Stella Awards
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(this is an email that's circulating, i'm sure some of you have seen it already. if it's already been posted here, and you feel the need to tell me: please, get a life, instead. ;) ) THE STELLA AWARDS (What was the jury thinking?) Announcing a new spin-off to the well known Darwin Awards, the Stella Awards are named in honor of 81 year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. The following are candidates for the award: 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin TX was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle, tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little fellow was Ms. Robertson's son. 2. June 1998: 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 PA 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 reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family son found him locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found in the garage and a large bag of dry dog food. Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of a half million dollars. 4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owner's fenced-in yard at the time. Mr. Williams was also in the fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was repeatedly shooting it with a pellet gun. 5. December 1997: Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster PA $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 thirty seconds earlier during an argument.> 6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont DE successfully sued the ow
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(this is an email that's circulating, i'm sure some of you have seen it already. if it's already been posted here, and you feel the need to tell me: please, get a life, instead. ;) ) THE STELLA AWARDS (What was the jury thinking?) Announcing a new spin-off to the well known Darwin Awards, the Stella Awards are named in honor of 81 year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. The following are candidates for the award: 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin TX was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle, tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little fellow was Ms. Robertson's son. 2. June 1998: 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 PA 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 reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family son found him locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found in the garage and a large bag of dry dog food. Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of a half million dollars. 4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owner's fenced-in yard at the time. Mr. Williams was also in the fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was repeatedly shooting it with a pellet gun. 5. December 1997: Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster PA $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 thirty seconds earlier during an argument.> 6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont DE successfully sued the ow
:wtf: Gah! Stupid lawsuits make me disgusted at our legal system! X| James Simplicity Rules!
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(this is an email that's circulating, i'm sure some of you have seen it already. if it's already been posted here, and you feel the need to tell me: please, get a life, instead. ;) ) THE STELLA AWARDS (What was the jury thinking?) Announcing a new spin-off to the well known Darwin Awards, the Stella Awards are named in honor of 81 year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. The following are candidates for the award: 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin TX was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle, tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little fellow was Ms. Robertson's son. 2. June 1998: 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 PA 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 reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family son found him locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found in the garage and a large bag of dry dog food. Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of a half million dollars. 4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owner's fenced-in yard at the time. Mr. Williams was also in the fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was repeatedly shooting it with a pellet gun. 5. December 1997: Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster PA $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 thirty seconds earlier during an argument.> 6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont DE successfully sued the ow
That is truly hilarious. :omg: J "I am wise enough to therefore not spout my ill informed opinion as if it were remotely related to fact." - Christian Graus
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(this is an email that's circulating, i'm sure some of you have seen it already. if it's already been posted here, and you feel the need to tell me: please, get a life, instead. ;) ) THE STELLA AWARDS (What was the jury thinking?) Announcing a new spin-off to the well known Darwin Awards, the Stella Awards are named in honor of 81 year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. The following are candidates for the award: 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin TX was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle, tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little fellow was Ms. Robertson's son. 2. June 1998: 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 PA 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 reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family son found him locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found in the garage and a large bag of dry dog food. Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of a half million dollars. 4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owner's fenced-in yard at the time. Mr. Williams was also in the fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was repeatedly shooting it with a pellet gun. 5. December 1997: Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster PA $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 thirty seconds earlier during an argument.> 6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont DE successfully sued the ow
Good timing. The New South Wales government down here has just drafted a Bill to stop this sort of nonsense. Pain and suffering will be capped at AUD 350,000 (about $4.75 US) and payouts for injuries sustained while drunk, drugged or acting illegally (or all 3 ;)) will be banned. And lawyers will have to pay all costs if they push cases that simply can't be won. This all stemmed from the recent collapse of the insurance agency that insures 60% of Aussie doctors (long story - it actually sounds like there's a bit of bluffing going on). Ambulance chasing has started rising here so these new laws, to me, seem a Good Thing (then again I've never had to sue for damages so who knows) cheers, Chris Maunder
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(this is an email that's circulating, i'm sure some of you have seen it already. if it's already been posted here, and you feel the need to tell me: please, get a life, instead. ;) ) THE STELLA AWARDS (What was the jury thinking?) Announcing a new spin-off to the well known Darwin Awards, the Stella Awards are named in honor of 81 year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. The following are candidates for the award: 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin TX was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle, tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little fellow was Ms. Robertson's son. 2. June 1998: 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 PA 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 reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family son found him locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found in the garage and a large bag of dry dog food. Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of a half million dollars. 4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owner's fenced-in yard at the time. Mr. Williams was also in the fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was repeatedly shooting it with a pellet gun. 5. December 1997: Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster PA $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 thirty seconds earlier during an argument.> 6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont DE successfully sued the ow
Stopping to allow the lawyers to be paid accordingly to what they get could perhaps dissuade them to carry such trials, isn't it ? Isn't here also shown the limit of a popular jury vs a professional judge, with no jury ? We're talking shit, 'cause life is a 'biz You know it is Everybody tryin' to get rich God damn! All I wanna do is live ! KoRn, Children of the Korn
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(this is an email that's circulating, i'm sure some of you have seen it already. if it's already been posted here, and you feel the need to tell me: please, get a life, instead. ;) ) THE STELLA AWARDS (What was the jury thinking?) Announcing a new spin-off to the well known Darwin Awards, the Stella Awards are named in honor of 81 year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. The following are candidates for the award: 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin TX was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle, tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little fellow was Ms. Robertson's son. 2. June 1998: 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 PA 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 reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family son found him locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found in the garage and a large bag of dry dog food. Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of a half million dollars. 4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owner's fenced-in yard at the time. Mr. Williams was also in the fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was repeatedly shooting it with a pellet gun. 5. December 1997: Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster PA $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 thirty seconds earlier during an argument.> 6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont DE successfully sued the ow
I got the same email, with an extra story. This was the winner apparently... 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 back of this court case, just in case there are any other complete morons buying their vehicles.) Paresh Solanki There is no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.
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(this is an email that's circulating, i'm sure some of you have seen it already. if it's already been posted here, and you feel the need to tell me: please, get a life, instead. ;) ) THE STELLA AWARDS (What was the jury thinking?) Announcing a new spin-off to the well known Darwin Awards, the Stella Awards are named in honor of 81 year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. The following are candidates for the award: 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin TX was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle, tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little fellow was Ms. Robertson's son. 2. June 1998: 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 PA 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 reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family son found him locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found in the garage and a large bag of dry dog food. Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of a half million dollars. 4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owner's fenced-in yard at the time. Mr. Williams was also in the fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was repeatedly shooting it with a pellet gun. 5. December 1997: Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster PA $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 thirty seconds earlier during an argument.> 6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont DE successfully sued the ow
And here are the laywers excuses (and maybe a slightly more accurate description of the Stella Case). Gil "I'm-not-a-lawer-and-I-don't-like-them" Rivlis
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:wtf: Gah! Stupid lawsuits make me disgusted at our legal system! X| James Simplicity Rules!
Don't be alarmed so quickly. I've found that circulating stories such as this are usually hoaxes. Check out TruthOrFiction.com. Gil 68.4% of all stats are made on the spot.
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I got the same email, with an extra story. This was the winner apparently... 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 back of this court case, just in case there are any other complete morons buying their vehicles.) Paresh Solanki There is no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.
Reminds me of a story my driver instructor told me - a woman here in the UK sued her former driving instructor for not telling her that she couldn't drive the wrong way up a duel carriageway. She won, which left the poor driving instructor homeless after paying out. Simon Q: Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586? A: Because they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got 585.999983605. Sonork ID 100.10024
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Don't be alarmed so quickly. I've found that circulating stories such as this are usually hoaxes. Check out TruthOrFiction.com. Gil 68.4% of all stats are made on the spot.
Their current top headline: " The Pentagon was NOT hit by an American Airlines jet on September 11-Fiction! Conspiracy theorists say the whole thing was planned, or is being covered up, by the U.S. Government. " -c
I don't care, and you can't make me.
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Their current top headline: " The Pentagon was NOT hit by an American Airlines jet on September 11-Fiction! Conspiracy theorists say the whole thing was planned, or is being covered up, by the U.S. Government. " -c
I don't care, and you can't make me.
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And that statement is 100% correct. "The Pentagon was NOT hit by an AA jet" is indeed fiction. The truth is it was hit by an AA jet.
then they should hire a new editor for their front page. because as i read that, they were saying that the pentagon was NOT hit by a plane. -c
I don't care, and you can't make me.
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Reminds me of a story my driver instructor told me - a woman here in the UK sued her former driving instructor for not telling her that she couldn't drive the wrong way up a duel carriageway. She won, which left the poor driving instructor homeless after paying out. Simon Q: Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586? A: Because they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got 585.999983605. Sonork ID 100.10024
Simon Walton wrote: duel carriageway Is that with like Lances hanging off the drivers window?:) Paresh Solanki There is no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.
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then they should hire a new editor for their front page. because as i read that, they were saying that the pentagon was NOT hit by a plane. -c
I don't care, and you can't make me.
you need to look closelly , they wrote that it was false that "it was not hit"; so logically, "it was hit" Max who's picky...
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then they should hire a new editor for their front page. because as i read that, they were saying that the pentagon was NOT hit by a plane. -c
I don't care, and you can't make me.
I thought the nice red "FICTION!" was a dead giveaway. Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?
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Simon Walton wrote: duel carriageway Is that with like Lances hanging off the drivers window?:) Paresh Solanki There is no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.
Only on dark knights! Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 If I had a quote, it would be a very good one.
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you need to look closelly , they wrote that it was false that "it was not hit"; so logically, "it was hit" Max who's picky...
the following is a complete sentence: "The Pentagon was NOT hit by an American Airlines jet on September 11". the ungrammatical "- Fiction" at the end can be easily interpreted as reenforcing the "NOT": ex. "You are NOT telling the truth - Liar!", "This discussion is NOT cool - Lame!". there's no reason it must be interpreted as "the following was a false statement". -c
I don't care, and you can't make me.
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I thought the nice red "FICTION!" was a dead giveaway. Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?
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(this is an email that's circulating, i'm sure some of you have seen it already. if it's already been posted here, and you feel the need to tell me: please, get a life, instead. ;) ) THE STELLA AWARDS (What was the jury thinking?) Announcing a new spin-off to the well known Darwin Awards, the Stella Awards are named in honor of 81 year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. The following are candidates for the award: 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin TX was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle, tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little fellow was Ms. Robertson's son. 2. June 1998: 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 PA 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 reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family son found him locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found in the garage and a large bag of dry dog food. Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of a half million dollars. 4. October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owner's fenced-in yard at the time. Mr. Williams was also in the fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was repeatedly shooting it with a pellet gun. 5. December 1997: Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster PA $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 thirty seconds earlier during an argument.> 6. December 1997: Kara Walton of Claymont DE successfully sued the ow
Great stuff! /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com
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Obviously Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?