Posted on 05/17/2014 9:45:29 PM PDT by Olog-hai
This lawsuit is priceless!
A Manhattan man has sued the city, NYC Transit, Au Bon Pain Store, two local hospitals, Kmart, a “Latina” dog owner and anyone else he could think of—for two undecillion dollars.
Anton Purisima, 62, filed the hand-scribbled lawsuit in Manhattan federal court seeking more money than what’s on the planet—and, in turn, likely setting a new record for a lawsuit money demand. …
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The insurance companies will pony up something or other. Torts are a thriving American business enterprise.
Every lawyer in New York will want to join in on this suit, judges too (they’re also lawyers). What a payday.
I wonder if he can find a lawyer that will take the case?
The Federal Reserve, and later the IMF already did something like this and we’ve been paying the fine ever since.
Thanks. I learned a new word.
And there is an attorney representing this guy? How? Sounds like a frivolous lawsuit to me. Maybe it is time for tort reform. AS if anyone would pay the judgment....
Just a publicity stunt to get his 15 minutes of fame.
I told him I’d settle in return for his James Brown collection.
He said “What would it profit me to gain the whole world but lose my soul?”
If it works, you’ll only have to sue Mr. Purisima, because he’ll have all the scratch!
Why we need tort reform...I guess he didn’t want to sue Apple, MicroSoft, Nordstrom’s, Macy’s, so I guess he is waiting for his next lawsuit.
Speaking of big numbers our debt is over $1 x 244...The guy is a confused RAT.
Was he drunk or sober when he filed the lawsuit?
He’s hoping to settle out of court for something more reasonable - say $100 trillion.
If he wins this thing, the entire global economy will collapse, along with the economies of several nearby extraterrestrial civilizations.
DANG!
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