Another money hungry

[korgul]

....Lawyer

http://www.cincypost.com/2003/06/17/suit061703.html

Another get rich quick scheme.

Maybe I can sue someone next time I get virus. Like Microsoft for $200 million for designing an imperfect OS.

And I can get Iron Duke to represent me.

[M_Six]

As Bugs Bunny says, "What a maroon!".

I don't object to suits which primarily are for the purpose of forcing corporations to follow reasonable safety guidelines.

But this one smells bad, IMO.

Cheers
Mick

I'm having The Duke look into my virus proposition.

[Ed_S]

.. "They could have told the people not to go to their cars, which are large metal objects that can attract lightning."

The family was at the park June 12, 2001, unaware of an approaching electrical storm, the suit notes. When they went to the parking lot, Perkins was struck by lightning, suffering significant brain damage.

"The car he (Perkins) was touching was blown apart," Ebner said.

First, vehicles normally will NOT attract lightning, the tires prevent them from being grounded. Article clearly states that the man was struck, not the car. Therefore he is responsible for damaging the vehicle.
Second, how could ANYONE be in a parking lot & not be aware of a storm??



This is exactly the kind of thing which should not only be thrown out of court, but the so-called attorney should be punished for wasting the court's time, and the client should be fined the court cost.

Eventually such things drive up insurance rates for the rest of us.

[Tomteriffic]

There's a rarely-used concept in American law, which is used quite frequently in England, called "frivolous and without merit". Basically, if a lawsuit is deemed to be such, the party that brought the suit has to pay ALL costs associated with the lawsuit, on both sides. And, typically, the attorney for the plaintiff gets some sort of sanction.

We really ought to use that concept more often. I once got rid of a nuisance lawsuit on just such a basis, but all I had to do was threaten the other guy's attorney with it, and he backed off.

[Theophylact]

...I bet this woman has a good case.

[M_Six]

OUCH!!!!