[thechat] Can court cases get any more stupid?

Andy Warwick andy.w at creed.co.uk
Sun Apr 14 11:23:00 CDT 2002


I just don't know what to say about this...

> A Manhattan woman is suing a snack food company for $50million, claiming its
cheese puffs ruined her diet.
>
> Meredith Berkman says Pirate's Booty corn and rice puffs contained three times
more fat than the amount advertised on bags.
>
> The freelance journalist claims the incorrect labelling caused her to gain
weight and suffer emotional distress.

At least she says...

> Berkman - a freelance journalist and former Post columnist - said some of the
suit¹s language is "tongue in cheek" and should be taken with "a grain of salt,"
but it deals with a serious issue.

But regardless of whether it's a gag or not, it's wasting court and solicitors'
time, and only encourages frivilous lawsuits of a similar nature.

For full story see:

<http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_566623.html?menu=news.quirkies>
<http://www.nypost.com/seven/04132002/news/regionalnews/14302.htm>

If it's possible to win cases like this, I have a mind to sue her parents for
bring her into the gene pool...

Andy W



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