Posted on 03/19/2007 9:28:04 AM PDT by Abathar
FLUSHING, Mich. - A nasty bite on the hand that a man got from his sister's Siamese cat is worth $122,400.
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A jury on Friday awarded Michael Sabo, 57, the money for an injury he got when the cat, Randy, bit his right hand in March 2004.
Sabo's fingers swelled so much that they looked like "plump hot dogs," his attorney, Tom Pabst, told The Flint Journal, and an infection put Sabo in a hospital for three weeks. He had to pay thousands in medical bills.
Pabst said Sabo's sister, Jean Toney, had warned people not to pick up Randy because he had bitten people before, but the newspaper said the cat leapt into Sabo's lap.
Sabo initially tried to get his sister's homeowner's insurance policy to cover the cost of treatment. When that request was refused, Sabo had no choice but to take the matter to court, Pabst said.
Fer chrissakes, I'd chew my own hand off for $122K.
I'd guess that this guy and his sister are no longer on speaking terms. What a putz!
He sued his sister? More problems there than a biting cat me thinks. What an ass
As I think about this I can see my B-I-L doing something like this. I can also see me smiling across from him during Thanksgiving dinner with the carving knife in my hand...
It was a very bad day for the USA when lawyers were allowed to start advertising on TV.
Can you spell "Mesothelioma"?
Not necessarily. Many crooked lawyer scams like this one involve one family member suing another. It is the insurance company (read me and you and other consumers) who actually pay.
Not necessarily. Many crooked lawyer scams like this one involve one family member suing another. It is the insurance company (read me and you and other consumers) who actually pay.
LOL!
Maybe the guy was an FR troll, the cat may have been a viking kitty.
A moose once bit my sister. Wonder how much she could get.
*sigh* they even advertise in Mexicanish for those who don't speak English now...
Evidently, cats have really nasty mouths....Pasteurella infections.
On the good note......I went to the Emergency room at a major hospital in Boston for this cat-bite infection and they whisked me right past all the illegal aliens.
Not necessarily. His medical insurance probably refused the bills, and her homeowners' insurance probably also refused the bills.
It's probably nothing personal, but the only way the brother can get the sister's insurance company to pay up is to sue her.
It's an effed up system.
That's a lot of "scratch".........
There - fixed it.
Mynd you, cät bites Kan be pretty nasti...
Artist: Ted Nugent Lyrics
Song: Cat Scratch Fever Lyrics
Well I don't know where they come from
But they sure do come
I hope they comin' for me
And I don't know how they do it
But they sure do it good
I hope they doin' it for free
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
The first time that I got it
I was just ten years old
I got it from some kitty next foor
I went and see the Dr. and
He gave me the cure
I think I got it some more
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
It's nothin dangerous
I feel no pain
I've got to ch-ch-change
You know you got it when you're going insane
It makes a grown man cryin' cryin'
Won't you make my bed
I make the pussy purr with
The stroke of my hand
They know they gettin' it from me
They know just where to go
When they need their lovin man
They know I do it for free
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
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