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> > > Duh! Only in America!
> > > > > > > > > The Stella Awards - America at its very best! > > > > > > The "Stella" awards rank up there with the Darwin awards. In 1994, a > > > New Mexico jury awarded $ 2.9 million U.S. in damages to 81-year-old > > > Stella Liebeck who suffered third-degree burns to her legs, groin and > > > buttocks after spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. This > case > > > inspired an annual award - Thee "Stella" Award - for the most frivolous > > > lawsuit > > > in the U.S. > > > > > > The ones listed below are clear candidates. All these cases are verging > > > on the outright ridiculous and yet (in the good old USA) with the right > > > attorney you could win anything! > > > > > > 1. January 2000: > > > Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas was awarded $780,000 by a jury of > > > her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was > > > running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were > > > understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving > > > little ba$tard was Ms. Robertson's son. > > > > > > 2. June 1998: > > > 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 1998: > > > A 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. > > > 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 half a million > > > dollars. > > > > > > 4. October 1999: > > > Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500 and > > > medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door > > > neighbour'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 2000: > > > 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. The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson threw it at > her > > > boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. > > > > > > 6. December 1997: > > > 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: > > > > > > Mr Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City. In November 2000 Mr Grazinski > > > purchased a brand new 32 foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip > > > home, having joined 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. |
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