sexxyme Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 It's time once again to consider the candidates for the annual Stella Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonalds. That case inspired the Stella awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States. The following are this year's candidates: 1.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 toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. 2.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 hub caps. 3.Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, 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 since 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, and Mr.Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted 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 $500,000. 4.Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced 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.A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. 6.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. 7.This year's favorite could easily be Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven 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 R.V. left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the owner's manual that he couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aenimarulz Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 I can't believe these people got away with this stuff! Says something about our legal system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 Gotta love America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugar_n_spice Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 How pathetic that these ppl are that stupid in the first place and then its even more pathetic that they actually win these cases....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 ....can u imagine what it must feel like to be forced to pay someone who was breaking into your house some ridiculous amount of money...just because the shitbag got what he deserved!!!...i dunno.....i guess maybe because i was not raised that way.....but suing never even enters my mind.......like the chick who threw her drink and then slipped.....i would not even think to sue....i would think....damn...i just tried to look all tough and busted my ass instead:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 ....can u imagine what it must feel like to be forced to pay someone who was breaking into your house some ridiculous amount of money...just because the shitbag got what he deserved!!!...i dunno.....i guess maybe because i was not raised that way.....but suing never even enters my mind.......like the chick who threw her drink and then slipped.....i would not even think to sue....i would think....damn...i just tried to look all tough and busted my ass instead:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgym Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 but it makes me sick seeing how twisted our legal system is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 in england lawyers can be disbarred for trying cases like these...plus losers of cases pay all legal fees, thus discouraging lots of frivolous lawsuits as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suthrnbelle Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 these are ridiculous! i can't believe these people actually sued, and actually WON!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teklord310 Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Are all those stories real???Ahhh only in good old AMERICA!!People are just stupid.And lastly... good thread but why is this on the sex board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexxyme Posted October 25 Author Report Share Posted October 25 Originally posted by teklord310 And lastly... good thread but why is this on the sex board? Y NOT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teklord310 Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Originally posted by sexxyme Y NOT? The woman does as she pleases, no argument there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexxyme Posted October 25 Author Report Share Posted October 25 Originally posted by teklord310 The woman does as she pleases, no argument there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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