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“Woman Blames McDonald’s for Prostitution”

Walter Olson — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:30:46 +0000

Some stories just seem destined for this site, including this one about a woman whose legal complaint alleges that “her ex-husband met her after she was hired to work at McDonald’s and later pushed her into prostitution in Nevada.” [Courthouse News, NY Daily News]

Tags: McDonald's, Nevada, personal responsibility

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Passes out drunk in snowbank, bar said to be liable

Walter Olson — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:12:54 +0000

“Surveillance footage suggests that [Azcona] was heavily intoxicated, stumbling several times before he fell into a snow bank and didn’t get up.” Later a snowplow hit him. His survivors are suing the Trenton, N.J. bar that allegedly should have cut him off earlier, along with the city. [Ann Marie McDonald, New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Watch; Trenton Times]

Tags: dramshop statutes, New Jersey, personal responsibility

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“Judge rejects injured beer-pong champ”

Walter Olson — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:11:27 +0000

“A New Jersey man who got so drunk playing beer pong at a Greenwich Village pub that he thought walking across a busy highway was a good idea cannot sue the bar over his injuries, a judge has ruled.” [Dareh Gregorian, NY Post]

Tags: alcohol, dramshop statutes, NYC, personal responsibility

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Hit by car playing hooky, suit blames school

Walter Olson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:04:43 +0000

Having decided to cut classes, a 15-year-old student at Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Fla. was fatally struck by a car one morning last year about a mile from school grounds. “Her mother says school officials could have prevented her death — and she’s pursuing legal action with the hope of changing their supervision and tardiness policies….The notice, drafted by Mamonoff’s attorney Stacy Kemp, offered to drop the matter and settle out of court for $1 million.” [St. Petersburg Times]

Tags: Florida, personal responsibility, schools

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Drunk drivers who sue over their accidents, cont’d

Walter Olson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:45:25 +0000

Max Kennerly thinks we should understand their point of view. Earlier here, here, etc., etc.

Tags: criminals who sue, dramshop statutes, personal responsibility

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You served me the alcohol, now pay for my crash

Walter Olson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:07:57 +0000

“A South Carolina woman is suing the bar that served her alcohol as a minor the night she had a car accident that left her paralyzed. Chelsea Hess, 22, is also suing the South Carolina Department of Transportation, the town of Bluffton and Beaufort County for negligence for allegedly not maintaining the road shoulder she drove her car over in her accident.” [ABC via @amyalkon]

Tags: dramshop statutes, personal responsibility, South Carolina

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Steals gun, hurts himself with it

Walter Olson — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:30:54 +0000

But the estate of a Massachusetts man killed in an apparent accident when the gun went off was not allowed to sue the owner and gun manufacturer. [Volokh]

Tags: criminals who sue, guns, personal responsibility

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N.J.: overdoses on Xanax, collects $4.1 million

Walter Olson — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:06:56 +0000

“A man who overdosed on stolen drugs he ingested at a party in 2007 has settled his lawsuit with a pharmacy, several guests, the party’s host and the host’s mother for $4.1 million. … [Scott] Simon sued the pharmacy for not taking proper precautions to avoid the theft of drugs. He also sued several guests, the party’s host and the host’s parents, who were away for the weekend.” [AP via NJLRA, Schepisi & McLaughlin]

Tags: illegal drugs, New Jersey, personal responsibility, pharmaceuticals, social host

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Montana: “Bicyclist Gets Nearly $100G After Fall on Icy Trail”

Walter Olson — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:37:03 +0000

“The president of the Florence Park District says he’s disappointed in a system that allows a man riding a motorized bicycle on a winter night on a trail that doesn’t allow motorized vehicles to receive an insurance settlement. Half of the settlement came from a Florence bar because snow was pushed onto the trail when the bar parking lot was plowed.” [AP]

Tags: deep pocket, Montana, personal responsibility, recreation

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“Owner sued in car thief’s crash”

Walter Olson — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:35:20 +0000

“Two passengers riding in a stolen car that was involved in a wreck sue the car’s 91-year-old owner” The driver of the wreck was a man defendant George Hinnenkamp had sometimes hired to do odd jobs; the passengers claim he had extended permission for the man to take the car that night, but a district attorney who successfully prosecuted the case says that isn’t so, noting that Hinnenkamp had reported the car stolen well before the accident. [Eugene, Oregon, Register-Guard]

Tags: personal responsibility, third party liability for crime

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