Casino wars - Revenge of the "Fallers"

[LillFilly]

You'd be amazed of the suits my mall gets. And a lot of them are just paid out, because it actually costs LESS to pay the alleged 'damages' then it does to defend yourself in court and win. People sue us for falling on wet floors (once the lady moved the sign, but tripped on the sign itself!), tripping on curbs (painted bright yellow), hitting the guardrail on the road (not paying attention and not taking the turn), vehicle damage (not paying attention, drifting off the road and losing a hub cap on the ruts left by numerous other people not paying attention), etc. A lot of the people even admit that they're not really hurt, they just want the money. Lousy leeches.

[jedimaster91]

SUE DISNEY!

Disney's lawyers are vicious. I'd like to sell tickets to the ensuing legal beatdown.

[eltf177]

Oh I know there are plenty of legit accidents where legal measures may need to be employed.

But there's a difference between someone who legitimately slips and injures themselves and someone attempting to stage the act as a form of extortion.

Totally agree with that. My mother once slipped in a restaurant and ended up having to sue. Then the lawyer sat on the case until the statute of limitations ran out. I told her to take him to the local Bar but she wouldn't, just bad-mouthed him everywhere she could.

[EricKei]

Disney's lawyers are vicious.

Given what was mentioned above, I would think they'd have to be, or they'd never get OUT of court ^_^

[ShadowBall]

While I don't condone it, I could see a dumbass casino goer's logic...they feel that since they have poured so much money into the tables and machines, the casino "owes" them. The figure they can't win it back at the machines, so they try to win it back in court. Fortunately the fakers tend to do a real half-assed job of hurting (or pretending to) themselves and they never win.

But hey, that's just how America is. They see someone or somewhere with a huge wallet and they look for things to sue over. I saw a movie title online once that involved a character that not only shared a name with a character I created several years before (not a common name), but was the same kind of creature. I never thought to sue and that's a fuckload closer to a lawsuit than falling over your own feet on a wet casino floor.

[chrisfabo]

To me, the classic lawsuit I heard outta Disney was a number of years back.

Lady took Disney to court, claiming head injuries. Her story was she had been standing by Cinderella Castle when a brick fell and clocked her on the head.

Disney let the suit come to trial, and calmly laid out the blueprints on a table in the courtroom.

Cinderella Castle is Fiberglass and Concrete. Not a brick to be found. CASE DISMISSED!

[Ironclad Alibi]

The case I like was back in the late 70s. Keystone makes mag wheels. A car full of doped up dopes were seen speeding, and driving recklessly. They stop when their car became wrapped around a tree. Someone decided they should sue Keystone, claiming the mag wheels broke and caused the accident. Keystone had a long history of similar law suits, usually settling because it was cheaper than a trial. This time they decided to go to trial. They did this because they had photos of the car after the accident with all four mag wheels intact. I would like to have been in the coutroom for that one.

[eltf177]

A friend of mine told me this one. A bunch of yahoos had their temporary emergency tire fall apart, the car crashed and was totaled. They naturally immediately sued the manufacturer of the tire.

They were _not_ well liked and their entire neighborhood came to court. The tire was meant for TEMPORARY EMERGENCY use only, and was meant to be used at 50 mph or less and only for a few miles. Over a dozen neighbors swore they had been driving on it for _months_ and abusing it as well (tight turns, hopping curbs, etc.). They'd were taking bets on how long the tire would stand up and were shocked at how long it survived before failing. The cops testified the yahoos had to have been going 70+ for the wreck to have totaled the car that way. Case was thrown out of court, the tire manufacturer countersued to recover court costs...

[Caractacus_Potts]

Fallers exist at my retail store too.

Saw some security footage on the net years ago from a retail store. Scammer comes into the detergent isle, makes sure no one is looking and pours some liquid detergent on the floor. Time stamp five minutes later and the scammer comes nonchalantly walking up the isle and makes a big show about slipping in the "spill".

A friend of mine told me this one. A bunch of yahoos had their temporary emergency tire fall apart, the car crashed and was totaled. They naturally immediately sued the manufacturer of the tire.

Several years back in Salem, MA. Two teen cousins joyriding through the center of town going over 100MPH in a 30MPH zone. Teen driver loses control of the car, crosses into oncoming traffic and smashes headlong into a middle aged couple in their SUV. Teen driver is fine, teen passenger is paralyzed for life, middle aged couple has serious non-life threatening injuries.

The father of the paralyzed boy hires a lawyer who files suit against the middle aged couple. He states that when his clients vehicle crossed into the path of the SUV the middle aged couple failed to take adequate action to avoid the accident.

The reporter was so stunned he actually kind of mumbled, "How can you justify doing that?" unbelievingly. Without missing a beat the lawyer stated that it is his ethical duty to sue anyone that may have contributed to the accident and it is not up to him but to a court to determine who may or may not be responsible.

[Aria]

This made me laugh a little. Why? The last time I went to the MGM grand, I took quite a tumble and it was largely the casino's fault. There had been a water leak from one of the toilets and it must have started spreading right when I went into the washroom. I came out and WALLAH! MAN DOWN!

It was shocking and I was a bit surprised to find two cleaning staff hovering over me. They tried to keep me on the ground, but after the pain went down I realized I was in toilet water. I kept telling them I was fine, but they'd already called security who insisted I file a report... now I think I see why. I probably could have sued. But all I had was a bruise so I went about my way and had a great vacation.

[Moosenogger]

This made me laugh a little. Why? The last time I went to the MGM grand, I took quite a tumble and it was largely the casino's fault. There had been a water leak from one of the toilets and it must have started spreading right when I went into the washroom. I came out and WALLAH! MAN DOWN!

I went to an amusement park once and there was water everywhere due to a huge rainstorm they'd just had. Apparently, the bathroom tiles at this place gained the slipperiness of ice when they became wet. I almost took one hell of a spill while I was drying my hands, but managed to catch myself on the sink.

I found a custodian and told her about it, and I was pleasantly surprised to see her immediately call someone on her walkie-talkie to fix the issue.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

The reporter was so stunned he actually kind of mumbled, "How can you justify doing that?" unbelievingly. Without missing a beat the lawyer stated that it is his ethical duty to sue anyone that may have contributed to the accident and it is not up to him but to a court to determine who may or may not be responsible.

Ugh. Lawyers are a necessary evil (and not all of them ARE evil)...but yeah...this is why I could never be one. To a large degree they are legally obligated to do things they know are wrong and hurtful.

[Geek King]

Ugh. Lawyers are a necessary evil (and not all of them ARE evil) [...]

Yeah, the 99% always make the 1% look bad.