Karma...and how it cheered me up!

[zombiequeen]

And now I have "Sue Ya" by Weird Al stuck in my head....
*runs off singing*

[Merriweather]

SC: Can I sue for this?!
Me:
V: Miss_Stress, can he? (I'm doing a law degree btw)

I couldn't help myself at this point, I don't know if people will agree with me turning into a little smartarse, and some may think I was rude, but I've been under a lot of stress in the last couple of days.

Me: In answer to your question Sir, no, you cannot sue. I don't remember ANY legal case where someone was able to sue for their own stupidity, although the judge might credit you for having the sheer GALL to ask that question. He might also ask you questions surrounding your theft of our product. Are you sure you still wish to sue?

He left, swearing and shouting. Seriously, you steal our product and then have the cheek to threaten us with legal action?!

Actually, technically, the answer is yes.

I had a professor when I took Business Law, he really impressed this into us, at least once a week he'd go over a very detailed scenario, then ask the class, "Can they sue?? Every single exam we ever took had at least one question on it that gave some common or unique situation, in full detail, with the actual question at the end being "Can they sue?"

The correct answer was always the same - yes. No matter what the circumstances, a person can sue. They have that right.

Now, whether they have a snowball's chance in hell of winning, whether they could ever find a legitimate lawyer to take the case, whether they could ever find a judge who woudn't throw the case out in five minutes - those are totally different questions.

But can they sue? Yes. Their chances of actually winning might be zero, but yes, they can sue.



(I loved Business Law, it kept me awake, and gave me something to live for when I wanted hang myself from the ceilng during Business Statistics ).

[QASlave]

There are plenty of instances of lame brained awards to criminals, even if the ones brought up here are not true, but let's not blame the judges, blame the greedy lawyers and brain dead jurors. I've been called for jury duty 3 times and each time during the first questioning the defense attorney asked every one who had a college degree to raise their hand. Those that did were summarily dismissed. ALL THREE TIMES this happened. So, the lawyers TRY to get the dumbest jury possible. Makes me weep for humanity. We need a judicial system like the UK, you sue me and lose, YOU pay my attorney AND your attorney. Cuts WAY back on frivolous lawsuits.

[EricKei]

QAS -- Some lawsuits work vaguely way here in the US, but it usually needs to be explicitly specified in advance. A Judge may (in certain situations) assess "court costs" to the losing side, as well.

Actually, it's my understanding that "court game shows" (People's Court, et al) work something like this >_> iirc: $5000 "bank", winner gets the Judgment taken out of this amount; winner and loser split whatever is left 50/50. If there is no monetary Judgment, they each get $2500

[Darkforge]

I believe I've also seen "MAY CONTAIN NUTS"...on peanut butter or tins of nuts...either way, my reaction is "I damn well hope so!"

thats slightly different, peanuts are techincally a legume, not a nut.

So basically a peanut allergy is not the same as a nut allergy and someone who is allergic to peanuts may be able to eat nuts with no issues.

Therefore you often see peanuts saying "may contain nut traces" and vice versa.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Actually, technically, the answer is yes.

But can they sue? Yes. Their chances of actually winning might be zero, but yes, they can sue.

I say something similar all the time when my coworkers say something like "Hey, you can't do that." I usually reply, "Actually, I can. It might not be legal, or moral, or whatever, but I can still do it." But I usually stop anyway.

[PatchO'Black]

I say something similar all the time when my coworkers say something like "Hey, you can't do that." I usually reply, "Actually, I can. It might not be legal, or moral, or whatever, but I can still do it." But I usually stop anyway.

Of course, I believe the proper answer to that is, "Actually, what I meant was that you could not do that and remain within the limits of it being a legal act, or a moral act, or what-have-you. Most of the folks I've used that phrase with haven't been confused in the way I have used that phrased. Sorry to hear you were."

[Rapscallion]

I found this one on snopes stating it's false
http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

http://www.stellaawards.com/bogus.html backs it up. Most such circulars claim it to be from that site.

Rapscallion