[JoeProBono]

[Resolute Conservative]

I guess if a bird dumps on someone’s head or ants bite them they have a case...

[Boogieman]

Act of God.

[knarf]

THAT'S the one I just found

So ... California, that won't let you bring a pansy in at the border that you got on Mother's Day at church allows widow makers to grow wherever and no police tape nor warning ?

[taxcontrol]

I would prefer less substantial precipitation.

[Sacajaweau]

The park has a responsibility to remove or remind of a dangerous condition. I hope he gets a bunch.

The damn tree is probably beyond its' time...and some idiotic tree hugger stopped it from being taken down.

[Gamecock]

I started to read that and thought somebody was smoking crack. A 16 pound pine cone?!? Come on!

Learn something new every day!

[so_real]

The stupid ... it burns. I feel bad for the guy, sure. But who do you sue when lightning strikes, or the wind blows, or a pine cone falls off a tree? This is dumb. What kind of lawyer agrees to represent this?

[SubMareener]

“The Araucaria bidwillii, native to Australia “ More damage from ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!

[ETL]

"I think the whole thing's ridiculous!
Trees aren't responsible for the things they bear hitting people!"

[Sacajaweau]

I just posted a site that shows a warning sign. I’m sure it would help in the lawsuit.

[WKUHilltopper]

Obviously the pine tree is racist and a homophobe too.

[rfreedom4u]

Perhaps he should sue the enviornmentalists for saving that tree!

[Uncle Miltie]

In Hawaii, the cities trim coconuts off the trees.

Because stupid.

[fwdude]

Because, this was entirely avoidable by the City.

[DaveyB]

I feel sorry for the guy, but not everything in life that is bad is someone else’s liability.

[PAR35]

Poorly written story. ‘Johnson’ is referred to only by that name, with no identification as to who he is or how he is tied to the story. You can click through to the story in the San Francisco paper to learn that it is Sam Johnson (apparently the UPI editor doesn’t even know how to cut and paste a name), the plaintiff’s attorney.

If attorney Johnson hasn’t done so, he might want to read the Federal Tort Claims Act and some of the cases under it. While it is possible that the agency has already denied the claim, it would be the unusual federal bureaucrat who could obtain approval for a denial that quickly (the agency has 6 months to determine the claim.) If the story can be relied upon, it also appears that he may have named too many defendants.

[ETL]

[driftless2]

Nature can be dangerous. There are some public parks in my area close to or in the hills where there are timber rattlesnakes. Although I've never heard of anyone in the area being bitten by one, it's possible. A wild bear ran through a park in the city a few years ago.

Should someone be able to sue the city because they got bit by a rattler or mauled by a wild bear? I don't think so. If you don't ever want to get hurt by nature, don't go out of your house.

[al_c]

Newton didn’t sue … he studied. Perhaps this guy ought to study. I recommend starting with how to pick a napping spot.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I have ordered copies of old ship blueprints from this place. How much do I get for a paper cut?