SEX_VAMPYRE
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Here's a summary....
Stella Liebeck was the 81 year old lady who spilled coffee on herself
and sued McDonalds. Her case inspired an annual award, called
"The Stella Award", for the most frivolous lawsuits in the U.S.
The following are this year's Stella Award candidates.
Can you believe people WON these cases ?!
1) January:
Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas was awarded $780,000 by
a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler
who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store
were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the
misbehaving little brat was Ms. Robertson's own son.
2) June:
A 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:
Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania was leaving a house
he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He wasn't
able to get the garage door to go up because the automatic
door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house
because the door connecting the house and garage locked when
he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation. Mr.Dickson found
himself locked in the garage for eight days. He survived on a case
of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the
homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue
mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of half a million dollars.
4) October:
Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500 and
medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door
neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in it's owner's fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams,
who was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
5) May:
A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Ms. Amber Carson
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled
softdrink and broke her coccyx. The beverage happened to be on
the floor because Ms. Carson threw it at her boyfriend 30 seconds
earlier during an argument.
6) December:
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued the owner
of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom
window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
And the winner is:
7) Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In November,
Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32 foot Winnebago motorhome. On his very first trip home, having pulled onto 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).
Stella Liebeck was the 81 year old lady who spilled coffee on herself
and sued McDonalds. Her case inspired an annual award, called
"The Stella Award", for the most frivolous lawsuits in the U.S.
The following are this year's Stella Award candidates.
Can you believe people WON these cases ?!
1) January:
Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas was awarded $780,000 by
a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler
who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store
were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the
misbehaving little brat was Ms. Robertson's own son.
2) June:
A 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:
Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania was leaving a house
he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He wasn't
able to get the garage door to go up because the automatic
door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house
because the door connecting the house and garage locked when
he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation. Mr.Dickson found
himself locked in the garage for eight days. He survived on a case
of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the
homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue
mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of half a million dollars.
4) October:
Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500 and
medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door
neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in it's owner's fenced-in yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams,
who was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
5) May:
A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Ms. Amber Carson
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled
softdrink and broke her coccyx. The beverage happened to be on
the floor because Ms. Carson threw it at her boyfriend 30 seconds
earlier during an argument.
6) December:
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued the owner
of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom
window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
And the winner is:
7) Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In November,
Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32 foot Winnebago motorhome. On his very first trip home, having pulled onto 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).
