[HeadOn]

"Those bags are good for 10 or 15 pounds," Kubica said.

They do have a point - those are fluid ounces listed, and all items are heavier than water. A quick calculation using water says there were at LEAST 8 pounds in that sack. With the heavy items probably boosting it somewhere in the 12 to 15 pound range. Easy enough to check...

Still this is a muy stupido lawsuit, as many are, and should be thrown out. I say throw the case out. Offer to pay the medical bills, fire the sacker, and tell them to take a flying leap.

[HeadOn]

DISCLAIMER - Come to think of it, some of those heavier items MAY be ounces, as in weight, and not fluid ounces...

Still - the little old ladies in the grocery store used to make me unpack heavy bags and re-pack in two or three bags if I put too much in. Oh, to be a teenager again.......

[robertpaulsen]

"The bag, which contained a 32-ounce jar of Miracle Whip, a 46-ounce bottle of ketchup, three 15-ounce cans of fruit, an 18-ounce bottle of ranch dressing and a 12-ounce bottle of mustard, broke open when the Sagers returned home and started to put away their groceries."

I was curious, so I duplicated the above as close as I could.

I filled a used blue plastic Wal-Mart bag I found laying around with a 32-ounce jar of Hellmann's mayonnaise, a 64-ounce bottle of Heinz ketchup (some gone), one 29-ounce can of peaches and one 15-ounce can of peach halves, a 16-ounce bottle of Newman's Own Caesar dressing and a 19-ounce plastic bottle of Plochman's mustard.

11 pounds. I carried it all over the house, and it never felt like it was about to break.

If they do this with a jury, there is no way they'll go against Wal-Mart.

[robertpaulsen]

Also, one other thing I noted. When I was carrying this 11-pound bag by the handles, it's only about 8 - 10 inches above the ground. Probably would be less if a shorter person is carrying it.

Now, if the bag broke when she lifted it to the counter at home, well, that's one thing. But since the damage was limited to her right foot (and we can assume she was right-handed), I think it broke when she was carrying it. (Otherwise, they would have fallen everywhere.)

Ligament damage and broken bones from an 8 inch drop? Fishy.