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Nancy Howell

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according to the website ridiculous lawsuits, the following gets top honors.

"Convict sues couple he kidnapped for not helping him evade police. A man who kidnapped a couple at knifepoint while he was running from the police is now suing the victims, claiming that they promised to hide him in exchange for an unspecified amount of money. The plaintiff, currently in jail, is seeking $235,000 for the alleged “breach of contract.”

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Ridicoulous lawsuit contribution: Alternate female couple gets "married" - Conneticutt, Masachusetts?- and "Husband" sues hospital because "wife" pelvic imflamation , infected bladder treatment has made her unable to have intimacy with "husband". State law says malpractice suit for that condition can only be brought by a "spouse" as the term is "loss of spousal intimacy". New York has sort of similar suit last month, the tax bill from estate is couple hundred thousand for a "partner" but mostly tax free for a widow/widower- is a federal case because New York didn"t recognize the out of state "marriage" as valid- due faith clause in constitution says states supposed to recognize other states licenses, marriages, divorces, etc. Anybody got some more silly suits?? Wording re- edit, potty filter objecting to original wording RN
 
Don't know bout peting James on the head when she gets home, I do that with shmbo, Then I say Nice Wife, Nice Wife. But I don't think she enjoys it as much as I do.
 
Is it true that in Texas a board was put in place that would review the lawsuits to see if they were viable for going to trial? I had heard this years ago. And if you were trying to sue for spilling hot coffee or other crap it would get thrown out. Please educate me on this.
 
Not in this case.

No court in the country will enforce an illegal contract.

No doubt, the convict filed the suit pro se as an attorney would likely be sanctioned for filing such a suit.

Dean
 
here's a good one: US Justice Dept sues Bank of America for $ 1 Billion. BOA bought Country Wide. Which of course carried out the abundant policy of loaning money to people who could not afford it. And lets never forget the Feds suing big tobacco for all the cancer deaths. The ones they taxed and subsidized. Hey, when the public servants are in on the biggest scams, there will never be tort reform.
 
(quoted from post at 18:26:25 10/26/12) Not in this case.

No court in the country will enforce an illegal contract.

No doubt, the convict filed the suit pro se as an attorney would likely be sanctioned for filing such a suit.

Dean
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x2. Hiding the convict would make them an accessory after the fact. A criminal act. Therefore any attempt to enforce an agreement which is criminal in nature is illegal and unenforceable. A sentence enhancement of hard labor is in order.
 
Just to let y"all know that I"m man of the house here on the farm; well at least until Friday evening when Nancy gets here.
 
Anyone can sue anyone for anything. Prisoners frequently file suits because they have plenty of time on their hands. Such suits are almost always dismissed. I'm much more concerned about baseless suits that actually go to trial.
 
When it comes to lawsuits that make one’s head spin, our society probably comes in first place. Did you get fat from eating pancakes? Sue the company that made the batter. Did you get a brain freeze from a frozen slurpy? Sue the convenience store and the manufacturer of the slurpy machine. But by and large, the average person doesn’t really have such a great shot at justice in our courts. The lawsuits that we read about in newspaper headlines are sensational or sensationalized cases. Who knows what happens to them on appeal. The reality is that most individuals have a really rough time of redressing the wrongs they suffered… whether it’s personal injury, defamation of character, harassment, discrimination, an unfair divorce, or an unfair workers’ compensation hearing. This subject is covered in a book called Twelve Qualities of the Successful Plaintiff. The book discusses the personal qualities that make some people more successful than others in our sometimes perverse and sometimes highly unjust legal system.
 
In the late 80s I lived in Florida.
While I was there I saw a couple that made me wonder.
In one case, a burglar fell through the roof of the house he was trying to burglarize.
He successfully sued the home owner (more likely their insurance company)
for keeping their house in ill repair causing injury.
Second was a guy who had the stereo stolen out of his car several times.
He installed his latest new stereo with razor blades duct taped around it,
and was successfully sued for setting a booby trap causing bodily injury.
Inside his own car.
 
(quoted from post at 21:24:47 12/08/12) In the late 80s I lived in Florida.
While I was there I saw a couple that made me wonder.
In one case, a burglar fell through the roof of the house he was trying to burglarize.
He successfully sued the home owner (more likely their insurance company)
for keeping their house in ill repair causing injury.
Second was a guy who had the stereo stolen out of his car several times.
He installed his latest new stereo with razor blades duct taped around it,
and was successfully sued for setting a booby trap causing bodily injury.
Inside his own car.
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What happens with things like the guy falling through the roof is that often a settlement is cheaper than a court fight. So yea the guy wins. The insurance company knows that if they win they can counter sue for legal fees ECT. They also know a guy locked up is very unlikely to be able to pay. So they look at the cost of fighting it and then decide which way to go.

As far as booby trapping things......depends on the state. In MN you can wind up in jail and sued.

Rick
 
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