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    What happened in the fire at River Village Apartments in Claymont, Delaware the year of 1989?
    Question:
    The fire almost took the life of a young girl named Christina Marie Boatman in 1989. I am Christina, believe me I'm not lying either.

    Answer:
    Hi!!! You can find all details about this on Delaware Online in the article "16 years after rescue, a reunion" by Terri Sanginiti with photos. >>http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20050606/NEWS01/506060319/1006/NEWS I hope this helps. >>> Naveen Kuamr

    who do i call to report someone working with social security?
    Question:
    there is a lady named wanda she lives in claymont delaware, addreess is 6 fourth ave. she is sellin pills to her neighbors. she also is workin at G AND P pizza's on market street. but she is recieving social security. and also she has an illegal immigrant livin with her wat should i do.

    Answer:
    Mind your own business. Hillary once you reach the age to draw social security you can still work as long as you don't make more than the guidelines allow.

    Funny outrageouse people suing companies for a dumb reason?
    Question:
    The “Stella Awards” are named after the 81-year-old woman, Stella Liebeck, who spilled hot coffee on herself and success-fully sued McDonald’s in New Mexico for 2.9 million dollars. Ever since, the name “Stella Award” has been applied to any wild, outrageous, or ridiculous lawsuits - including bogus cases! Here are this year’s winners… 7th Place - Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle when she tripped over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson’s son. 6th Place - Nineteen-year- old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn’t notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor’s hubcaps. 5th Place - Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn’t re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, so Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the home owners’ insurance company, claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000. In my opinion, this is SO outrageous that it should have been 2nd Place. 4th Place - Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next-door neighbor’s beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owners’ fenced yard. The award was less than originally sought, because the jury felt that the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun. 3rd Place - A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx (tail bone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. 2nd Place - Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies’ room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses. 1st Place (drum roll, please) - This year’s runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand-new, 32-foot-long Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home from an OU football game - having driven onto the freeway - she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver’s seat to go into the back to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs.Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner’s manual that she couldn’t actually do that. The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed its manuals on the basis of this law suit, just in case there were any other complete morons around.

    Answer:
    How does it feel to post something that was debunked six years ago? If I did it, and it was pointed out in front of everyone, I'd feel pretty stupid. Limestoner62, and anyone else who missed it, and whoever gave me the thumbs down if it was someone else, nobody paid out a dime in any of these cases, as none of these cases actually happened. They're all made up. Not true. Lies. Phonies. False. Mythical. I'm not sure how else to say it. They didn't happen!!!

    Question for anyone in Delaware?
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    Why do most Delawarians make fun of people from Claymont? What is wrong with Claymont? There are worse places in Delaware. Trust me, I've seen a lot of people get laughed at for admitting they were from Claymont, and I've also witnessed people making Claymont jokes about "Claymonsters" being trashy. I can't understand why Claymont gets so much crap, because there are other places in Delaware that are more trashy than Claymont. I agree about Knollwood (A.K.A. The Hill). That place reminds me of a movie called Gummo.

    Answer:
    I've lived in Claymont and other areas in Delaware. I had never heard anyone making fun of people from Claymont. Lower Delaware, definitely....call 'em rednecks, rubes, what have you....but never heard of Claymont being razzed. Unless it was the neighborhood of Knollwood. That used to be a real rundown area.

    It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after
    Question:
    It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between Her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get Burned doing that, right? That's right; these are awards for the most Outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S. You know, the kinds of cases That make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratcher handy. Here are the Stella's for the past year: 7TH PLACE : Kathleen Robertson of Austin , Texas was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son. 6TH PLACE: Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles , California won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead, grab your head scratcher. 5TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson, of Bristol , Pennsylvania , who Was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the Automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he Could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house Because the door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental Anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching. There are more... 4TH PLACE : Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas, garnered 4th Place in the Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. Williams did not get as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr ... Scratch, scratch. 3RD PLACE : Amber Carson of Lancaster , Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch. Hang in there; there are Only two more Stella's to go... 2ND PLACE : Kara Walton, of Claymont , Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. 1ST PLACE : (May I have a fanfare played on 50 Kazoos please) This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. Are we, as a society, getting more stupid...? I'd like to get a bat and hit these jurors on the side of their head and ask," What were you thinking?" when awarding these IDIOTS!

    Answer:
    I laughed til I realized this was real.....Now I am just pissed. Email this to me please. So I can print it out...promise I won't sue you. And you get a star for your efforts to educate us.

    Taxi service near Delaware?
    Question:
    I've got a job interview (yay) in Marcus Hook, PA. I'm staying in Newark, Delaware right now, near the University of Delaware. I've figured out that there's a SEPTA train that goes from Newark to Marcus Hook, but the company is 3 miles away from the Marcus Hook SEPTA station... I've tried to look at the bus schedules, but it doesn't seem to get there at a good enough time. I'm wondering if anybody knows of a taxi company that will service that area? I can also get off the train at Claymont, DE, if there's a company that will do pickup there.

    Answer:
    Septa has a trip planner on their web site that may help you. Type in your departure and arrival locations for ride information, or email or call them for help with transportation to Marcus Hook. There are several taxi companies in the Marcus Hook area that you can check for services to the company you are interviewing with. Good luck!

    do you know what the 2005 Stella Awards are??
    Question:
    Just when you think you have seen it "all".... 2005 Stella Awards! Time once again to review the winners of the Annual "Stella Awards." The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's (in NM). That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United State s Here are this year's winners: 5th Place (tie): Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000. by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. 5th Place (tie): 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. 5th Place (tie): Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed, to the tune of $500,000. In my opinion this is so outrageous that it should have been 2nd Place! 4th Place: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500. and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun. 3rd Place: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500. after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. 2ndPlace: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge . She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses 1st Place: This year's runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, (from an OU football game), having driven onto the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000. plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete idiots around.

    Answer:
    That's hilarious....idiots.....thanks!

    How many of you think Joe Biden has good Character?
    Question:
    I hope Fact-Check is paying attention to this debate and will scour through all of Joe Biden's assertions tonight, but I'll comment on just one but I think it is very indicative of Joe Biden's character. He's talked about the neighborhood he grew up in -- now he's claiming it was Claymont, Delaware. He never lived in Claymont. His prep school (Archmere) was in Claymont. Scrappy Joe from Scranton -- he's tried to connect himself to small town America and he has to lie to accomplish this. I know this is minor compared with the substantive whoppers he slung tonight, but I couldn't let this "minor" insight into Joe "The Plagiarist" Biden's character go uncommented upon. I know and Al Gore invented the internet.

    Answer:
    All of the ear marks of the slick used car sales man pushing the "Only driven on Sundays by a little, old lady..." The guy is scary. And with all of those years in congress, how is HE supposed to espouse "Change?"

    hello, It's me again?
    Question:
    Hi, I think this is the USA yahoo answers site. Ok here goes. Did anyone go to claymont elementary school in 1998-1999 in Claymont, Delaware USA? I was in Mrs Miller's class homeroom 101. I remember alot of people but wanted to know if anyone was from that school and if they are what they are doing now. I didnt bother with friends reunited as that sucked. If you do remember me, I am Josie Nelson, I was the british girl. I was mixed race and had problems with jared. I was only there for a year. But like I said, I was British, mixed race, chubby. So yeah if you did, then please respond. Ta People I remember: Tammy, Joey, Micheal, Brian, Keith, Jared, Sarah, Stephanie, Samantha, Amanda Lee Dawson and a few more but i cant remember. Later

    Answer:
    This is the entire U.S.A. There's a small chance you can find someone who went to your school on Yahoo Answers. And even if they did, they're is almost no chance that they would be on this section, on this very day, at this time, and view your question. Basically you're grabbing about 20-50 people (the amount of people who view this) from the entire country and hoping to find your classmates in that group. You may want to try a site made for reuniting classmates. Most of those cost money, though. If you remember their last names, you can also try sites your classmates might use. For example, MySpace. If they have a MySpace, and if they've put their name in their account information, then you can type up their full name and find them.

    Anyone heard of Stella Awards?
    Question:
    This is not a question, just thought I'd share Stella Awards It's time again for the annual 'Stella Awards'! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing that, right? That's right; these are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S . You know, the kinds of cases th at make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratcher handy. Here are the Stella's for the past year: 7TH PLACE : Kathleen Robertson of Austin , Texas was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son. 6TH PLACE: Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles, California won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead, grab your head scratcher. 5TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, who was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching. There are more... 4TH PLACE : Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas , garnered 4th Place in the Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. Williams did not get as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr. Scratch, scratch. 3RD PLACE: Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. Whatever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch. Hang in there; there are only two more Stellas to go... 2ND PLACE: Kara Walton, of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. 1ST PLACE : (May I have a fanfare played on 50 kazoos please) This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. Are we, as a society, getting more stupid...? Ya think??!! More than a few of our judge's elevators don't go to the top floor either! WHAT'S EVEN SCARIER - THESE JURORS AND JUDGES MAY VOTE ON ELECTION DAY!!!

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    what is the most retarted lawsuits you have heard of that acutally won? the best gets 10 points?
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    7TH PLACE: Kathleen Robertson of Austin,Texas was awa rded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were u nderstandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son. 6TH PLACE: Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles, California won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead, grab your head scratcher. 5 TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson, of Bristol,Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the door co nnecting the garage to the house locked when Dicks on pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental Anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching. There are more... 4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas , garnered 4th Place in the Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard Williams did not get as m uch as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yar d and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr ... Scratch, scratch . 3RD PLACE: Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch. Hang in there; there are only two more Stella's to go... 2ND PLACE: Kara Walton, of Claymont,Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the ba throom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. 1ST PLACE: (May I have a fanfare played on 50 kazoos please) This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City,Oklahoma, who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of th e Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winneba go for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahomajury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just incase Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. honestly what is our world coming too anyways.

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    Sadly, and I know it will hurt, but any REAL lawsuit will beat these. Why? They are Urban Legends. The first time I heard the motor home tale was in 1980. It was a van. The cop that told me swore it was true. It wasn't then, it isn't now. Why would these fail? There would be a motion to dismiss any of these. It would be granted. Check Snopes.com and you will find them false. In law school, there was a case of a burglar who was injured by a spring loaded shot gun. The homeowner, a farmer felt that he could set up a spring loaded gun to shoot anyone in the legs, when the guy went to town. It is against the law to set possible fatal traps since you can use force, short of deadly force to protect property. Note: If you are home, you can use deadly force to protect you self or others.

    True court cases, funny, but crazy. lol?
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    Sorry it so long, but well worth it. Courts gone mad. lol >>>Time once again to review the winners of the Annual >>> >>>"Stella Awards." >>> >>>The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled >>>hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's (in NM). That >>>case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, >>>successful lawsuits in the United States. According to reliable legal >>>analysists, for every idiot who wins a case, thousands of other >>>imbeciles don't make it that far. We can thank our lucky stars for that, >>>because it's you and me who end up paying for these mental midgets >>>awards as companies pass the cost on to the consumers. >>> >>>When I was growing up, my folks told me that if I did something stupid, >>>I'd have no one to blame but myself. I guess the Stella awards prove my >>>folks, and every other law-abiding, intelligent person who takes >>>responsibility for his or her own actions, dead wrong! AND I firmly >>>believe that everyone on these juries should be locked up and the keys >>>thrown away!! >>> >>> >>>Here are this year's winners: >>> >>>5th Place (tie): >>>Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of >>>her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was >>>running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were >>>understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving >>>little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. >>> >>>5th Place (tie): >>>19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses >>>when his neighbour ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman >>>apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when >>>he was trying to steal his neighbour's hubcaps. >>> >>>5th Place (tie): >>>Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had >>>just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the >>>garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. >>>He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and >>>garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and >>>Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He >>>subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. >>>He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him >>>undue mental anguish. >>> >>>The jury agreed, to the tune of $500,000. This is so outrageous >>>that it should have been 2nd Place! >>> >>>4th Place: >>>Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500. and >>>medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door >>>neighbour's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced >>>yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might >>>have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who had >>>climbed over the fence into the yard and was shooting it repeatedly with >>>a pellet gun. >>> >>>3rd Place: >>>A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, >>>Pennsylvania, $113,500. after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her >>>coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had >>>thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. >>> >>>2nd Place: >>>Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a >>>night club in a neighbouring city when she fell from the bathroom window >>>to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while >>>Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to >>>avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental >>>expenses. >>> >>>And drum roll please........... >>> >>>1st Place: >>> >>>This year's runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, >>>Oklahoma. >>> >>>(This one sounds eerily familiar, like an urban legend, but it is a >>>mater of public record in 2005 at the Superior Court in Oklahoma City. >>>And it just goes to show that you can't protect stupid people from >>>themselves.) >>> >>> >>>Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On >>>her first trip home, (from an OU football game), having driven onto the >>>freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the >>>driver's seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich. Not >>>surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. >>>Mrs.Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner's manual >>>that she couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus >>>a new motor home. >>> >>>The Winnebago company actually changed their vehicle operating manuals >>>on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete >>>morons in the world! Lets all hurt ourselves, then sue someone else. Lol

    Answer:
    LMAO!! Not only is it hard to believe the stupidity of the people who instigate these lawsuits-but it makes me wonder how brain dead you have to be to be a juror that allows these idiots to win these cases!

    stella awards?
    Question:
    It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing that, right? That's right; these are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S. You know, the kinds of cases that make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratcher handy. Here are the Stella's for the past year: 7TH PLACE: Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was run ning inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son. 6TH PLACE: Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles, California won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead, grab your head scratcher. 5TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, who was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the do or connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental Anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching. There are more... 4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas , garnered 4th Place in the Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. Williams did not get as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr ... Scratch, scratch. 3RD PLACE: Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch. Hang in there; there are only two more Stellas to go... 2ND PLACE: Kara Walton, of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a nig ht club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. 1ST PLACE: (May I have a fanfare played on 50 kazoos please) This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just incase Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. Are we, as a society, getting more stupid...?

    Answer:
    Sad but funny! Good awards! 100! Ha! Ha!

    Stupid Lawsuits & VERY FUNNY?
    Question:
    1. Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a nightclub in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses. 2. Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next-door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun. 3. A 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hub caps. 4. A. Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink spill and broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. 5. Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000. 6. A jury of her peers awarded Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, $780,000 after breaking her ankle by tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. 7. This year's favorite could easily be Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the R.V. left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the owner's manual that he couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

    Answer:
    omg...i can't stop laughing my co workers are wondering what is so funny...i have to show these to everyone i know...thank you this is the perfect way to end a work day :-)


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