Comments on: “Pigeon poop plunge wins New Yorker six million dollars” http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/pigeon-poop-plunge-wins-new-yorker-six-million-dollars/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: gitarcarver http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/pigeon-poop-plunge-wins-new-yorker-six-million-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-10063 gitarcarver Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:38:30 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5692#comment-10063 From the article: <i>He'll get only 80 percent of that, or $6.13 million, because he was found 20 percent liable for failing to avoid the poop pile the second time around.</i> So he knew the "danger" was there and is rewarded for not moving 6 inches to the left or right to avoid the poop? Wow. From the article:
He’ll get only 80 percent of that, or $6.13 million, because he was found 20 percent liable for failing to avoid the poop pile the second time around.

So he knew the “danger” was there and is rewarded for not moving 6 inches to the left or right to avoid the poop?

Wow.

]]> By: Anonymous Attorney http://overlawyered.com/2007/12/pigeon-poop-plunge-wins-new-yorker-six-million-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-10062 Anonymous Attorney Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:03:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5692#comment-10062 The city and the transit authority are (or at least were) two separate things, so whatever winnings there are will come from a different account. Either way, what an incredible rip-off. The city and the transit authority are (or at least were) two separate things, so whatever winnings there are will come from a different account. Either way, what an incredible rip-off.

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