In America, when you do something wrong, on purpose or by accident, you get sued. It is the new trend now. People sue one another over the littlest things. It is like playing the lottery. To buy a lotto you have to pay what it is worth. When suing someone you pay lawyer fees and other expenses. Wining the case can result in millions of dollars, just like winning the jackpot. And like the lotto, there is a chance that you might not win.
Some of the cases that we hear today is almost like a joke. One particular case that was made famous is the McDonalds lawsuit. A women and her grandson went to McDonalds and bought coffee in the drive-thru. The women spilled her coffee and suffered 3rd degree burns. As result of what happened, she sued McDonalds and won the case. She received $2.9 million in damages. She won because the coffee is too hot.
Another case that I found interesting is the $67 million dollar pants. A man claimed that he took his pants to the cleaners, but he never got it back. Apparently, the cleaners lost the pants. So, like many Americans hoping to cash in from damages caused by others, he decided to sue the cleaners for $67 million. He claims that he has endured mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort. He also said that he is unable to wear his favorite suit to work and he needs money to pay for car rentals, to drive to another cleaners. The store owner offered him $12,000 to compensate for the pants, but he rejected the offer. I wish my pants is worth 67 million dollars.
My personal favorite, is when a student and her mother sued the school after she failed her class project. The teacher failed her project because she handed in the project past the due date. The student claims that she was on a school trip and was unable to give it to her. The failing grade ruined her 4.5 GPA. Maybe if she handed in her project a day earlier, than there would be no problems. She also could give her project to a friend to hand it in.
The purpose of suing someone is to composite from damages, pain, and suffering one caused. Today people are suing and asking for too much money, especially “Mr. Fancy Pants”. These outrages lawsuits is hurting the economy. According to the US Chamber of Commerce, a law suit can put a small business out of business. Just to pay for lawyer fees can be a difficult task. Like “Mr. Fancy Pants” he can put the cleaners out of business even if he loses the case.
Suing has become so common that it changed our culture and how we live. Parks are now taking down swing sets, schools are not allowing kids to play tag, teachers refuse to break up a fight in school, or ice skating rinks making you sign papers that will not make them responsible if you get hurt. They fear that if something happens they will get sued.
Some of the cases that we hear today is almost like a joke. One particular case that was made famous is the McDonalds lawsuit. A women and her grandson went to McDonalds and bought coffee in the drive-thru. The women spilled her coffee and suffered 3rd degree burns. As result of what happened, she sued McDonalds and won the case. She received $2.9 million in damages. She won because the coffee is too hot.
Another case that I found interesting is the $67 million dollar pants. A man claimed that he took his pants to the cleaners, but he never got it back. Apparently, the cleaners lost the pants. So, like many Americans hoping to cash in from damages caused by others, he decided to sue the cleaners for $67 million. He claims that he has endured mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort. He also said that he is unable to wear his favorite suit to work and he needs money to pay for car rentals, to drive to another cleaners. The store owner offered him $12,000 to compensate for the pants, but he rejected the offer. I wish my pants is worth 67 million dollars.
My personal favorite, is when a student and her mother sued the school after she failed her class project. The teacher failed her project because she handed in the project past the due date. The student claims that she was on a school trip and was unable to give it to her. The failing grade ruined her 4.5 GPA. Maybe if she handed in her project a day earlier, than there would be no problems. She also could give her project to a friend to hand it in.
The purpose of suing someone is to composite from damages, pain, and suffering one caused. Today people are suing and asking for too much money, especially “Mr. Fancy Pants”. These outrages lawsuits is hurting the economy. According to the US Chamber of Commerce, a law suit can put a small business out of business. Just to pay for lawyer fees can be a difficult task. Like “Mr. Fancy Pants” he can put the cleaners out of business even if he loses the case.
Suing has become so common that it changed our culture and how we live. Parks are now taking down swing sets, schools are not allowing kids to play tag, teachers refuse to break up a fight in school, or ice skating rinks making you sign papers that will not make them responsible if you get hurt. They fear that if something happens they will get sued.
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