Comments on: What Could You Have Sued Over? (a darkly amusing post) http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:53:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Feeling the Link Love, and More Carnival Fun « Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You? http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-12558 Feeling the Link Love, and More Carnival Fun « Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You? Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:05:00 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-12558 [...] to go out and buy one.  That same article inspired Mrs. Micah to create her post What Could You Have Sued Over? (a darkly amusing post).  Both blogs are very well written and is full of great tips and amusing experiences and [...] [...] to go out and buy one.  That same article inspired Mrs. Micah to create her post What Could You Have Sued Over? (a darkly amusing post).  Both blogs are very well written and is full of great tips and amusing experiences and [...]

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]]> By: Funny about Money http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-12030 Funny about Money Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:12:28 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-12030 @ Looby-- Yes, it does seem to be true that Americans are more sue-happy than people in many other countries. We also seem to be lots more scared of the bogey-man and of other people's stupidity. Last time I was in Canada -- admittedly, a few years back -- I was delighted to discover that food and drink containers were not double- and triple-sealed with layers of plastic made to deflect deranged poisoners, and OTC meds, cleansers, and whatnot were not tightly capped with adult-proof lids. Canadians consumers evidently are assumed have enough sense to take care of themselves...or if they don't, they deserve what they get, I guess. A lot of the over-packaging we deal with is stuff designed to protect us from ourselves, on the assumption that if our self-destructive impulses aren't curbed, we'll sue. :-) @ Looby– Yes, it does seem to be true that Americans are more sue-happy than people in many other countries. We also seem to be lots more scared of the bogey-man and of other people’s stupidity.

Last time I was in Canada — admittedly, a few years back — I was delighted to discover that food and drink containers were not double- and triple-sealed with layers of plastic made to deflect deranged poisoners, and OTC meds, cleansers, and whatnot were not tightly capped with adult-proof lids. Canadians consumers evidently are assumed have enough sense to take care of themselves…or if they don’t, they deserve what they get, I guess. A lot of the over-packaging we deal with is stuff designed to protect us from ourselves, on the assumption that if our self-destructive impulses aren’t curbed, we’ll sue. :-)

]]> By: Mark @ TheLocoMono http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11921 Mark @ TheLocoMono Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:45:25 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11921 I used to work at a ski resort in Utah and to the best of my recollection the ticket booth people told me that when you purchase a ski ticket, you literally are signing a waiver for any injury that could have been prevented under reasonable circumstances. I don't remember what these circumstances are but you are basically stating that you can ski at your own risk within the boundaries of the ski resort, doesn't matter if you are a beginner on a double black diamond or an expert on a bunny slope. As for yours truly, on a Saturday afternoon, while my brother was helping put away the gymnastic mats and my dad was talking to the coach, I had the greatest thrill of walking around without supervision at 5 years old and decided I could reach for the lower bar on the double vaults. Sadly I missed and cracked my skull on the metal supports on the floor that supports the double vaults just right after they happened to put the mats away. Should I have sued my dad for letting me loose or my brother for putting the mats away or the coach for not telling my dad to watch me or the school for having such a program in place without supervision or the town for having such a school with such a program? Ahh, who cares. I got a cool scar to tell about now. Makes me look like a movie star and that is priceless. I used to work at a ski resort in Utah and to the best of my recollection the ticket booth people told me that when you purchase a ski ticket, you literally are signing a waiver for any injury that could have been prevented under reasonable circumstances. I don’t remember what these circumstances are but you are basically stating that you can ski at your own risk within the boundaries of the ski resort, doesn’t matter if you are a beginner on a double black diamond or an expert on a bunny slope.

As for yours truly, on a Saturday afternoon, while my brother was helping put away the gymnastic mats and my dad was talking to the coach, I had the greatest thrill of walking around without supervision at 5 years old and decided I could reach for the lower bar on the double vaults.

Sadly I missed and cracked my skull on the metal supports on the floor that supports the double vaults just right after they happened to put the mats away.

Should I have sued my dad for letting me loose or my brother for putting the mats away or the coach for not telling my dad to watch me or the school for having such a program in place without supervision or the town for having such a school with such a program?

Ahh, who cares. I got a cool scar to tell about now. Makes me look like a movie star and that is priceless.

]]> By: Aryn http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11915 Aryn Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:36:06 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11915 When my sister was little, she fell off a jungle gym and spent several weeks in the hospital. She fell in a friend's backyard and we had very good insurance, so her total surgeries and hospital stay cost us around $20. Because she was so young, she regained full use of her arm. They actually saved her hand. Nevertheless, a lawyer suggested we sue our friends because it happened in their yard. He tried to convince my parents that our friends' homeowners policy would cover it. We definitely didn't sue for that. When my sister was little, she fell off a jungle gym and spent several weeks in the hospital. She fell in a friend’s backyard and we had very good insurance, so her total surgeries and hospital stay cost us around $20. Because she was so young, she regained full use of her arm. They actually saved her hand.

Nevertheless, a lawyer suggested we sue our friends because it happened in their yard. He tried to convince my parents that our friends’ homeowners policy would cover it. We definitely didn’t sue for that.

]]> By: Mercedes http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11910 Mercedes Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:41:25 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11910 My father in law is a lawyer so not having umbrella policy was never an option for my husband. Especially in our old house where we had a pool. But even now without the pool we still have it. Even though with the way people sue this day it wouldn't be enough anyways. My father in law is a lawyer so not having umbrella policy was never an option for my husband. Especially in our old house where we had a pool. But even now without the pool we still have it. Even though with the way people sue this day it wouldn’t be enough anyways.

]]> By: Jesse http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11908 Jesse Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:55:49 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11908 I have a really good one. I was playing football with some guys (I knew 1 or 2 of them) and one of them became very frustrated and blindsided me with a knee. It turns out it injured me pretty seriously (I went into shock)...I had to go to the hospital, have ultrasounds, visit a specialist....and I couldnt get off the couch for 2 weeks. Plus there might still be long term damage (it doesnt affect every day life currently). I also at that point had no health insurance. Ouch. I probably should have sued...but never did. I have a really good one. I was playing football with some guys (I knew 1 or 2 of them) and one of them became very frustrated and blindsided me with a knee. It turns out it injured me pretty seriously (I went into shock)…I had to go to the hospital, have ultrasounds, visit a specialist….and I couldnt get off the couch for 2 weeks. Plus there might still be long term damage (it doesnt affect every day life currently). I also at that point had no health insurance. Ouch. I probably should have sued…but never did.

]]> By: Becky@FamilyandFinances http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11896 Becky@FamilyandFinances Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:20:12 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11896 I hurt my back once while playing on my parents' trampoline as an adult. I wouldn't be surprised if I could have tried to sue my parents. I had my own health insurance and the insurance company sent me a form asking about the accident. I told them it was my trampoline so that they wouldn't have anybody to try to go after for the chiropractor bills. I hurt my back once while playing on my parents’ trampoline as an adult. I wouldn’t be surprised if I could have tried to sue my parents. I had my own health insurance and the insurance company sent me a form asking about the accident. I told them it was my trampoline so that they wouldn’t have anybody to try to go after for the chiropractor bills.

]]> By: frugal zeitgeist http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11890 frugal zeitgeist Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:46:55 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/what-could-you-have-sued-over-a-darkly-amusing-post/#comment-11890 An untreated bladder infection that developed into a kidney infection. The doctor worked one day a week at that office. He refused to prescribe any medication until my test results came back and he saw me in person, and the office wouldn't book an appointment with anyone else in his practice. I ended up on Cipro (nasty stuff) for a month. When I found a new doctor, the office refused to release my records without a signed waiver stating that I wouldn't sue them. I refused to sign and never got my my records. An untreated bladder infection that developed into a kidney infection. The doctor worked one day a week at that office. He refused to prescribe any medication until my test results came back and he saw me in person, and the office wouldn’t book an appointment with anyone else in his practice. I ended up on Cipro (nasty stuff) for a month.

When I found a new doctor, the office refused to release my records without a signed waiver stating that I wouldn’t sue them. I refused to sign and never got my my records.

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