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Outrageous Lawsuit Awards -2003
These are the nominees for the 2003 Stella Awards.
The award is named after Stella Liebeck, the woman who sue McDonalds because the spilled coffee in her own lap.
To be a nominee, the lawsuit had to be SUCCESSFUL. I can't believe some of these.
Who is your pick for the award?
1) Kathleen Roberts of Austin, TX was awarded $780,000 after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running around in a furniture store. The store owners were surprised, considering the misbehaving child was Ms. Robertson's own son.
2) Carl Truman of Los Angeles was awarded $74,000 plus medical expenses after his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Apparently Truman didn't notice someone was behind the wheel of the car when he began trying to steal the hubcaps.
3) Terrence Dickson of Bristol, PA was leaving the house he'd just finished burglarizing. He went out through the garage, but found the automatic door opener wasn't working. Dickson had pulled the door leading to the garage closed behind him and it locked. Unable to figure out how to get out, Dickson was stuck in the garage for 8 days while the owners were on vacation. He sustained himself on a case of Pepsi he found and a bag of dry dog food. Dickson was awarded $500,000 for undue mental anguish.
4) Jerry Williams of Little Rock, AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after the neighbors beagle bit him on the butt. The dog was on a chain and inside the neighbors fenced in yard. Williams was awarded less than he asked for because the jury felt the dog was a little provoked since, at the time, Williams was repeatedly shooting the dog with a pellet gun.
5) Amber Carson of Lancaster, PA was awarded $113,500 after she slipped in a soft drink puddle and broke her tailbone. The puddle was there because Carson had thrown the drink at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an arguement.
6) Kara Walton of Claymont, DE was awarded $12,000 plus dental expenses after she fell from the bathroom window in a nightclub and knocked out 2 of her teeth on the floor. This happened while she was climbing in the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge.
7) Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, OK purchased a brand new, 32 foot Winnebago motor home. While driving the RV home, Grazinski got on the interstate, set the cruise control at 70 mph, then left the drivers seat to go into the back and make a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the RV left the road, crashed and overturned. Grazinski sued because the owners manual didn't advise him that he couldn't actually do this. He was awarded $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. Winnebago has actually changed their owners manual on the basis of this suit (in case any other complete moron decides to by a RV).
All earned my disgust...........who gets your vote?
The award is named after Stella Liebeck, the woman who sue McDonalds because the spilled coffee in her own lap.
To be a nominee, the lawsuit had to be SUCCESSFUL. I can't believe some of these.
Who is your pick for the award?
1) Kathleen Roberts of Austin, TX was awarded $780,000 after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running around in a furniture store. The store owners were surprised, considering the misbehaving child was Ms. Robertson's own son.
2) Carl Truman of Los Angeles was awarded $74,000 plus medical expenses after his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Apparently Truman didn't notice someone was behind the wheel of the car when he began trying to steal the hubcaps.
3) Terrence Dickson of Bristol, PA was leaving the house he'd just finished burglarizing. He went out through the garage, but found the automatic door opener wasn't working. Dickson had pulled the door leading to the garage closed behind him and it locked. Unable to figure out how to get out, Dickson was stuck in the garage for 8 days while the owners were on vacation. He sustained himself on a case of Pepsi he found and a bag of dry dog food. Dickson was awarded $500,000 for undue mental anguish.
4) Jerry Williams of Little Rock, AR was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after the neighbors beagle bit him on the butt. The dog was on a chain and inside the neighbors fenced in yard. Williams was awarded less than he asked for because the jury felt the dog was a little provoked since, at the time, Williams was repeatedly shooting the dog with a pellet gun.
5) Amber Carson of Lancaster, PA was awarded $113,500 after she slipped in a soft drink puddle and broke her tailbone. The puddle was there because Carson had thrown the drink at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an arguement.
6) Kara Walton of Claymont, DE was awarded $12,000 plus dental expenses after she fell from the bathroom window in a nightclub and knocked out 2 of her teeth on the floor. This happened while she was climbing in the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge.
7) Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, OK purchased a brand new, 32 foot Winnebago motor home. While driving the RV home, Grazinski got on the interstate, set the cruise control at 70 mph, then left the drivers seat to go into the back and make a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the RV left the road, crashed and overturned. Grazinski sued because the owners manual didn't advise him that he couldn't actually do this. He was awarded $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. Winnebago has actually changed their owners manual on the basis of this suit (in case any other complete moron decides to by a RV).
All earned my disgust...........who gets your vote?
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