Posted on 01/21/2009 8:45:04 PM PST by Feline_AIDS
Elizabeth Shelton, 21, filed a lawsuit in Houston in December against the truck driver that she accidentally rear-ended in a 2007 crash, while she was intoxicated, and in which her boyfriend was killed. Though she was convicted of manslaughter, she is now suing for $20,000 damage to her Lexus SUV and for "pain and suffering," basing her claim on the fact that the blameless driver she hit was uninsured. In all, her lawsuit names 16 defendants, including insurance companies and banks. Shelton is the daughter of a state court judge. [Houston Chronicle, 12-18-08]
“The truck had no insurance, thus by state law should not have been occupying that particular set of space-time coordinates when she rear-ended it. Had the truck driver been obeying the law, then this particular accident would have never happened. That’s not to say that she might not have gotten into a different accident, just not this one.”
This might actually have some merit from a legalistic point of view. But one idea from the Arab world that I find attractive, actually an old idea, was that judges should be the wisest persons available. An Arab court would probably throw this out immediately, and additionally have the attorney who actually submitted this lawsuit and the driver without insurance both whipped.
You believe everything you read on the liberal Snopes website?
Oh....
In all, her lawsuit names 16 defendants, including insurance companies and banks. Shelton is the daughter of a state court judge.
I guess they'll just settle in order to curry favor with the drunken little scumbag's father.
Wink wink, nod nod.
Should the McDonald’s woman have known the coffee was hot?
Should she have expected to be hurt if the coffee spilled on her?
Did she do something that risked spilling the coffee?
***
Did you ever burn your mouth on hot pizza? Whose fault was that? Should the pizza maker not heat up his pie? Not serve it to you when it’s cooked?
***
McDonald’s mistake was settling the other suits.
I'm wondering if, instead of wanting it 'repaired', she maybe wants paid for the loss of it. Not knowing what her insurance policy says, nor what Texas laws allow, but just specualtating, there might have been a clause that allowed non-payment of the vehicle damage claim since she was underage & drunk.
Particularly on an open discussion board on that liberal Snopes site!
Coffee... The case was a fraud. The jury a bunch of libtard victim-wannabees.
The claim is that McDonald’s coffee was 30-40 degrees hotter than other places.
Hmmm... I have had boiling water on me before. I got a burn - but nowhere near a 3rd degree burn. No hospital, and definitely no skin grafts.
Crazy world - and libtards will lie about anything.
but in the meantime, I am going to make a pot of coffee here at the house in the AM and see what temperature it is when it first comes out.
http://www.feralchild.net/?p=1137
I like your dad based on what you wrote.
Test complete - using a standard food thermometer, I checked the temperature of a freshly brewed cup of coffee from my nifty home coffeemaker. 184 degrees F Yet that snopes discussion claims that coffee is normally served at 130-135? My tap water is warmer than that!
One of the best books ever written. I refer to it daily.
The truck driver denied the allegations, and ultimately the jury didn’t buy it.
Shelton's boyfriend, Matthew McNiese, 19, was killed instantly in the crash and nearly beheaded.
Witnesses said he was hanging out of the SUV's window before the crash.
The last sentence says it all.
It lets you know why she is not in prison for vehivular homicide.
It lets you why she is suing and will probably win something.
First: you are a rude punk.
Second: your link changes nothing.
Amen.
“I like your dad based on what you wrote.”
“Amen.”
Thank you, I appreciate that. We miss him tremendously.
You believe everything you read on the liberal Snopes website?Your tinfoil hat is broken.
Should the McDonald’s woman have known the coffee was hot?You don't understand the background. McDonald's is liable because they use the heat of the coffee to hide the cruddy flavor. By keeping their coffee at 180+ degrees(20 degrees hotter than everybody else) you can't taste just how crappy it is.Should she have expected to be hurt if the coffee spilled on her?
Did she do something that risked spilling the coffee?
Did you ever burn your mouth on hot pizza? Whose fault was that? Should the pizza maker not heat up his pie? Not serve it to you when it’s cooked?
McDonald’s mistake was settling the other suits.
Dropping coffee in your lap should scald you a bit. It shouldn't cause 3rd degree burns requiring skin grafts.
First: you are a rude punk.You can lead the ignorant to knowledge, you just can't make them think.Second: your link changes nothing.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.