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Absolutely hysterical (Thank Dave)

Tort Litigation Frenzy
The media and internet have provided you with all the wacky tort lawsuits you need to scare those attorney fees out of you. They’ve got you so worked up, that you don’t even know which ones are fact or fiction (see below for answers):

1. A 19 year old won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand while backing out of a driveway. The teenager apparently didn’t notice that there was someone at the wheel of the car, when he was trying to steal the neighbor’s hubcaps.

Stay home! Don’t go to work!! Don’t get in your car!!

2. You’ve heard about the famous hot coffee case filed against McDonald’s. How about this one… While driving, a man placed a milkshake between his legs, leaned over to reach into his bag of food, and squeezed the milkshake container in the process. This action distracted the driver, causing him to hit another car. The man sued the restaurant for failing to warn him against eating while driving.

Stay home! Don’t go to work!! Don’t get in your car!! Place warnings on all products!!

3. A restaurant was ordered to pay $113,500 to a woman who slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx bone. The drink was on the floor because the woman flung it at her boyfriend during an argument, 30 seconds earlier.

Stay home! Don’t go to work!! Don’t get in your car!! Place warnings on all products!! Offer anger management training for customers!!

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