Comments for Faces of Lawsuit Abuse

Comment on DEA Agent Is Suing Government For Allegedly Releasing Video Of Him Shooting Himself In The Foot by Andrew Madden

Andrew Madden — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:07:00 +0000

That dude’s a beast for continuing the presentation

Comment on Most Ridiculous Lawsuit of 2011 Announced! by Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:45:54 +0000

Maybe you guys should watch the documentary called “Hot Coffee”. Do you think its curious that we can’t click on any of these lawsuits to look up more information about it? And no names are listed? Hmmmm….. not a fact finding option to verify any of this. Strikes me as suspicious

Comment on Mexican restaurant targeted by baseless lawsuit by John Murray

John Murray — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:14:00 +0000

There should be a judgement somewhere along the lines on if a lawsuit is frivolous (or fraudulent) at which point the person being sued has the right to counter-sue or even be awarded their own costs without a trial.
I don’t want to eliminate someone’s ability to sue but the people who file frivolous lawsuits need to suffer when they abuse the system.

Comment on Mexican restaurant targeted by baseless lawsuit by as

as — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:02:37 +0000

My problem with some of the comments here are they claim the system is designed to weed out frivolous law suits and that tort reform would dramatically reduce our rights to sue.

While I agree that we should have the right to seek damages against someone or some entity who does not exercise due care, we have set the bar so low on what ‘due care’ is that we are not responsible for our own stupidity. Case in point, look at all of the warnings on a curling iron and the admonitions not to insert into any orifice.

How about suing an automobile manufacturer for not designing a vehicle capable of safeguarding someone who drives at 70+ on a dirt road and hits a sandy patch and then rolls numerous times – becoming a parapalegic.

Those who state that no reforms are needed are just flat wrong, or money grubbing lawyers who wish to game the system for their own profit. Even in cases that have no true merit, companies will settle out of court rather than fight and win a case that costs more than a settlement. And, as sue happy as we are, you look at multiple such suits, why fight it when it would bankrupt you?

In the end, we all pay more for goods and services because the insane are running the asylum!

Comment on Lawsuits take school’s swing sets away from kids by ray4ausa

ray4ausa — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:08:11 +0000

As stated before, publish the name and address of the person filing the lawsuit and let their”friends” know exactly what kind of person the really are. Release of liability forms are signed every year, how can this idiot forget that?

Comment on San Francisco coffee shop targeted by frivolous ADA lawsuit by Johnny Rocky

Johnny Rocky — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:40:05 +0000

too chicken to name the plaintiff and attorney?

Comment on Lawsuit abuse could choke off medical innovation by Jay Pierson

Jay Pierson — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:57:05 +0000

I have been living with pain for 12 years now. the last 5 have been excrusiating. I was forced to take a disability retirement at 47. Sounds great, but I am unable to do anything because of my pain. I wish that I could sue, but as it is I was a federal employee when I was injured and am unable to sue. I have had to go through as much pain working with Office of Workers Compensation Program as the actual injury. I finally had a spinal stimulator installed April 2010, which has illiminated 50% of my pain. Without the stimulator I would not be here as I would have committed suicide. As it is OWCP refused to pay for the stimulator and I am still fighting with them over compensation. OWCP is supposed to be there for the employee, instead they work to get injured employees to go back to work injured or quit. It would not be so bad if it didn’t affect my family. I would just be able to quit life, but I can’t leave my family without their father.

Comment on Most Ridiculous Lawsuit of 2011 Announced! by Don Cordell

Don Cordell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:14:24 +0000

Why didn’t someone sue the Supreme Court for failure to investigate Obama’s right to even run for the Presidency? I believe many of our judges should go to prison for failure to protect America.

Comment on San Francisco coffee shop targeted by frivolous ADA lawsuit by anarchitek

anarchitek — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:44:01 +0000

I heard of a person going around the state (CA) several years ago, filing these kinds of lawsuits against businesses that weren’t in full compliance with the ADA. According to the person who told me of this abuse (a building official who had to deal with the bozo, and provide plans for “research” into the violations), the person was in a wheelchair, and worked in concert with a lawyer, filing a half dozen suits in the local area, before moving on to a new location. They had been in this area several years before, and done the same thing at the time. It helped me calm clients who balked at the extent and cost of ADA “improvements” to their buildings. After explaining how they could be dragged into court, need to hire an attorney, AND lose, they quickly came around, urging me to “be sure” to get everything just right!

Comment on Mexican restaurant targeted by baseless lawsuit by BusinessBoy

BusinessBoy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:20:29 +0000

I do not practice law and never had the intent, but I did graduate from law school and passed the bar. What we need is two things — fewer law schools and graduates and to make the bar as difficult to pass as other professional examinations. In Florida, 1 out of 265 people of age to be, are lawyers. We need to get back to being a country of entrepreneurs, not lawyers. BTW, I went to law school because my lawyers knew nothing about business. After law school I discovered they also didn’t know much about law either.