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Another case of world gone absolutely fuckin bananas. Lets see, what can i sue someone for today.? Take a look at this peanut sueing the US Government, then look at what his wife is sueing for.
I just know somebody here is going to agree with some of this haha
A MAN is suing the US government for $US500,000 ($545,000) after he stepped on glass at an airport.
Joel Mombrea, 50, says he was injured following airport officials’ orders to remove his shoes while passing through a security checkpoint at Buffalo airport.
Mr Mombrea, who lives in Florida, said he was seriously injured in the December 10, 2007 incident.
He was hospitalised, confined to his home and unable to work for some time, according to court papers.
He is suing the Homeland Security Department and other US government agencies.
Mr Mombrea's wife Ora is also suing the US government for $US100,000 ($109,000), as she said the incident caused her to temporarily lose the “service, society, consortium and companionship of her spouse”.
Passengers have been required to remove their shoes at US airport security checkpoints since December 2001.
Mr Mombrea’s lawyer Gregory Krull told the Buffalo News that officials should have made sure the floor was free from glass and other dangerous objects
I just know somebody here is going to agree with some of this haha
A MAN is suing the US government for $US500,000 ($545,000) after he stepped on glass at an airport.
Joel Mombrea, 50, says he was injured following airport officials’ orders to remove his shoes while passing through a security checkpoint at Buffalo airport.
Mr Mombrea, who lives in Florida, said he was seriously injured in the December 10, 2007 incident.
He was hospitalised, confined to his home and unable to work for some time, according to court papers.
He is suing the Homeland Security Department and other US government agencies.
Mr Mombrea's wife Ora is also suing the US government for $US100,000 ($109,000), as she said the incident caused her to temporarily lose the “service, society, consortium and companionship of her spouse”.
Passengers have been required to remove their shoes at US airport security checkpoints since December 2001.
Mr Mombrea’s lawyer Gregory Krull told the Buffalo News that officials should have made sure the floor was free from glass and other dangerous objects
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nothing like taking responsibility for one's own actions.... look where you're walking perhaps??
i left my baseball cap at security at an airport, after being asked to remove it, forgot to put it back on.... reckon i've got a case to claim my $30 + $100,000 for having a cold head which resulted in stress and blah blah blahdy blah grow a pair
we truly live in a world of... who can i blame now
Are you fuckin' serious?
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." (This phrase is probably illegal since the passing of the P.O.S...errr...I mean Patriot Act since so many of the "Distinguished" are Lawyers.
William Shakespeare was right; except, for one thing...kill the damn Clients, too!
Fucking UNBELIEVABLE!
that didn't take long
Pit Row
i guess if forrest gump had helped design the "shit happens" in this day and age, there'd have to be a little asterisk saying... "but you'll be able to sue someone for it"
If a doctor is doing surgery and accidentally leaves the scalpel in your chest cavity when he sews you up, is it okay because he didn't do it deliberately?
I'm not saying $500,000 is proper. But I am saying that someone being forced to take off their shoes does have an expectation that the floor should be free from harmful things. And it's up to the TSA to make sure this is the case.
the TSA ask you to remove shoes because you can carry bombs in your shoe, not for shits and giggles... it's for the safety of 100s. seeing as there is no way to 100% guarantee that someone will never step on another piece of glass.... should they just allow people to wear shoes?
that's what would happen if it were a smaller entity... they would lose, and be forced to change their ways so that it never happened again.
$500,000 isn't proper, so what is? $250,000... $100,000... $50,000.... $25,000.... $1,388??? at what point does it become "ok" to sue?? the amount is incidental to the thought process that believes that a mistake like stepping on a piece of glass = massive payday.... and that is what is wrong with this whole situation
is an apology not enough anymore? could the TSA not apologise, promise to employ a cleaner 24/7 and hope that this would be enough? perhaps even offer to pay medical bills (which would be £0 in england
and if you even bother trying to defend the wife's claim.... well.... i pity you
unless you just wanna play devil's advocate... which is fine
Injured person 0
Lawyers $$$$$$$$$$$$$
You're assuming it's well-lit. Normally, it's not. Normally, you're walking in the shadow of tables, which are what you're putting your stuff on as you slide it into the x-ray machines.
the TSA ask you to remove shoes because you can carry bombs in your shoe, not for shits and giggles... it's for the safety of 100s. seeing as there is no way to 100% guarantee that someone will never step on another piece of glass.... should they just allow people to wear shoes?
Actually, TSA asks us to remove our shoes because one idiot tried to blow his up, and they're trying to make us feel safe knowing that they're checking shoes. Anyone who thinks logically about it would know that it's not a real threat. Even the terrorists on 9/11 didn't sneak their box-cutters in through security, they had them placed throughout the plane prior to boarding.
So, yes, they should allow people to wear shoes. But that's an entirely different issue. The issue is that they DO require people to take off their shoes, and in doing so did not make sure the path was free of things that can severely damage your feet.
that's what would happen if it were a smaller entity... they would lose, and be forced to change their ways so that it never happened again.
They should.
$500,000 isn't proper, so what is? $250,000... $100,000... $50,000.... $25,000.... $1,388??? at what point does it become "ok" to sue?? the amount is incidental to the thought process that believes that a mistake like stepping on a piece of glass = massive payday.... and that is what is wrong with this whole situation
I don't know. How bad were his injuries? What kind of work did he do that he's missing? How much were the hospital bills? All of these things would help determine, in my head, the amount he should get after the lawyers are paid. But ultimately, it's up to the jury and/or judge.
is an apology not enough anymore? could the TSA not apologise, promise to employ a cleaner 24/7 and hope that this would be enough? perhaps even offer to pay medical bills (which would be £0 in england Wink)
If the guy missed work because of it, they should also cover lost wages, etc.
and if you even bother trying to defend the wife's claim.... well.... i pity you
You pity me?
unless you just wanna play devil's advocate... which is fine
I'm not playing devil's advocate. The government enforces rules on us that we don't vote for and don't ask for, and many of us don't think are necessary at all. But we have no choice. Then, when the government causes damage to someone because of these rules, we have people, many of whom are supposedly "conservatives", on here defending the government even though their actions caused damage to a person under the government's jurisdiction.
When the government enforces rules and those rules damage people, the government should have to pay for it. That's the only way to make sure it doesn't continue to happen. You have to hold the government accountable for its actions. If you don't, it guarantees that the government will continue to grow and continue to be more and more heavy-handed without respect to the damage it causes to the people it's supposed to be working to help.
Get it?
i agree that the TSA methods, and those used round the world are next to useless... it is all an illusion to make them look like they are keeping us safe.... i'm currently batting at around 60-70% for being "randomly searched" which to me, means they profile, and if they do = failure
but anyway, my whole point is the same... regardless of whether this was a government case or whether it was a grocer who asks you to remove your shoes before you go into his shop.....
people need to (for want of a better phrase) man up... especially if you can sue ANYONE for 100k for *ahem* temporarily losing the "service, society, consortium and companionship of her spouse"
Where did you hear that from?
what about if they stub their toe?? i mean... that could easily happen as well, on a box they left on he ground... are they responsible for that??
it's all well blaming the shop... but at what point does it end? when should people take responsibility for their own actions.... like stepping on glass?
so, assuming he can still sue... that surely means that if i went along and grazed my elbow on one of those sharp corners on the belt lines, or banged my knee into the metal detector... i'd have a case, because after all... i'm only doing this security stuff because of government laws... and those areas are under government control/responsibility, and i'm just a poor individual who has no control over my limbs
get it?
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