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a GiGGle to warm your soul
a GiGGle to warm your soul Here's a giggle to warm your soul on this frigid winter day..copied and pasted It's time again for the annual 'Stella Awards'! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico , where she purchased coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing that, right? That's right; these are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S. You know, the kinds of cases that make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratcher handy. Here's the TOP three THIRD PLACE: Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? SECOND PLACE: Kara Walton, of Claymont , Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. FIRST PLACE: This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was: Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who purchased new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down? $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. much love {=}
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2/10/2011 10:42 am |
* o Lovely Lilly O O .0 ..0 ..O .O ..O ..0 .o ..o ..o ..o ..0 ...o ..o ..o ...o ....o Bond James 700 The1tonyroneZone always to provoke the pope on dope
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Sorry but those are all urban legends, well not Stella, but the rest.
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I want to sue Local Adult Companion because they let so many dick heads on here is has screwed up my sex life.And thats priceless
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... only in America... Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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omg this is just laughable to think they got money for these things they caused themselves
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sounds like tales from the lunatic asylum.
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So funny yet so sad at the same time. It's almost enough for me to want to be a judge just to laugh these idiots out of court.
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lol Quite amazing the unworthy handouts that are awarded in some instances. I'd say these folk would be better off opting for the Darwin awards Hey, come and view my blog: mygentlecaress It's complete crap but come on over anyway
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2/11/2011 1:28 pm |
If people would be responsible for their own actions, there would be a lot of unemployed lawyers. Interesting and disturbing at the same time. Have a Great Week End! H.
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