This Just Doesn't Make Any Sense!

[Bob Denman]

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Jelly-Belly-woman-sues-claiming-Sports-Beans-sugar-11173122.php

:shocked:

 

[mowin]

Want to bet she gets some $$ out of this?

 

[Yazz]

Millennials ...

 

[wyliec]

Want to bet she gets some $$ out of this?

I'll bet you a bag of evaporated cane juice that she gets squat.

 

[bscrive]

You can't fix stupid.

 

[Chupaca]

Really. ...

It's America...you can sue anyone for anything..:banghead::banghead: did they check to see if she could read..?:yikes:

 

[Gary]

she's money hungry. needs to be slapped instead..

 

[oldguyinTX]

Illegal alien, no doubt.:lecturef_smilie:

 

[PW2013STL]

She should be suing her parents for not providing her a brain!

 

[ARtraveler]

Evaporated cane juice sounds like sugar to me. Take the water out of cane juice and what do you have?

Hoping she gets squat, but if this is a real law suit, there is a high powered attorney involved for sure.

Watch out in the future. Many bags will have the new warning label--CAUTION, THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS SUGAR. :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

When I discuss Contingent Liabilities in one of my accounting classes, I use the crazy example of a power lawn mower manufacturer. It is possible that someone may try to shave with it. There would obviously be a lawsuit. At the moment, this is an example of a "REMOTE" possibility which does not have to be booked or mentioned in the notes to the financial statements. How long before it happens and becomes necessary to book it? :roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

You can't fix stupid.

:shocked: Not even with a REALLY big hammer??? :dontknow: :shocked:

 

[Buckeye Bleau]

Welcome to America, where there are more attorneys than there are in all of the rest of the world.

I was once in the Sporting Goods industry, every year we had to go to a class on litigation prevention for the insurance company. They would always give real life examples of successful law suits. One memorable case was a man that went to a local hardware store and bought a walk behind lawn mower. Took it home, removed the handles and started it, he was picking it up to use it as a hedge trimmer and cut the ends of his fingers off. He sued the store and the manufacturer because there were no warnings about using it this way. Yes, there were warnings about toes, but not fingers.

These ridiculous cases are brought to the courts, because lawyers take them on a contingency payment. If the case is lost, the person bringing the case should pay what they were expecting in the case in the event of a win, if they cannot then the law firm should pay it. That would free up the system for worthwhile cases.

Joe

 

[ARtraveler]

Welcome to America, where there are more attorneys than there are in all of the rest of the world.

I was once in the Sporting Goods industry, every year we had to go to a class on litigation prevention for the insurance company. They would always give real life examples of successful law suits. One memorable case was a man that went to a local hardware store and bought a walk behind lawn mower. Took it home, removed the handles and started it, he was picking it up to use it as a hedge trimmer and cut the ends of his fingers off. He sued the store and the manufacturer because there were no warnings about using it this way. Yes, there were warnings about toes, but not fingers.

These ridiculous cases are brought to the courts, because lawyers take them on a contingency payment. If the case is lost, the person bringing the case should pay what they were expecting in the case in the event of a win, if they cannot then the law firm should pay it. That would free up the system for worthwhile cases.

Joe

Very close to what I have been using as a "ridiculous" example. I guess its just a matter of time. :dontknow::dontknow:

 

[Bob Denman]

. One memorable case was a man that went to a local hardware store and bought a walk behind lawn mower. Took it home, removed the handles and started it, he was picking it up to use it as a hedge trimmer and cut the ends of his fingers off. He sued the store and the manufacturer because there were no warnings about using it this way.

Does your guy have a brother with better power tools? :dontknow: