Guess who is richer and has insurance, Best or Colonna?
Comment by DougM (jackassophobe) — May 21, 2012 @ 10:03 am
The world is is serious trouble, when even the Good Guys are complete morons.
Here’s a thought: sue Apple and Motorola and whoever, because they “should know” that their products could be used in unsafe (or maybe even illegal) situations.
There’s precedent: people have sued gun makers.
Sue the auto maker, for making a car that someone can drive with one (or zero) hand on the wheel.
I’ve been working on an Onion-like piece for a few years now: “Ohio Man Sues Everybody” – about a guy who blames everybody on Earth for his utter failure. Including his lawyer, who only takes the case because he’ll get a third of the $300 quintillion-dollar judgement.
It isn’t that he encourages people to call him “Skippy”, although that’s a serious cause for concern. It’s that he’s betting that he will get a jury that will find by a reasonable preponderance of greed, envy, and stupid that one must respond to a text message immediately, no matter what.
Sorry, but practicing law makes a person a mite cynical.
I would not hire a lawyer named “Skippy”. I would assume that he would have to be an idiot.
Comment by Alan outback bacon czar — May 21, 2012 @ 8:10 am
Straining at gnats and stuffing camels through the eyes of needles is standard fare for the Legal Eagles.
Comment by mojo — May 21, 2012 @ 8:58 am
Guess who is richer and has insurance, Best or Colonna?
Comment by DougM (jackassophobe) — May 21, 2012 @ 10:03 am
The world is is serious trouble, when even the Good Guys are complete morons.
Here’s a thought: sue Apple and Motorola and whoever, because they “should know” that their products could be used in unsafe (or maybe even illegal) situations.
There’s precedent: people have sued gun makers.
Sue the auto maker, for making a car that someone can drive with one (or zero) hand on the wheel.
I’ve been working on an Onion-like piece for a few years now: “Ohio Man Sues Everybody” – about a guy who blames everybody on Earth for his utter failure. Including his lawyer, who only takes the case because he’ll get a third of the $300 quintillion-dollar judgement.
Comment by ZZMike — May 21, 2012 @ 11:41 am
Skippy needs to be doused with gasoline and set on fire.
This shit is so completely out of control it impossible to blame it on stupidity. It is simply out-right evil.
Comment by Caged Insanity — May 21, 2012 @ 12:22 pm
^amen^
Comment by Melissa In Texas — May 21, 2012 @ 5:12 pm
Given the mind implied reading here, may as well call it a Hate Crime and get bigger bucks.
Comment by dick, not quite dead white guy — May 21, 2012 @ 5:20 pm
What’s that Lassie?
Skippy fell down the well?
Was it a really deep oil well?
With other predatory lawyers?
Does anyone else know?
No?
Okay, where’s your chew toy?
Comment by mech — May 21, 2012 @ 7:47 pm
Can a judge order the Bar association to disbar somebody?
On second thought, the judge is a lawyer, too. Fat chance.
Comment by Merovign — May 21, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
What are the odds “Skippy” is a Democrat?
Comment by Ironic in Denver — May 21, 2012 @ 11:18 pm
#9, Merovign: You do know what they call a lawyer with an I.Q. of 80, right? Answer: “Your Honor.”
Comment by Thunderbottom — May 22, 2012 @ 6:03 am
It isn’t that he encourages people to call him “Skippy”, although that’s a serious cause for concern. It’s that he’s betting that he will get a jury that will find by a reasonable preponderance of greed, envy, and stupid that one must respond to a text message immediately, no matter what.
Sorry, but practicing law makes a person a mite cynical.
Comment by Walt — May 22, 2012 @ 8:55 am
^ yup.
Comment by Ironic in Denver — May 22, 2012 @ 8:31 pm