Posted on 10/07/2015 1:32:14 PM PDT by dennisw
Harry Reid Suing Exercise Equipment Firm Over Eye Injury
Reid, D-Nev., conducts his first news conference in the Capitol, January 22, 2015, since injuring himself in a exercise accident. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Reid conducts his first news conference in the Capitol on Jan. 22 after injuring himself in a exercise accident. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and his wife, Landra, are suing the manufacturer of the exercise band that slipped or snapped, leading to the Nevada Democrats eye injury.
According to court documents filed in Clark County, Nev., Reid alleges that the injury resulted from a faulty exercise resistance band, causing more than $50,000 in damages.
As a result of the TheraBand breaking or slipping out of his hand, Plaintiff Harry Reid has suffered and continues to suffer from severe pain and injuries including, but not limited to, loss of vision in his right eye, a concussion, broken orbital bones, severe disfigurement and bruising to his face, hand injuries, facial lacerations, scarring, and broken ribs, according to the complaint, which was obtained by Nevada journalist Jon Ralston.
The New Years Day accident has led to Reid going blind in his right eye, and he has been asked repeatedly if he would seek damages from the manufacturer.
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Is he completely blind in that eye? At least he has severe vision loss.
The point being, vision loss should be worth much more than $50,000, if someone is suing for pain and suffering, lifetime loss of one’s faculties and senses, etc.
50K is nothing, if his brother had video taped himself punching Harry, he could have sold the rights to pay per view and made tens of millions. I don’t even have cable, but I Would pay to see Harry Reid get a good a$$ whooping.
On the mark.
Discovery should be interesting. Depose his brother and a few others who may know something.
And, why does Harry Reid need 50k? All the land deals he’s made (such as buying land in Laughlin before he approved the bridge) has netted him over 10M (after tax).
Harry Reid has no credibility. He deliberately lied about Romney, knowing he could not be sued since the comments were on the Senate floor. He did it to throw the election for Obama and later laughed about lying.
I hope the company hires Mark Levin.
Discovery...
He should be suing his brother since that’s who most likely beat the crap out of Harry.
What’s gonna happen when the 13yr old boy he was trying to molest goes Public??
“I would real
ly love to know who beat the tar out of reid. maybe when the company does depositions we may find out.”
This is a nuisance suit. Most likely the insurance company will settle out of court. That’s probably why they chose that small number; it’s their standard nuisance claim amount.
He’s a wealthy man. He should let it lie as it only has the potential to further embarrass him.
This was a brutal beating by Las Vegas mob thugs.
Harry is just throwing out a red herring, to make the
public THINK Harry was injured by "machine malfunction".
He lost the Senate Majority Leader position (but found
a great surrogate in Mitch McConnell).
Didn't mollify the Mob one bit.
LOL!!
“Exercise company accepts $1.5 million of taxpayer’s money to take blame for Harry Reid’s eye injury” would be more to the point.
This is about making the truth something else.
Right, it is the fault of the rubber band because the old fool lost his grip and hit himself in the eye.
You can sue for being stupid and sometimes win.
Regardless, the amount is ridiculous. The lawyer must be a brother or something.
I'd throw it out unless he can show me a defective part.
Shouldn’t he be suing his brother?
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