I stopped in at a grocery store one evening on my way to work. It had been raining, and when I stepped out of the store to get back to my car, I slipped and fell on the yellow You Can't Park Here paint on the curb.

I told people at work how I went down, and three of them said, in unison, "Sue them!"

Uh, no. I knew the ground was wet, the paint most likely to be slippery, and I wasn't watching where I was going. I hurt a little bit, but was fine the next day. I couldn't see how suing the store for my own inattention could possibly be the right thing to do.

Life happens. It's not a lottery for torts.

Along the same lines... Natural consequences meet Karma

http://jezebel.com/5740353/people-are-being-so-mean-to-the-fountain-lady
a follow-up to the mall/ water fountain/cell phone video

Along the same lines... Natural consequences meet Karma

http://jezebel.com/5740353/people-are-being-so-mean-to-the-fountain-lady
a follow-up to the mall/ water fountain/cell phone video

Except it is not sue them, it's sue us. You shop there, you ultimately pay part of the award or the insurance premiums.

I hope they prosecute. These frauds need to be taken seriously.

I wouldn't use jail as a punishment though.

I'd mandate that they have in full view a forehead tatoo that reads, "I'm guilty of fraud"

I'd give them the option of rejecting that one however, in exchange for a public lashing. 1 strike for every hundred dollars they tried to steal.

In both cases they would be prohibited from ever filing another lawsuit.

And in both cases their name and picture would show up in a searchable database. (Expunged after 5 years to keep from eternally punishing them)

Jail just means 3 hots and a cot on the taxpayer dime.

I wouldn't use jail as a punishment though.

I'd mandate that they have in full view a forehead tatoo that reads, "I'm guilty of fraud"

I'd give them the option of rejecting that one however, in exchange for a public lashing. 1 strike for every hundred dollars they tried to steal.

In both cases they would be prohibited from ever filing another lawsuit.

And in both cases their name and picture would show up in a searchable database. (Expunged after 5 years to keep from eternally punishing them)

Jail just means 3 hots and a cot on the taxpayer dime.

I wouldn't use jail as a punishment though.

I'd mandate that they have in full view a forehead tatoo that reads, "I'm guilty of fraud"

I'd give them the option of rejecting that one however, in exchange for a public lashing. 1 strike for every hundred dollars they tried to steal.

In both cases they would be prohibited from ever filing another lawsuit.

And in both cases their name and picture would show up in a searchable database. (Expunged after 5 years to keep from eternally punishing them)

Jail just means 3 hots and a cot on the taxpayer dime.

The suffix "-ster" can be added to just about any word, I see.

What's the punishment for repeating your post thrice?

So far as the frauds are concerned, I think I'd get a bottle of Wesson oil out - for the one claiming to have slipped in it - and pour the bottle on her. That'll be enough. Ever try to get vegetable oil out of your clothes?