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Here in Detroit, there was a 6 year old boy that called 911 to say his mother was not breathing (he couldn't "wake her up"). Twice the 911 operator treated it as a crank call. Needless to say, the mother died and today a $1 million lawsuit was launched.

Is this over the line or is it right IN line? I'm sure that the boy's mother would have provided at least $666,000 worth of support over his next 12 years of life (his cut after attorney fees).

We all heard about the hot coffee incident. After all of the appeals, that person received very little (100 grand minus BIG attorney fees I believe).

Just what to do about "bad" lawsuits? My suggestion is that IF THE PLAINTIFF LOSES, there is another round of deliberation by the jury to determine if this was a frivolous lawsuit (definition TBD). If yes, the people are "punished".
Posted by: Roger Ramjet   Posted on: 04/11/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Lawsuit happy  Roger Ramjet | 04/11/06
Two steps  rjhenn_z | 04/12/06
This argument has been mentioned several times at my workplace.  nucrash | 04/11/06
'Misdirection', I like that!  george_ou | 04/11/06
I owed you one for "Paths" the other day  nucrash | 04/11/06
Agreed  george_ou | 04/11/06
Bad example  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/11/06
No, he made a good choice  george_ou | 04/11/06
Hot cup.  Anton Philidor | 04/11/06
A foam cup?  george_ou | 04/11/06
It Wasn't The Cup  Edward Meyers | 04/11/06
Cancer eh?  george_ou | 04/12/06
RE: Hot Cup  Scott W | 04/12/06
They have paper drink holders  nucrash | 04/12/06
Not Familure With The Case  Edward Meyers | 04/12/06
And Yes- Cancer  Edward Meyers | 04/12/06
I don't know if the US is different  voska | 04/12/06
RE: Not Familiar with the Case  Scott W | 04/13/06
Re: Not Familar with the case.  maldain | 04/13/06
watch who you call stupid  big red one | 04/12/06
Coffee is served hot, this is common sense.  nucrash | 04/12/06
Hot not Boiling  Edward Meyers | 04/12/06
Water Boils at 212 Degrees F  nucrash | 04/12/06
It was held at 210 Degrees  Edward Meyers | 04/12/06
But I use boiling water for my baby formula as do most people  george_ou | 04/12/06
You Mix At That Temp But You Don't Hold It At That Temp  Edward Meyers | 04/12/06
YOU'RE NOT 5 YEARS OLD!  george_ou | 04/12/06
RE: Wath who you call stupid  Scott W | 04/13/06
I don't drink coffee but how about tea  voska | 04/13/06
frivolous? not a good example  big red one | 04/12/06
Yes, Coffee I make can possible couse 4th degree burns  vbp1 | 04/12/06
4th degree burns?  D-cat | 04/12/06
I know you kept this gender neutral...  ju1ce | 04/11/06
But that's the point  george_ou | 04/11/06
I agree...  ju1ce | 04/11/06
Good example, Here's another one.  nizuse | 04/11/06
I wish it were that simple  george_ou | 04/11/06
metrpolitan police did something similar  Scott W | 04/12/06
Oh fun, the race card.  nucrash | 04/12/06
Race Card? Here's what you can do with your race card  Shelendrea | 04/12/06
Paragraphs are a beautiful thing..  nucrash | 04/12/06
Farming  voska | 04/13/06
Laws of Supply and Demand  nucrash | 04/13/06
I've seen the same thing.  enduser_z | 04/11/06
There is a fine balance  george_ou | 04/11/06
So here is the problem...  Linux User 147560 | 04/12/06
Diversity Training  Erik1234 | 04/11/06
You're never obligated to be an '******'  george_ou | 04/11/06
It's a matter of perspective...  Erik1234 | 04/11/06
What ever happened to avoiding people.  nucrash | 04/13/06
IMHO  tombalablomba | 04/11/06
Great point  george_ou | 04/11/06
Try the experiment, George  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/11/06
I think you both have points  george_ou | 04/11/06
"Using your e-mail freely"  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/11/06
Blaming the victim  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/11/06
Amen  Dave F_z | 04/11/06
Never use your work address, or any valid address...  ju1ce | 04/11/06
Your wrong  Been_Done_Before | 04/12/06
You are very dim  Dave F_z | 04/13/06
That's what you get...  Erik1234 | 04/11/06
No you directly, however....  nucrash | 04/12/06
Dictionary attacks etc.  tombalablomba | 04/12/06
Pathetic  Richard Flude | 04/11/06
Open source tools are effective too  george_ou | 04/11/06
Name them  Richard Flude | 04/11/06
No changes and no attacks  george_ou | 04/11/06
See, George...  rapson | 04/12/06
No kidding, even for things I didn't say  george_ou | 04/12/06
But George, it is what you say and how you say it.  Letophoro | 04/12/06
Others have already pointed out that the free solutions aren't as effective  georgeou | 04/16/06
I can name a few  voska | 04/12/06
To be honest  tombalablomba | 04/12/06
LOL, your funny.  Been_Done_Before | 04/12/06
Woops  Been_Done_Before | 04/12/06
Not so much the cost of free tools  nucrash | 04/12/06
Way to make up the news George.  Letophoro | 04/12/06
Raising the Mercury  D-cat | 04/12/06
good retort, Letophoro  JetJaguar | 04/12/06
Couple of thoughts  Linux User 147560 | 04/12/06
You know what?  Shelendrea | 04/12/06
Its not just common sense and lawsuits  Shelendrea | 04/12/06
Landlord vs Tenant, Rich vs Poor, Honest vs Dishonest  Erik1234 | 04/12/06

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