We've all seen amazing stories about lawsuit abuse. People suing businesses because they spilled a hot drink on themselves, or because they were overweight, or because they didn't exercise common sense when using the products made by the business. But this week I heard about an example of lawsuit abuse that beats all the rest. It is one of the most incredible stories I've seen all year.
A couple of Canada geese took up residence outside a small pool maintenance store in Maryland. The owners of the store tried to get the geese to leave, but their options were limited because of the Migratory Species Act. The Act makes it illegal to disturb migratory birds, even when they aren't migrating. So, it was illegal for the store owners to disturb the geese. And because they weren't being disturbed, the geese stuck around. Eventually, one of the geese honked at a shopper entering a DIFFERENT store. The shopper was startled and fell down. She decided to sue the pool maintenance store for damages, claiming the geese were the responsibility of the store owners. The lawsuit was for $750,000.
I can't believe that something like that was even accepted by an attorney, much less actually go to trial. What an incredible waste of the justice system. Not only did it hurt the pool maintenance store, it wasted everyone's time who had to be involved with the case. I'm sure that a lot of other cases could have benefited from having a shorter wait for a trial or more access to legal professionals who had to spend their time on this case. You can see the entire story about the geese here - http://www.friendsoftheuschamber.com/email/email4.cfm?
id=185 . There's even a video where the owners of the pool maintenance store talk about their experiences. It is such an incredible story, I don't feel like I've done it justice in words - check out the video to see it for yourself.
A couple of Canada geese took up residence outside a small pool maintenance store in Maryland. The owners of the store tried to get the geese to leave, but their options were limited because of the Migratory Species Act. The Act makes it illegal to disturb migratory birds, even when they aren't migrating. So, it was illegal for the store owners to disturb the geese. And because they weren't being disturbed, the geese stuck around. Eventually, one of the geese honked at a shopper entering a DIFFERENT store. The shopper was startled and fell down. She decided to sue the pool maintenance store for damages, claiming the geese were the responsibility of the store owners. The lawsuit was for $750,000.
I can't believe that something like that was even accepted by an attorney, much less actually go to trial. What an incredible waste of the justice system. Not only did it hurt the pool maintenance store, it wasted everyone's time who had to be involved with the case. I'm sure that a lot of other cases could have benefited from having a shorter wait for a trial or more access to legal professionals who had to spend their time on this case. You can see the entire story about the geese here - http://www.friendsoftheuschamber.com/email/email4.cfm?
id=185 . There's even a video where the owners of the pool maintenance store talk about their experiences. It is such an incredible story, I don't feel like I've done it justice in words - check out the video to see it for yourself.
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