The Stella Lieback Awards Of 2003
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The Stella Lieback Awards Of 2003
THE STELLA 'S are named after the 81 yr. old who spilled coffee on
herself and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the
Stella awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the U. S. A.
Unfortunately, the most recent lawsuit implicating McDonald's, the
teens who allege that eating at McDonald's has made them fat, was filed
after the 2003 voting was closed. This suit will top the 2003 list without
question.
And, this year's winners are:
5th Place
(tie) 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
toddler was Mrs. Robertson's son.
(tie) 19-yr.-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.
(tie) Terrence ****son of Bristol, Pa. 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. ****son 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
mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.
4th Place:
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 had climbed over the
fence into the yard and was shooting the dog repeatedly with a pellet gun.
3rd Place
A Philadelphis restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pa, $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 argumet.
2nd Place
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued the owner of a
nightclub in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window
to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occured 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.
1st Place
This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City,
OK. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-ft Winnebago motor home.
On his first trip home, (from an OU football game), 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
recreation vehicles.
herself and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the
Stella awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the U. S. A.
Unfortunately, the most recent lawsuit implicating McDonald's, the
teens who allege that eating at McDonald's has made them fat, was filed
after the 2003 voting was closed. This suit will top the 2003 list without
question.
And, this year's winners are:
5th Place
(tie) 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
toddler was Mrs. Robertson's son.
(tie) 19-yr.-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.
(tie) Terrence ****son of Bristol, Pa. 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. ****son 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
mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.
4th Place:
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 had climbed over the
fence into the yard and was shooting the dog repeatedly with a pellet gun.
3rd Place
A Philadelphis restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pa, $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 argumet.
2nd Place
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued the owner of a
nightclub in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window
to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occured 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.
1st Place
This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City,
OK. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-ft Winnebago motor home.
On his first trip home, (from an OU football game), 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
recreation vehicles.
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Here's one for you.....just posted now on Reuters News Service:
L.A. man shoots car thief, charged with murder_
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 26-year-old Los Angeles man who prosecutors say shot at two thieves stealing his car, killing one of them, was charged on Wednesday with murder.
Yoon Ho Song could face 50 years to life in prison if he is convicted of the first degree murder of Mario Sandoval Martinez and a special allegation of using a handgun, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
Prosecutors say Song came out of his house to find two car thieves pushing his customized Honda out of his driveway in the predawn hours on Monday and opened fire, hitting Martinez, 25, in the back. The second suspect got away.
"The fact that your car is being stolen isn't a legal justification for killing somebody," Deputy District Attorney Frank Somes said. "Generally, you're not allowed to kill people unless they are committing a violent felony or you are acting in self defense."
Somes said police initially focused on Song as a crime victim but "essentially began questioning whether he was the victim or a suspect when they learned the person stealing the car had been shot in the back."
So...just wondering, if someone was stealing your truck, would you shoot at them?
L.A. man shoots car thief, charged with murder_
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 26-year-old Los Angeles man who prosecutors say shot at two thieves stealing his car, killing one of them, was charged on Wednesday with murder.
Yoon Ho Song could face 50 years to life in prison if he is convicted of the first degree murder of Mario Sandoval Martinez and a special allegation of using a handgun, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
Prosecutors say Song came out of his house to find two car thieves pushing his customized Honda out of his driveway in the predawn hours on Monday and opened fire, hitting Martinez, 25, in the back. The second suspect got away.
"The fact that your car is being stolen isn't a legal justification for killing somebody," Deputy District Attorney Frank Somes said. "Generally, you're not allowed to kill people unless they are committing a violent felony or you are acting in self defense."
Somes said police initially focused on Song as a crime victim but "essentially began questioning whether he was the victim or a suspect when they learned the person stealing the car had been shot in the back."
So...just wondering, if someone was stealing your truck, would you shoot at them?
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Originally posted by sleddogg
Hell yeah, if someone were stealing my truck I would shoot them, but in Mi it is legal to do so on your own property.
Sled...
Hell yeah, if someone were stealing my truck I would shoot them, but in Mi it is legal to do so on your own property.
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It just fuels anti-gun idiots.
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Oh, well... there's still plenty of other real cases almost as insane...
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We have laws on the books for everything. Why can't we get a "Stupid Law" or "Stupid Clause" in there somewhere. I hate these stupid law suits. I just heard one on the local radio, a guy on an airplane drank to much and got sick. He's sueing the Airline for serving him. The guys over the age of 21. If your too dumb to stop yourself then you should pay the price. The other day I used glass cleaner, on the directions it said "Do not spary bottle in eyes." You know thats there because of some law suit. If your to dumb to figure out your not supposed to spray your eyes then just roll around in pain for a little while...
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From: "Enjoy every sandwich" - Warren Zevon
Is it any wonder people hate lawyers? The scumbag lawyers who bring these suits should be run out of the profession, but I suppose the lawyers' organization (whatever it is) hasn't got the ***** to police their own ranks.
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Originally posted by jaymz
Is it any wonder people hate lawyers? The scumbag lawyers who bring these suits should be run out of the profession, but I suppose the lawyers' organization (whatever it is) hasn't got the ***** to police their own ranks.
Is it any wonder people hate lawyers? The scumbag lawyers who bring these suits should be run out of the profession, but I suppose the lawyers' organization (whatever it is) hasn't got the ***** to police their own ranks.