar scenario would be happy about that particular outcome.

Skwarek's suit against Starbucks is for a horrific bodily injury and Starbucks had a duty to protect him from such an injury; now if he didn't suffer that sort of injury or is somehow making fradulent claims, that's another story. But if his version of events prove true, who here is going to say that he doesn't deserve some compensation for permanent injuries to his unit? It's a plausible scenario, and if it's true (notice the "if"), then I don't think you'll find a jury that will disagree that some sort of compensation is unwarranted.

Absense_of_color - I've actually been following the events up in your (red)neck of the woods . I'm from Knoxville (and therefore a redneck myself, although I ususally don't admit it in polite company), and I read the News Sentinel online at least a few times a week. Personally, I think that Webb has a good case here. After all, it's not illegal to own a fighting rooster. It's only illegal to fight it. If they had seized perfectly legal guns instead of chickens and then destroyed the guns, this would be an open-and-shut case.

Speaking as someone who grew up nearby, Cocke County is probably one of the most unique places in the country. We ran a cross country race there when I was in high school, and it was the only place that I ever felt intimidated by the crowd when I pulled away from the local boys. They had a bunch of big guys at the 2 mile mark, and when I came by in the lead, they started throwing things. Probably just a case of the football team showing school spirit in a really fucked up way, but it was weird nonetheless.
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