Lawsuits Just Keep Getting Stranger
Vote for the Worst of the Worst
When do we take responsibility for our own ignorance? In the United States, there are ludicrous lawsuits being filed on a daily basis and all of us indirectly end up paying for them.
I receive emails from the US Institute for Legal Reform and they often have a monthly poll where you can vote for the most ridiculous lawsuits. This month there are several that are utterly ridiculous. A man in Florida is suing Winn Dixie for being pricked after purchasing some roses with thorns. If you cannot believe this, you can read the full article here as it appeared in the Orlando Sentinel in May of this year. Click here.
The thorn lawsuit is up against some pretty stiff competition this month. There is the Michigan couple who are suing the animal rescue center for feeding free-roaming peacocks. Peacocks are not indigenous to Grand Rapids and the couple believes that the animal rescue should pay up or ship the birds elsewhere as they are eating their garden plants and flowers. You can read all about it here.
Perhaps the worst of the worst lawsuits actually involves a Miami doctor who sued a restaurant over an artichoke. A waiter recommended the grilled artichoke and the doctor, Arturo Carvajal, had no experience with eating artichokes. When he ate the entire thing and not just the soft meat located inside the artichoke, he began to choke. The doctor ended up in surgery because the thorny leaves obstructed his small bowel. According to the NBC Miami news, "the food ignorant doctor is looking for at least $15,000 in damages." You can read the full article here.
Enough is enough. If someone wants to purchase roses from a Winn Dixie and doesn't have the sense to know that a few thorns come along with the flowers, then they shouldn't be allowed to shop.
This is how the rest of us end up with those stupid warning labels on everything we buy!
Sources:
http://www.instituteforlegalreform.org/
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/05/26/Suit-seeks-15000-for-rose-thorn-prick/UPI-36511306422804/
Published by Michele Starkey
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70 Comments
Post a CommentAs a former legal secretary, I can attest that all you say here is true!
Great one!
I still dont' know how to eat those artichocks.
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My favorite was the grown man who sued his parents for circumcising him as a child.
I'm surprised at the doctor's lawsuit! If you do not know how to eat a certain food such as artichoke, it pays to find out first before consuming the whole thing, rather than blaming others for your ignorance. Eaten properly, he would not have choked.
Sophie
People sure will try anything to get a few bucks. Ridiculous!
Couldn't agree more. Reminds me of a woman who sued a hotel years ago because there wasn't a hand rail on the path down to the beach and she tripped. Hey - you're a grown up. Learn to walk!
Too funny.
Great article, people are sue happy, and will do just about anything.