Not Actual Image A paraplegic man in California is suing two retail department stores in a mall after they refused to let him inside the stores on his service animal – which was actually a small horse.
The horse, 29 inches tall, is used to pull the paraplegic mans wheelchair, the man is seeking U.S. $ 4,000 for each company. Sounds like he needs a top up to his bank balance.
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Ms Peters won close to $10,000 in small claims court by arguing her 2006 Civic Hybrid didn’t live up to the mpg estimates Honda advertised.
Ms Peters sued Honda in November 2011, arguing that her Civic not only did not live up to the Honda claimed EPA fuel-efficiency figures, but also that her mileage per gallon reduced after she gave her car to Honda to have her Civic’s computer reset, at Honda’s recommendation, to prolong the vehicles onboard battery life expectancy. In Ms Peters claim, Ms Peters stated that Honda "fraudulently represented gas mileage and hybrid performance. Also fraudulently induced me to do software update that made things worse."
The automaker rebutted with a large collection of claims by "happy" customers whose Civics are meeting or besting the EPA efficiency claims, Honda also claimed that EPA’s numbers are guides and individual driving style will vary results. But in February the small claims court commissioner in LA recently ruled in favor of Ms Peters and granted Ms Peters $9867, though the Automotive manufacturer is appealing the case.
This case is just another public-relations hit for the Automotive manufacturer, which is currently struggling to recover from the disaster tsunami a year ago and from the flop of its new Honda Civic redesign for 2012. If this ruling stands up, it could be a landmark case for Automotive manufacturers everywhere.
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Two professional Paralympians Jon and Jason Dunkerley from Canada who were both born blind, are currently facing a personal-injury lawsuit for crashing into another runner on a morning jog along Ottawa's Rideau Canal in 2010.
The athletes are being sued for $350,000 in a statement of claim filed by jogger Mimi Lepage, who has since had to have hip surgery after the crash on the morning of Jan. 24, 2010.
Her statement of claim reports that she will need treatment and therapy for the rest of her life, citing tears of the hip, and injuries to an elbow and shoulder. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
The collision happened around 10 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2010 along the Rideau Canal jogging path.
The claim reports that after the collision the Dunkerleys fell on top of Lepage, injuring her so badly she had trouble walking and has been unable to tend to housekeeping, let alone run.
“The collision was caused by the negligence of the defendants, Jon and Jason, who, as elite runners and users of the public recreational path, owed a duty to other users of the path not to create a risk or harm to those users,'' the statement of claim alleges.
This Funny Lawsuit against the blind runners also alleges they were “running at an unsafe speed given the circumstances, including their abilities, their method of communicating with their guides, the terrain of the path, the size of their running group, and the number of other users of the path at the time.''
The lawsuit also alleges that the running group attempted “to pass other users of the recreational path when it was unsafe to do so'' and that the nine-member formation failed to share the popular jogging path.
Lepage's statement of claim alleges that the blind runners “owed a duty of care to other users of the recreational path not to create a hazard or situation of danger that the other users cannot avoid.''
The claim also states that the running group failed to “take other evasive measures to avoid striking Ms. Lepage.''
Lepage also named her son, born in 2002, as a plaintiff in the claim. In that part of the claim she has cited “loss of care, guidance and companionship.''
Reached Thursday, Jon Dunkerley, 31, told the Ottawa Citizen that he feels “horrible'' about what happened to Lepage but said it was an accident. He said he is seeking legal advice with the full intention of vigorously defending himself, as is his brother.
Picture this: you’re the biggest baseball fan in the world. Possibly the universe. So, you pick out your favorite team, which we’ll say are the White Sox, and decide to permanently ink a reminder somewhere on your body. After hours of choosing a place, you finally arrive to your thigh (or somewhere else silly like that) and head to the nearest parlor.
On the way there, you can’t help but think that this whole thing could be a very bad idea, but hey, it’s not like you’re doing it for football or some loser team like the Chiefs. Ahead, you see a tattoo shop, lights gleaming bright with anticipation for the next costumer – you. Hesitantly, but joyous, you arrive inside and drunkenly oblige the artist to put an everlasting ink splotch on your thigh.
There’s one problem after he’s done: it’s backwards. An inept tattoo artist just slapped on the White Sox logo backwards and this is the worst possible thing in the world (quite possibly the universe) to happen to you. Eugenia Bebis, a fan of the Chicago team, is suing The Mystic for damages up to $50,000. Even with possibility of a reward, she’ll still be undergoing a fancy treatment. To quote the victim’s attorney, “The way she explained it, they are burning the tattoo off with a laser beam.”
Source: Chicago Breaking News Center
The world and the people in it are becoming dumber every day. Although we are surrounded by idiots, there are a handful of frivolous savants that put the human race to shame.
For example, a woman playing golf hit the ball into railroad tracks only to find the ball crashing back in her face. Horrible coincidence right? The courts didn’t think so and awarded her $40,000.
How about a $2 million dollar paint job? A guy bought a BMW only to find out it had been repainted prior to his purchase due to damage from acid rain. His reward… $2,004,000.
A Swedish man donated his sperm to a lesbian couple so they could start a family. However, the same sex relationship did not last and one of the woman ended up suing the biological father for child support. She won and now this generous sperm donor is coughing up over $3,000 a year.
Ever walked by a vending machine and had it fall on you? This does not happen by chance. A teen was trying to steal a soda and his struggle to save a buck ended up costing him his life when the soda machine fell on top of him. His family sued Coca Cola for over a half million, blaming the company for not securing their machines and posting signs.
And the finale… a man turned gay after being rear-ended. No really, this guy got into a rear-end collision. Several years later, the man left his wife and started to frequent gay bars. Claiming the rear-end collision changed his personality (obviously more than that), this newly established gay man was awarded $200,000. His wife… she was awarded $25,000.
Source: Lawsuit.no
We should have put this one in the dumb lawsuit category, but those of you with a twisted sense of humor may consider this a funny lawsuit.
The Alienation of Affection Law allows husbands and wives to sue each other for loss of love. Now men and woman define love differently. Does this law cover the demands of what a man would consider love? Could he sue his wife if she does not give him some loving…. anyway, moving along.
Arthur Friedman of Cook County sued German Blinov for stealing his wife’s love. He found this rare law and used it to win a $4,000 settlement.
What is more funny than a broke celebrity? How about a broke celebrity being counter sued by their own business manager. Nicolas Cage, a famous actor acclaimed for his roles in Face Off and Ghost Rider, is suing his previous business manager for $20 million. Mr. Cage claims the business manager frauded him which has ultimately lead to the demise of his net worth. (more…)
A man has been wearing a speedo to the beach for years and finally got a ticket. He was cited for trespassing and was advised not to return. Thank God! Lets face it… they should have thrown the book at this guy and locked him up for breaking “man law”.
Unfortunately, Mr. Hezzelwood (thong boy) believed he was being treated unfairly and now plans on suing his local Sheriff’s Office for violating his civil rights.
Source: Local 6
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