This is just some weird news. Happened in California today. Curtis Gokey’s car was hit by a Lodi city dump truck. And he’s suing the city hall for damages to his car. The only thing is, he is a city hall employee and he was the one driving the dump truck. After failing to sue himself to get the city council to pay, his wife Rhonda Gokey sued instead. The amount being claimed is USD$4,800.
The USA is certainly getting weirder each day. And I thought suing McDonalds for serving hot coffee was ridiculous enough.
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LOL. There are getting weirder everyday. Looks like he wants compensation for something stupid that he did
Bah… they just have nothing better to do.
too bz invading othr ppls countires and creating havoc worldwide!
US is the most litigious country in the world. Therefore it is not surprisingly this weird thing happen. This case is more on individual capacity sue the City Council, which coincidently the person who sue and the perparator is the same! Very interesting as well!
Well the McD's suit wasn't ALL bad. The coffee served to her was hot enough to make her suffer third-degree burns, so it was quite a bit hotter than is safe for human handling.
In any case it's not like he's won the case, if anything he already lost once
I heard on the radio a few months ago that some hairdresser dude saw a fly in his UNOPENED bottle of water, and then successfully sued for 200-odd grand for "vomiting, mental anguish, loss of appetite," etc etc. Now THAT'S F*cked up.
according to the english law (i believe USA law is almost the same)
a company is a body corporate or an artificial legal person, distinct and separate from its members. That means a company is a person (artificial) that can sue or being sued.
that guy sue the company, not himself. He failed because he abused the doctrine of incoporation (a legal person distinct and separate from its members, can sue or being sued….)
so his wife sued the company instead.
That can only happen in USA? I was in the US years ago when i borrowed my auntie's car. I was reminded not to give any free rides coz in the US, when an accidents happens, your passengers will sue you for medical expenses no matter how good a friend they are…..
omg. i'm going there next year to study.
i'm soooooooo fked.
haha.. but looking forward to it.. i can get my evo there
As an american im pretty angry about the things people are sueing for
A burglar could break into a house and sue the ownere because he got cut on the glass
it is incredibly stupid