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Seitse
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That is, it is slowly becoming possible to start (and win) outrageous, crazy, spaced, nutcase, stupid and ridiculous lawsuits.

Canadians, please confirm the above.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7180379.stm

A Canadian woman has successfully sued the dealer who sold her
an illegal street drug that put her in a coma.

duecer
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Originally posted by Seitse
That is, it is slowly becoming possible to start (and win) outrageous, crazy, spaced, nutcase, stupid and ridiculous lawsuits.

Canadians, please confirm the above.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7180379.stm

[b]A Canadian woman has successfully sued the dealer who sold her
an illegal street drug that put her in a coma.
[/b]
well, in her defense, he was running an unliscenced pharmacy.

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Originally posted by Seitse
That is, it is slowly becoming possible to start (and win) outrageous, crazy, spaced, nutcase, stupid and ridiculous lawsuits.

Canadians, please confirm the above.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7180379.stm

[b]A Canadian woman has successfully sued the dealer who sold her
an illegal street drug that put her in a coma.
[/b]
In America we have a saying: Let the buyer beware.

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Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
In America we have a saying: Let the buyer beware.
WHAT???????????????

You guys have the most frickin lawsuits in the entire world!!

The buyer doesn't have to "be aware" of anything! The tiniest little defect/problem/paint chip/bad vibes and it's "Damn it, I'm suing the pants off them!"

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Originally posted by uzless
WHAT???????????????

You guys have the most frickin lawsuits in the entire world!!

The buyer doesn't have to "be aware" of anything! The tiniest little defect/problem/paint chip/bad vibes and it's "Damn it, I'm suing the pants off them!"
I didn't say it was an ethos, only that we have the saying here.

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Originally posted by uzless
WHAT???????????????

You guys have the most frickin lawsuits in the entire world!!

The buyer doesn't have to "be aware" of anything! The tiniest little defect/problem/paint chip/bad vibes and it's "Damn it, I'm suing the pants off them!"
Its not as bad as TV avertisements might suggest

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Originally posted by flyUnity
Its not as bad as TV avertisements might suggest
Oh really.

http://www.legalzoom.com/legal-articles/article11331.html

This one's my favourite:

In 1995, Robert Lee Brock, a Virginia prison inmate, decided to take a new approach to the legal system. After filing a number of unsuccessful lawsuits against the prison system, Brock sued himself. He claimed his civil rights and religious beliefs were violated when he allowed himself to get drunk. After all, it was inebriation that created his cycle of committing crimes and being incarcerated. He demanded $5 million from himself. However, since he didn’t earn an income behind bars, he felt the state should pay. Needless to say, the case was thrown out.

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Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
I didn't say it was an ethos, only that we have the saying here.
Ha ha!

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