Perhaps, but not nearly as silly as someone berating people's "lack of human compassion" for criticising what is quite BLATANTLY a pretty major case of money grabbing.
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83-Year Old Suing Apple After Walking into Glass Doors at Retail Store
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Perhaps, but not nearly as silly as someone berating people's "lack of human compassion" for criticising what is quite BLATANTLY a pretty major case of money grabbing.
Why is it every time I turn around, some stupid American from my own country is suing some major company for big bucks? I swear that should be our country's new motto!
The United States:
"We'll make a mistake that's our own fault, but we'll still sue you because we're greedy bast****, and want to make some easy cash in this s***** economy!
The United States:
"We'll make a mistake that's our own fault, but we'll still sue you because we're greedy bast****, and want to make some easy cash in this s***** economy!
This one.Since when does a broken nose cost $75,000 in medical expenses?
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I'm surprised at the bile here (ok, maybe not surprised, but disappointed).
Large glass windows/doors injure lots of people that aren't expecting them to be there or can't see them. Arguing that the lady should have been looking for a door is a bit harsh - lots of stores have open doors or automatically opening doors, so you get trained not to look for handles etc.
It is possible that the design and layout of the glass made it difficult to notice when the door was closed and that she injured herself as a result. It doesn't make her an idiot.
Yes, this does sound like a frivolous lawsuit, but no need for quite such hatred.
Large glass windows/doors injure lots of people that aren't expecting them to be there or can't see them. Arguing that the lady should have been looking for a door is a bit harsh - lots of stores have open doors or automatically opening doors, so you get trained not to look for handles etc.
It is possible that the design and layout of the glass made it difficult to notice when the door was closed and that she injured herself as a result. It doesn't make her an idiot.
Yes, this does sound like a frivolous lawsuit, but no need for quite such hatred.
That's dumb... If I were Tim Cook, I'd demand that I give the opening argument.
"So this old lady walks into my multinational conglomerate retail outlet.
And I mean she walks into my multinational conglomerate retail outlet.
Now she wants the whole damn thing.
Real pain in the shnaz this one."
George Steinbrenner died in July 2010 at the age of 80.
apple stores in the UK tend to have permanently open front doors - so its just like a big hole in the front glass wall
Criticising? I'm pretty sure what upset the OP is how people in this thread are whishing for further misfortune and even death on this woman. I agree, some of the things people wrote are simply disgusting, regardless of what this woman is doing and I myself don't think the lawsuit is reasonable.
Guess what, some people can't see very well, especially when they're 80. Apple can't put death traps all over their stores. No different to putting pot holes where blind people walk, or spikes where wheelchair bound folk roll. Tim Cook might as well have smashed her over the head himself.
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.
She was a B L O N D E.
And she is the same lady who sued McDonald's - and won - when her hot coffee spilled in her lap as she was driving from the store. Now all coffee is sold in cups that have a printed warning that the contents are ... HOT.
Let me guess, one of he grandchildren is a lawyer who needs work?
Maybe she was there for her hipster replacement?
Maybe she was there for her hipster replacement?
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They may give her an eye test in the court room. If she does not pass they could claim her prescription was not up to date and caused her to run into it. It would remind me of "My cousin Vinny".
Had the woman simply walked into a door, and broken her nose, then I have no doubt people would be much more sympathetic.
All actions have a reaction, and peoples reactions here have nothing to do with her being hurt, much more to do with her trying to make an easy buck out of something that is her own fault.
After having taken that action, I'm afraid she forfeits the right to expect people to react sympathetically towards her.
There are huge gray balls all over the ground just inside the glass... What was her plan for navigating those when she got to them? Or was she just not looking where she was going, in which case it seems to me she didn't see the glass because she didn't see anything, period.
Sorry but I believe your statements in your post enforce that the lady was an idiot. She's been on the earth a long time, she hasn't learned how to walk without running into things? Yeah, she's an idiot.
I work with the elderly 48 hours a week and I don't know of any 83 year old I work with that would do something like this. Not saying there aren't any that wouldn't but I would label that person an idiot no matter their age.
Guess you haven't been to England lately. All you see on the t.v. during the day is commercials for lawyers. I know Americans are major Dbags but we didn't invent it.... remember most of our people came from European countries such as Denmark.....only in America.....
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lmao!
but hey, at least it's not another patent lawsuit!
This different lawsuit might throw their lawyers for a loop!
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But that still doesn't make it acceptable to set aside all human decency and whish for her death