On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Richard Menedetter wrote: > Some examples: > Person buys coffee at McDonalds.
True. > Person spills coffee over hand ... Not the hand. > person sues McDonalds because they did not tell her that > the coffee is hot. Not the reason. > No problem until now ... BUT Person _WINS_ law suit, Yes. > and gets really much $$$ for it. No. Though in actuality, we will never know the exact amount. http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm Please check your facts before posting such "common knowledge." > Person B buys new microwave oven. > Person B has a cat which was out in the rain. > Person B decides that he dries the cat in the oven. > Cat doesn't survive. > Person B sues microwave oven maker, and gets huge amount of $$$. Could you please provide a reference for this? I can't find it anywhere using Google. Maybe my search terms are wrong: "microwave cat woman sued manufacturer" What search terms should I use to make it at least come up on the first two pages or so? > For european thinking these cases are ridicolous. > And judge would give the other party right. The cat one sounds like an urban legend to me, but I'm naturally skeptical anyway. > And than they learn that the US const. and the UN charta says that every human > being has undeniable rights. I can not find it in my copy of the UN Charter. Please enlighten me as to which section and paragraph of the UN Charter recognizes "undeniable rights." -- Steve Ackman http://twoloonscoffee.com (Need green beans?) http://twovoyagers.com (glass, linux & other stuff)
