| More and more plaintiffs and trial lawyers | | | | > Man, armed with shotgun, is confronted |
| are chasing unconscionable quick buck | | | | by property owner. Burglar attacks man who |
| pay-offs, using con man tactics. Which came | | | | shoots in self-defense and kills him. The |
| first, pillage or burn? This seems to be the | | | | man's family sues property owner, and even |
| the question asked by these people in going | | | | though district attorney has declared the |
| to court. | | | | shooting justified, wins the case. |
| | | | Illogical? The whole thing sounds about as |
| Is it the water, something they're smoking? | | | | likely as peanut butter sliding off toast. |
| Or, is it just plain, blind greed played out | | | | |
| to a ridiculous extreme? Whatever the | | | | > A group of rowdies drive around |
| reason, frivolous law suits, pursued by | | | | throwing lit fireworks from a car window. A |
| supposedly mentally-stable people, have | | | | rocket explodes inside the car, and the car |
| literally gone through the roof of the U.S. | | | | rental agency is sued. Outcome? Who knows? |
| court system. After reading the following | | | | Still pending. Former Attorney General, |
| sampler, you decide whether this more | | | | Janet Reno, said it best, "I always wait |
| represents the American system of | | | | until a jury has spoken before I anticipate |
| jurisprudence--or the Twilight Zone, | | | | what they will do." |
| featuring a cast of con man players. | | | | |
| | | | > Lottery winner says his winnings were |
| > The Chicago Cubs sue freeloaders who | | | | impaired because the vendor didn't explain |
| watch their baseball games through holes in | | | | there was a cap on winnings. The court rules |
| their Wrigley Field fence. This violates | | | | in his favor. The jury must have felt that |
| their copyright it's claimed. This sounds | | | | upholding the rights of downtrodden lottery |
| like a legal case filed by Goliath against | | | | winners was an important constitutional |
| David. | | | | issue. |
| | | | |
| > In San Francisco a teen throws herself | | | | > Man who had legally changed his name to |
| off the Golden Gate Bridge. This violates | | | | "Jack Ass" sues MTV for $50,000,000, claiming |
| the teen's constitutional right not to be | | | | that their series, "jackass" disparages his |
| deprived of life without due process of law, | | | | "good name.." This shows that just about |
| is the charge of her mother in a law suit | | | | anybody can become a bottomless pit of needs |
| filed against the Bridge's Board of | | | | and wants. |
| Directors. Deep pockets, anyone? | | | | |
| | | | Sacred cows make the best hamburger. That |
| > A movie has bad guys driving a | | | | seems to be the battle cry of a chunk of the |
| bulldozer. Manufacturer of the bulldozer | | | | legal profession today, using con-man-style |
| sues, because showing bad guys driving their | | | | tactics as they stake out anybody and |
| product "disparages" the brand's good name. | | | | everybody--especially those with "deep |
| | | | pockets"--for picking. |