The 2003 Stella Awards have been decided. This award is given for the most egregious use of the courts to sue folks for really stupid and/or abusive reasons, thus increasing insurance costs, tying up the courts, and bringing the justice system itself into disrepute.
#7: Shawn Perkins of Laurel, Ind. Perkins was hit by lightning in the parking lot Paramount’s Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio. A classic “act of God”, right? No, says Perkins’ lawyer. “That would be a lot of people’s knee-jerk reaction in these types of situations.” The lawyer has filed suit against the amusement park asking unspecified damages, arguing the park should have “warned” people not to be outside during a thunderstorm.
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