LewSuber

Wish I had been on this jury!!! I can't believe a jury did this.
How many of you are familiar with the the McDonald's (Golden Arches) "Hot Coffee" lawsuit? A woman was awarded multi-millions because when she placed a take-away cup of McDonald's coffee between her legs in her driver's seat, the coffee spilled, burning her thighs & crotch. She sucessfully sued McDonald's for serving coffee that was "too hot". That award marks the advent of all the "contents hot" warnings on various food containers.
This suit appears even more egregious than that one. I was on a jury that refused to award damages to a plaintiff who was severely injured because of his stupid actions. We were immediately united in our belief that a third party (in our case the property owner where the incident occurred) should not be penalized because a patron behaved irresponsibly.
These cases are the fault not only of the ambulance chasing lawyers who file them but also the jury members who award damages to stupid plaintiffs & the judges who allow them to come to trial.