Sometimes I read articles in the newspaper that make me so mad that I wonder why I bother reading it at all. Today I read that a woman, sunbathing on a local beach, won a lawsuit (possibly $750,000) against the Hydro company because a big bird ran into the overhead power lines, died and fell on her, breaking her hand. Isn't that sort of an act of god and no-one can be held responsible?
Another incident of the law gone haywire was when a woman bought hot coffee at a Tim Horton's drive-through. She sat the coffee between her legs as the car drove away and it spilled, scalding her legs. She won a huge lawsuit against Tim Hortons!!!
The very worst example of a ridiculous lawsuit was when a local woman, the wife of a doctor, sued the hospital because she had pain during childbirth. She won!!!
Maybe I'm missing the boat and could have been a millionaire by now. I gave birth to 3 children and it darned well hurt me, too. I wonder if I can sue 50 years after the fact?
No comments:
Post a Comment