tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post6420886177490976309..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Avoiding The Lawsuit LotteryArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-29527241959232677752013-02-10T17:05:24.956-08:002013-02-10T17:05:24.956-08:00Daron - Thank you! I have replied at your blog po...Daron - Thank you! I have replied at your blog post.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-34034434668522343732013-02-10T16:12:17.447-08:002013-02-10T16:12:17.447-08:00Sorry, I forgot to tell you the name of the award ...Sorry, I forgot to tell you the name of the award I nominated you for. It is the Inspiring Blogger Award. Check out my site at http://newkidintown1995.blogspot.com<br />for rules and guidelines.<br /><br />Thank you. Daron Hensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705561475185397346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-20929208083244867242013-02-10T15:58:37.643-08:002013-02-10T15:58:37.643-08:00I have nominated you for the above award. Check m...I have nominated you for the above award. Check my blog at http://newkidintown1995.blogspot.com for the rules and guidelines.<br /><br />Thank you.Daron Hensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705561475185397346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-47091062309064597732013-02-03T21:57:05.499-08:002013-02-03T21:57:05.499-08:00Murr -- Suing oneself--now there's a creative ...Murr -- Suing oneself--now there's a creative twist. I could find all kinds of things to sue myself for but I wouldn't get anything out of it. Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-35709979284876109572013-02-03T21:05:33.388-08:002013-02-03T21:05:33.388-08:00If everyone had lawyers, we could just set up cage...If everyone had lawyers, we could just set up cage matches. My nephew is a lawyer and he's really large. I take him. <br /><br />What I'd really like to do is sue myself over my morning coffee. No matter how many times I tell myself, I never get it right. I forget the water. I forget the coffee. I forget to turn on the machine. If I could sue myself, there's a chance I could remand myself back to bed.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-67867208980143355612013-02-02T17:37:34.446-08:002013-02-02T17:37:34.446-08:00Ciara -- I'm not gonna expect this to happen, ...Ciara -- I'm not gonna expect this to happen, but I got a kick out of thinking about it.<br /><br />Diane -- I guess difficult times call for drastic ways to get money. I think lottery purchases have probably gone up over the years too. Easy money is a dream way for most of us.<br /><br />Jo -- No hassle! The lawyers take care of everything when they smell money. And the presence of lawyers in a restaurant does not make it upscale.<br /><br />Jan -- Loopholes are the magic key for litigators. The holes would keep getting filled as the process became perfected.<br /><br />Lee<br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-8350682516204585202013-02-02T17:29:16.157-08:002013-02-02T17:29:16.157-08:00Litigators would find loopholes in the waivers. Yo...Litigators would find loopholes in the waivers. You'll never make one that's airtight or stamp out the sue-em mentality. But I worked as a paralegal for an insurance defense firm, so Jaded is my middle name.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.janridernewman.com/" rel="nofollow">Beyond Acadia</a> <br />Jan at <a href="http://blog.janridernewman.com/" rel="nofollow">Beyond Acadia</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028635002644119824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-85676978154104427272013-02-02T14:20:21.298-08:002013-02-02T14:20:21.298-08:00Don't think I would want the hassle, but as I ...Don't think I would want the hassle, but as I rarely, if ever, eat in fast food joints of any kind, I wouldn't get the problem. If I felt the need in an upscale restaurant for such legalities, I wouldn't go.<br /><br /><a href="http://henderson-jo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE</a><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-19175400604995365002013-02-02T08:33:03.784-08:002013-02-02T08:33:03.784-08:00That idea just might work.
I'm not sure what ...That idea just might work.<br /><br />I'm not sure what started the avalanche of lawsuits and people suing, but it's pathetic how many people think that is the answer.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-51142175187409180142013-02-02T05:54:07.610-08:002013-02-02T05:54:07.610-08:00Sometimes it takes the totally absurd process to d...Sometimes it takes the totally absurd process to deal with such craziness. Great idea.Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628488753277495111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-37865832480937573492013-02-01T22:25:39.972-08:002013-02-01T22:25:39.972-08:00Susan -- I'm wondering if the burgers would go...Susan -- I'm wondering if the burgers would go up that much? Volume might increase enough to keep prices down and the cheap food might be a loss leader to draw in more legal business.<br /><br />Chuck -- There you go! One more person finds a job, the economy is boosted.<br /><br />Patricia -- The presence of lawyers might make for better food and an improvement to the fast food experience. Don't knock the idea yet.<br /><br />Kelly -- The coffee was HOT! I would expect to receive hot coffee when I ordered it and I would take precautions accordingly. Now if a McDonald's employee purposely dumped the hot coffee on me it would be a different story. And still it would be more a matter of criminal intent than an accident partly caused by carelessness. I plan to do a future post on the topic of our victim society and this is an example in my opinion.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-71590030183566484432013-02-01T20:44:49.489-08:002013-02-01T20:44:49.489-08:00It actually upsets me that the hot coffee lawsuit ...It actually upsets me that the hot coffee lawsuit has become synonymous with frivolous suits. The woman who was burned by the McDonald's coffee was horrifically burned, requiring 8 days in the hospital for skin grafts. The photos of her burns would make you lose your lunch. <br /><br />She only sought to recoup money for her medical bills, and McDonald's balked, leading to the lawsuit.<br /><br /> (Here's more info, without the gruesome pix: http://mentalfloss.com/article/26862/real-details-hot-coffee-lawsuit) <br /><br />I agree that lawsuits are out of control, but the hot coffee suit is not an example of a frivolous one. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-60682614131206064592013-02-01T19:48:47.738-08:002013-02-01T19:48:47.738-08:00Okay, you made me laugh, Lee.
I don't have a...Okay, you made me laugh, Lee. <br /><br />I don't have a lot of time to measure buns, rarely eat food from fast food restaurants, and am pretty careful with my cups of very hot coffee, so these issues don't impact my life so much. I don't think I'd find lawyer-infested fast food joints good for my digestion, so I'd probably avoid them.<br />Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-10641850068709467682013-02-01T19:08:43.761-08:002013-02-01T19:08:43.761-08:00This is I really a great proposal, Lee. I really l...This is I really a great proposal, Lee. I really like the part about the notary public being on hand when the food is served. I am a notary...I will be rich! Thanks for the not at all absurd Idea. I am drafting a petition right now....Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676928110297819368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-53497358480641171862013-02-01T16:09:22.384-08:002013-02-01T16:09:22.384-08:00I am with Alex: Make it so! I wonder what THAT wo...I am with Alex: Make it so! I wonder what THAT would do with the economic growth of our country? Employment for lawyers would go up, but the franchises would close, cost of burgers would skyrocket...too much thinking.<br /><br />Go with it!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-58878173191140522672013-02-01T13:21:34.426-08:002013-02-01T13:21:34.426-08:00Yeamie -- Funny point about the rope. Don't kn...Yeamie -- Funny point about the rope. Don't know if you're serious or not and I haven't heard about that. I wouldn't be surprised by anything anymore.<br /><br />Andrew -- CEO and top level pay is obscene and greedy so I guess that would be consider evil. I'm not sure how things got to the point they did, but I attribute many of our labor and economic problems to it. On the other side of the table though are the union demands, which again is another topic for another day.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-36830399042338206882013-02-01T13:02:15.097-08:002013-02-01T13:02:15.097-08:00The pay disparity issue is one I've mentioned ...The pay disparity issue is one I've mentioned before. I'm not remembering the exact figures, right now, but it's something like 50 years top level got paid around 30x the lowest employee, now it's something like 300x the lowest employee. That's pretty evil.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-21556518264910499042013-02-01T12:58:35.504-08:002013-02-01T12:58:35.504-08:00Andrew -- I don't deny that there is some corp...Andrew -- I don't deny that there is some corporate evil out there, but in the case like you cite I can see the PG&E side of the argument as well as the frustration of the customers. However, I'm talking about corporate entities that are more directly accountable on a one on one basis, who have to deal with their franchise owners and other stakeholders, and in the public spotlight. The high level of competition in the marketplace as well as the number of venues for review and complaint from the customer base makes these companies more agreeable to addressing problems and avoiding bad publicity. Unlike things like utilities, banks, and the like they are not "the only game in town" so to speak nor do they have the customer in a choke hold. The service and product distribution business have great reason not to come across as evil and I think they do try to address issues with which they are confronted. Sometimes though they are put into a position of desperate defense because of strong arm legal tactics. I think the biggest evil in the case of some of these comes from extreme pay disparities between the workers and top management. Once again another topic I plan to address eventually.<br /><br />Melanie -- What! And miss all that great fast food. You want to be healthy and eat good homemade food? How utterly un-American. ;)<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-65361208546280202362013-02-01T12:53:03.683-08:002013-02-01T12:53:03.683-08:00I think that your idea is genius Lee although it d...I think that your idea is genius Lee although it does annoy me how sue happy everybody seems to be in America, it happens way too frequently like people suing rope companies over failed suicide attempts and such.Outcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400755239612162157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-79315896872298958532013-02-01T12:44:51.779-08:002013-02-01T12:44:51.779-08:00I think I'll just skip the whole mess and cook...I think I'll just skip the whole mess and cook at home. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622191037152999869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-21404635835102076382013-02-01T11:25:17.899-08:002013-02-01T11:25:17.899-08:00Well, here's a corporate evil that's happe...Well, here's a corporate evil that's happening right here next to me, right now. A couple of years ago, there was a huge gas main explosion in Oakland that leveled a couple of blocks and killed a bunch of people. This was caused due to the direct negligence of PG&E in upkeeping the lines. Basically, as they said, it was money they didn't want to spend. Now, they've been ordered to makes sure all their gas lines are up to standards to prevent something like this from happening again; this is something they should have been doing for the last, oh, 50 years or something. They are attempting to bill the residents directly in the various areas where they need to provide upgrades. The residents would be paying their normal gas bill, which is supposed to cover this stuff, plus pay extra for the specific improvements that PG&E needs to make. There is now going to be -another- court case, because what PG&E is trying to do is, evidently, illegal, but they feel like they shouldn't have to foot the bill for their own negligence. PG&E is a relatively "non-evil" corporation as far as I can tell, too.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-18203838207881727662013-02-01T11:16:43.865-08:002013-02-01T11:16:43.865-08:00Andrew -- I don't know that I'd agree that...Andrew -- I don't know that I'd agree that all corporations are the most evil entities in the world. On one hand corporate structure presents some kind of accountability for customers to take recourse against improper actions and does allow for more economic products and more control--at least in theory. Private business can be chaotic at times. But that's a whole different topic that I'll have to delve into one day. In the absurd scenario that I've presented I think the biggest losers would be the lawsuit happy crowd and the attorneys who make a living from high payout litigation. <br /><br />Robin -- Dang! Now you've convinced me. And yes, they would have to set up certain hours where they could concentrate on the actual cases. Hey, any attorneys out there taking heed to this?<br /><br />LD -- Who would have ever thought that Walmart would become like a mini-mall? Now I can go there to have McDonalds, do my banking, get a manicure, do my taxes, and a whole host of other stuff including shopping for just about anything I need.<br /><br />Johanna-- I'd been hearing those stories as well which probably was a spark in the back of my mind that provided me some inspiration for this idea.<br /><br />Lee<br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-46657593391617078102013-02-01T10:47:02.582-08:002013-02-01T10:47:02.582-08:00I keep reading articles about how hard it is to ge...I keep reading articles about how hard it is to get a job out of law school right now. I think your suggestion is just what is needed to put all those under-utilized legal skills to work!Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-9227227270593598802013-02-01T10:24:03.897-08:002013-02-01T10:24:03.897-08:00The fact that I can actually picture this is terri...The fact that I can actually picture this is terrifying.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-67884149344550943852013-02-01T09:40:37.526-08:002013-02-01T09:40:37.526-08:00I am inclined to agree with Alex on this one. At ...I am inclined to agree with Alex on this one. At first reading it is absurd, but totally brilliant. At second reading, still brilliant, slightly less absurd. Third reading, I am thinking that this might actually work and streamline itself. There would actually be a counter where you sign your waiver and have it notarized. Sign, stamp. Turn that in and order your food. The cost of that is just figured in to your order. Other lawyers could set up shop to offer independent services. That is just brilliant. I am not sure I would want to try and "do business" in the Rush Hours, but I would make appts for the less busy for people to come back. <br /><br />You are actually correct. Doing business this way would be cheaper (no overhead) and would likely clean up the docket (many useless suits would go away because other businesses would follow this lead). Civil court would get much better. And those lawyers would actually get back to work. Less people out of work... yay. <br /><br />Frankly, it is so crazy it is brilliant. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.com