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83-Year Old Suing Apple After Walking into Glass Doors at Retail Store
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It always makes me cringe when I visit America. It's like 75% of ads on TV and Radio are aimed at getting you to sue someone for something, the other 25% seem to be for some half arsed train to be a lawyer course. (So then you can make money out of ridiculous lawsuits too).
Crazy way to live, and the USA really need to sort it out.
Crazy way to live, and the USA really need to sort it out.
I expect that Apple would merely have to point out that many thousands of people every week visit their stores and manage to do so without walking into glass walls.
The walls do not appear to be glass all the way down, and the existence of safety markers is another visual que. I'm not a health and safety expert but, to my mind, nobody taking reasonable care could fail to notice the glass.
It's important that we place the responsibility where it should be. Sure, if someone digs a big hole in the ground in the middle of a walkway and you fall into it then you have a reasonable case. But the constant attempts to negate personal responsibility are unhealthy and dangerous. They lead to more and more intrusion into personal freedom as legal precedents build up that paint a picture of a species unable to look after itself.
The walls do not appear to be glass all the way down, and the existence of safety markers is another visual que. I'm not a health and safety expert but, to my mind, nobody taking reasonable care could fail to notice the glass.
It's important that we place the responsibility where it should be. Sure, if someone digs a big hole in the ground in the middle of a walkway and you fall into it then you have a reasonable case. But the constant attempts to negate personal responsibility are unhealthy and dangerous. They lead to more and more intrusion into personal freedom as legal precedents build up that paint a picture of a species unable to look after itself.
Really ? Wonder what channels those are. Much rather watch the queen and paparazzi channels.
It really is a nation of policing. I remember seen huge billboards with some kind of state ranger or something with a tagline 'Click-it, or Ticket' implying you'll get a traffic ticket for not having your seatbelt on.
Yeah, not having it on is pretty stupid (and potentially life threatening should an accident happen) but really? To use billboard space and not allow people to be stupid? It doesnt harm anyone. Ridiculous.
Funny you should say that. About 75% of our adverts seem to be asking if you've hurt yourself at work and the other 25% of them are about claiming for PPI. I don't really know that there's that much of a difference.
Slightly less litigious perhaps, but overall the underlying reason is the same:
Lawyers.
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Thanks for the laugh!
wow.. 1 million dollar..
i guess tomorrow i will just crash my body to that glasses, sue apple, and get my self a nice luxury mansion + super car + gadget budget to buy new apple gadget every release
i guess tomorrow i will just crash my body to that glasses, sue apple, and get my self a nice luxury mansion + super car + gadget budget to buy new apple gadget every release
I feel almost obligated to sue her. I feel a little bit stupider now for knowing I'm of the same species that's dumb enough to walk straight into a pane of glass and then blame someone else for it. I literally feel a little dumber now and, for that reason, I'm suing.
It's a shame that glass doesn't have some sort of reflective property to prevent this sort of thing. Also, if retailers wouldn't mind making it clearer that they're going to have shop front then that would be great. I, for one, assumed that there was just huge gaping holes at the front of the store.
Finally, someone teach her how to walk. Broke your nose? What? Were you walking with your neck levered out in front of you like some kind of mutated human-vulture hybrid?
It's a shame that glass doesn't have some sort of reflective property to prevent this sort of thing. Also, if retailers wouldn't mind making it clearer that they're going to have shop front then that would be great. I, for one, assumed that there was just huge gaping holes at the front of the store.
Finally, someone teach her how to walk. Broke your nose? What? Were you walking with your neck levered out in front of you like some kind of mutated human-vulture hybrid?
Despite what others are saying, not smarter than a bird, though--my parents' house had a lot of very large windows, and several birds a year would slam into those things, as often as not killing themselves in the process. Good thing birds can't hire lawyers.
At this point large glass surfaces are a standard fixture in any urban area. If you're 83 years old and haven't learned to tell the difference between open air and a clean glass door, you really shouldn't be shopping downtown at all. And/or, you accept the possibility of tripping on a curb and breaking your arm, running into a parking meter because you were distracted by somebody honking, or running into a door. Just like everybody else does, regardless of age.
And even with what medical care in the US costs, $75K for a broken nose is ridiculous. A million dollars on top of it is just unabashed greed. I'd almost--though not really--give her $2K or whatever it actually cost for the doctor to patch up her nose.
Here's a thought--what if, when suing for punitive damages, you (and, even more importantly, your lawyer) weren't allowed to keep any of it. That is, she could sue for the actual cost of the medical procedure, plus a million dollars that would go into some government fund or something, such that it would punish (hence punitive) the company but not enrich the sue-er... or their lawyer. I imagine that would substantially reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits in the US.
I don't know about where you live, but I've seen dozens if not hundreds of glass doors in public places that are not Apple Stores. Sometimes a thin metal frame with glass in the middle, sometimes the whole door--very common. Heck, where I work has an 8-foot-wide floor-to-ceiling glass window right beside the front door.
At this point large glass surfaces are a standard fixture in any urban area. If you're 83 years old and haven't learned to tell the difference between open air and a clean glass door, you really shouldn't be shopping downtown at all. And/or, you accept the possibility of tripping on a curb and breaking your arm, running into a parking meter because you were distracted by somebody honking, or running into a door. Just like everybody else does, regardless of age.
And even with what medical care in the US costs, $75K for a broken nose is ridiculous. A million dollars on top of it is just unabashed greed. I'd almost--though not really--give her $2K or whatever it actually cost for the doctor to patch up her nose.
Here's a thought--what if, when suing for punitive damages, you (and, even more importantly, your lawyer) weren't allowed to keep any of it. That is, she could sue for the actual cost of the medical procedure, plus a million dollars that would go into some government fund or something, such that it would punish (hence punitive) the company but not enrich the sue-er... or their lawyer. I imagine that would substantially reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits in the US.
Just think about all the accidents avoided by being able to see if someone is going to open the door on the other side of the glass.
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Missing how this does "not allow" people to be stupid. You can still be stupid and risk getting a ticket if you want. That wasted billboard space...alas.
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Missing how this does "not allow" people to be stupid. You can still be stupid and risk getting a ticket if you want. That wasted billboard space...alas.
Get over it!
Oh, please! She needs to get over it and realized that people do it ALL the time. Happened to me several times when visiting NYC, you don't see me suing. 1 Billion $, HA! She needs to go back to the the senior center, sit her ass down and do some more knitting.
Oh, please! She needs to get over it and realized that people do it ALL the time. Happened to me several times when visiting NYC, you don't see me suing. 1 Billion $, HA! She needs to go back to the the senior center, sit her ass down and do some more knitting.She obviously has no children to pass her money onto so is using it all to sue Apple instead.
I hope she got a no win no fee laywer!
I hope she got a no win no fee laywer!
You must watch a lot of late-night TV in the US. Most ads really aren't like that--it's just the cheap time in the middle of the night when the only people watching are either old or insomniacs that seem to suck up all the lawsuit-fishing ads.
That's a pretty new phenomenon so far as I can tell--we've had frivolous lawsuits for decades, but only recently has it become acceptable to run commercials on TV hunting for somebody with mesothelioma or whatever other obscure health problem, because, hey, there must be SOMEBODY to sue if you're sick!
It's scary how you can do this in the USA sometimes. I mean people suing companies for being retarded is just crazy! If you walk into a glass door, that's your own problem. Solution: don't walk into glass door next time, or get glasses, or use a guide dog.
In previous news, McDonald's being sued by fat person because they're so fat they simply can't accept their own stupidity so they have to blame it on someone else.
In previous news, McDonald's being sued by fat person because they're so fat they simply can't accept their own stupidity so they have to blame it on someone else.
If she didn't see the glass, and the building has large glass walls, well what the hell did she logically think was holding up the building? Because she did try and walk into it. Maybe she didn't see the building either
I can't believe any lawyer advised her she would get anything out of it. She might play the frail old lady being harassed by the evil corporation angle though I suppose.
I can't believe any lawyer advised her she would get anything out of it. She might play the frail old lady being harassed by the evil corporation angle though I suppose.
moments of crisis
people will start suing people as a full time occupation. Why produce anything? Just sue, it makes more money. Start looking for holes in the street and make sure you trip. Spill coffee all over yourself in restaurants, maybe it hurts a little, but next thing you know you are traveling around the world in your own luxury boat.
I agree that Apple should be made reliable, but I think that $500 should be more than enough and then they should be given some time to make a few changes to prevent this from happening again.
people will start suing people as a full time occupation. Why produce anything? Just sue, it makes more money. Start looking for holes in the street and make sure you trip. Spill coffee all over yourself in restaurants, maybe it hurts a little, but next thing you know you are traveling around the world in your own luxury boat.
I agree that Apple should be made reliable, but I think that $500 should be more than enough and then they should be given some time to make a few changes to prevent this from happening again.