Re: OT: Man in Boston sues Starbucks for spilled coffee...

Hachiroku ãƒ?ãƒ?ãƒ*ク wrote:
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> There really ought to be a law against frivolous lawuits, eapecially when
> they are as plain fucking STUPID as this one...
>
> [url]http://www.peoplewhomatter.org/articles/2001_08/coffee.shtml[/url][/color]

The most obvious solution is to make the losing side of any lawsuit
always pay, but that's not the case in the US.

"larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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Hachiroku ???? wrote:
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> There really ought to be a law against frivolous lawuits, eapecially when
> they are as plain fucking STUPID as this one...
>
> [url]http://www.peoplewhomatter.org/articles/2001_08/coffee.shtml[/url][/color]

The most obvious solution is to make the losing side of any lawsuit
always pay, but that's not the case in the US.

Up here in Canada, you might find yourself with a countersuit on your hands.
It's not uncommon for litigants to counter with a suit of their OWN, after
being sued.

On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:16:19 -0800, larry moe 'n curly wrote:
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> Hachiroku ãƒ?ãƒ?ãƒ*ク wrote:
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>> There really ought to be a law against frivolous lawuits, eapecially
>> when they are as plain fucking STUPID as this one...
>>
>> [url]http://www.peoplewhomatter.org/articles/2001_08/coffee.shtml[/url][/color]
>
> The most obvious solution is to make the losing side of any lawsuit always
> pay, but that's not the case in the US.[/color]


They have adopted that in Florida. If you bring a dumb-ass suit, and lose,
you pay...your attorneys, courst costs...and your opponent's attorneys!
If you're bringing a suit against a giant like Starbuck's for something
stupid, you had better have deep pockets...

Like that idiot who really *IS* suing them for not honoring a coupon...

If I were the judge (or jury) in that case, I'd tell Starbuck's, "Give him
a free coffee". That's all he lost.

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:26:19 +0000, sharx35 wrote:
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> "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:1168920979.164774.155080@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
>
> Hachiroku ???? wrote:
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>> There really ought to be a law against frivolous lawuits, eapecially
>> when they are as plain fucking STUPID as this one...
>>
>> [url]http://www.peoplewhomatter.org/articles/2001_08/coffee.shtml[/url][/color]
>
> The most obvious solution is to make the losing side of any lawsuit always
> pay, but that's not the case in the US.
>
> Up here in Canada, you might find yourself with a countersuit on your
> hands. It's not uncommon for litigants to counter with a suit of their
> OWN, after being sued.[/color]


Likewise here...

In article <694rh.11453$wq.10309@trndny07>
[email]Trueno@AE86.gts[/email]
"=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=" writes:
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> They have adopted that in Florida. If you bring a dumb-ass
> suit, and lose, you pay...your attorneys, courst costs...and
> your opponent's attorneys![/color]

In the UK, it has been known for judges in such suits to reward
the winning plaintiffs with trivial damages, such as 1 penny.
--
Andrew Stephenson

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:47:14 +0000, Andrew Stephenson wrote:
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> In article <694rh.11453$wq.10309@trndny07>
> [email]Trueno@AE86.gts[/email]
> "=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=" writes:
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>> They have adopted that in Florida. If you bring a dumb-ass suit, and
>> lose, you pay...your attorneys, courst costs...and your opponent's
>> attorneys![/color]
>
> In the UK, it has been known for judges in such suits to reward the
> winning plaintiffs with trivial damages, such as 1 penny.[/color]


"England" is the place where the Frivolous Lawsuit laws originated. Damn
good idea, if you ask me!