OT: Bad Mojo

[Atrocities]

A week ago I sold one of my quads. Today I was served papers. I am being sued because the guy I sold the quad to was drunk when he rode it, and ran over some guy Last week. *Shakes Head* Since I have insurance for this kind of thing, and a bill of sale, the lawyer I talked with today said I should be ok. However they are claiming that I failed to inform them that the quad was modified with a pipe kit. (This makes no differance because he operated it under the influance).

It will cost me nothing to have this matter thrown out of court, but I thought it sufficently horrible enough to post here.

What will they sue for next. (And yes, they paid with cash and I will report the sale on my taxes to be safe.

[ July 21, 2004, 07:25: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[Kevin Arisa]

People will sue you for thier breaking a nail from slipping on an ice cube that fell from your soda. It is just another source of free money to people.

[David E. Gervais]

What next? hmmm, can you sue him for wrongfully suing you? Can someone file a class action suit against lawyers who file wrongfull lawsuits? (After all they should know better and only make the problem worse.) How about changing the law to where every lawyer has a licence with a maximum of three demerits, once he/she looses all three demerits (by wrongfully suing someone and wasting the courts time) he/she gets disbarred?

I know it's wishfull thinking, but it would give the good lawyers more work and get rid of the bad ones.

nuf said.

[DeadZone]

I remember a case over there where a yank sued McDonalds for making him fat

Like Kevin said, its just another source of free money
The lazy People of the world are always looking for the quick buck
Granted, we all dream of becoming rich overnight, but personally I find earning my money more rewarding

[Ruatha]

Isn't this a USA related phenomenon?
Atleast where I live any civil court sue would not give any imaginary sums as a law suit in USA can give,
Here we talk about hundreds of dollars for most stuff, so it's not worth filing law suits...
And most people are quite happy with that, I know I am.

[Raging Deadstar]

Dam AT you get the bad luck.

A few months ago an old worker of my dads tried to sue him and his business because he cut his hand open on a roof (My dad is self employed and does industrial cladding and basically roofing for big buildings ) The guy tried to sue my dad because even though it was raining and therefore slightly hazardous conditions (not extremely, with a harness and some common sense it was completely safe), never bothered to put a safety harness or anything on and then slipped slicing his hand open, things this worker knew from working for a few years in the industry tried to pin it on may parents some way. It was thrown out of court after a few months, the fact that he went on a drunken rampage and assaulted 6 paratroopers with a group of friends on a night out a few months later kind of suggested his hand wasn't as badly damaged as he had been claiming.

I hope it all works out in the end AT