OT: Bad Mojo

[DeadZone]

I remember a case over there where a yank sued McDonalds for making him fat

Like Kevin said, its just another source of free money
The lazy People of the world are always looking for the quick buck
Granted, we all dream of becoming rich overnight, but personally I find earning my money more rewarding

[Ruatha]

Isn't this a USA related phenomenon?
Atleast where I live any civil court sue would not give any imaginary sums as a law suit in USA can give,
Here we talk about hundreds of dollars for most stuff, so it's not worth filing law suits...
And most people are quite happy with that, I know I am.

[Raging Deadstar]

Dam AT you get the bad luck.

A few months ago an old worker of my dads tried to sue him and his business because he cut his hand open on a roof (My dad is self employed and does industrial cladding and basically roofing for big buildings ) The guy tried to sue my dad because even though it was raining and therefore slightly hazardous conditions (not extremely, with a harness and some common sense it was completely safe), never bothered to put a safety harness or anything on and then slipped slicing his hand open, things this worker knew from working for a few years in the industry tried to pin it on may parents some way. It was thrown out of court after a few months, the fact that he went on a drunken rampage and assaulted 6 paratroopers with a group of friends on a night out a few months later kind of suggested his hand wasn't as badly damaged as he had been claiming.

I hope it all works out in the end AT

[Cyclop]

I am tired of people not taking responsibility for their actions. Instead they point and pawn the problem off to someone else.
Its pretty sad when suing someone due to self negligence leads to social class gain, more stupid people with new found money ... bastards.

[Atrocities]

Really is not that bad of luck. It is the society we live in.

[primitive]

Land of the free, eh….

Isn’t the ability to live a normal life without fear of being prosecuted (sued) a basic human right?
You could always sue the government for letting this happen to you

[sachmo]

Originally posted by DeadZone:
I remember a case over there where a yank sued McDonalds for making him fat

Like Kevin said, its just another source of free money
The lazy People of the world are always looking for the quick buck
Granted, we all dream of becoming rich overnight, but personally I find earning my money more rewarding

It was thrown out of court. They told him that he had to prove that McDonalds and the other defendants actually mislead him and that the food was more harmful than he was lead to believe. If he can prove this, he has a case.

Litigation has turned into a weapon in this country. Hopefully something will be done, but in the meantime, it's sue city.

Don't worry, AT. It doesn't sound like this guy has a case.