Beowulf
03-14-2008, 06:50 AM
Does anyone remember Stella Liebeck? She's the then 79 year old woman who spilled hot McDonalds coffee on herself in New Mexico, sued the restaurant for her own negligence and was awarded $2.9 million in damages. Well, the Stella Awards are out at: http://www.stellaawards.com/caselog.html
Here's a sample:
Baseball heckler so abusive that fans near him complain, so team asks him privately to quiet down a bit, please. No way, he says -- the team is violating his freedom of speech! He sues. § Multiply- pierced woman told by her employer she can't wear her earrings, eyebrow ring, lip ring (etc.) when she works with the public. "Discrimination!" she cries -- religious discrimination, since she is a member of the "Church of Body Modification". She sues for $2 million.
Just for fun, here are the 2006 award winners:
http://www.stellaawards.com/2006.html
Here's a sample:
Baseball heckler so abusive that fans near him complain, so team asks him privately to quiet down a bit, please. No way, he says -- the team is violating his freedom of speech! He sues. § Multiply- pierced woman told by her employer she can't wear her earrings, eyebrow ring, lip ring (etc.) when she works with the public. "Discrimination!" she cries -- religious discrimination, since she is a member of the "Church of Body Modification". She sues for $2 million.
Just for fun, here are the 2006 award winners:
http://www.stellaawards.com/2006.html