Woman Standing on Tracks & Hit by Train Sues Railroad
A woman who was hit by a train while standing on railroad tracks taking pictures sued the railroad for $6 million because it did not post a no trespassing sign.
Firm Sues Competitor for Hijacking Name in Online Searches
Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: “Wisconsin’s largest personal injury law firm pioneered lawyer advertising in the state back in the early 1980s, but it appears it may have been asleep at the keyboard when its biggest competitor turned to Google, Yahoo and Bing. Someone looking for a personal injury lawyer in the Milwaukee area might easily type the names Habush and Rottier into an Internet search engine. . . . But the first result most major search engines return is for a Habush competitor – Cannon & Dunphy.”
Girls Gone Wild Dude Sentenced to Time Served, Free to Sleaze Again
Lowering the Bar: “Joe Francis, the Girls Gone Wild founder — or as Gawker.com described him, the ‘alleged arm-twisting sexual aggressor and loathsome Girls Gone Wild founder’ — was sentenced on November 7 to time already served, and was released into the wild to go back to stalking your daughters.”
Man Moves Near SFO Airport & Sues over Jet Noise
Man buys house near the San Francisco airport for $1.475 million and apparently claims he was unaware of the airport jet noise that is the basis of his lawsuit. How does that happen? Oakland Tribune: “Stanley Hilton, 60, of Hillsborough, said in unique court papers that his wife of 13 years divorced him and took their young triplets with her last year because of ’round-the-clock’ jet noise at SFO. He also blamed his recent health and professional woes on the air and noise pollution, which he compared to bombs dropping in a war zone. Hilton last week sued SFO, Hillsborough, the counties of San Mateo and San Francisco, dozens of airlines and jet manufacturers, and the real estate agents and couple that sold him his home on Darrell Road for $1.475 million in April 2003.”
Ten Ridiculous Lawsuits Against Big Business
The Business Insider: “Lawsuits filed by consumers against big business took off in the 1990s in the golden era of tort ligitation. In 1994, a 79-year-old woman won $2.86 million for spilling scalding hot McDonalds coffee on her lap. Since then, lawsuits targeting big businesses have become common. Thankfully, most have at least some grounding in the law. But some are frivolous and are quickly thrown out. And others that seem frivolous manage to result in damages being awarded.”