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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 8, 2015 - 11:41am PT
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Senator Harry Reid is suing Thera-Band for $50,000 for injuries which were allegedly the result of a Thera-Band either breaking or slipping out of his hand, sending him face first into a bathroom cabinet. No one saw the accident.
Thera-Band makes products used in exercise and PT, many of us here have used one at one time or another to rehab a shoulder, ankle, etc.
Thera-Bands and similar tube type resistance bands have been used safely for decades and have done countless people a world of good.
So why would Harry, who’s net worth is in the millions (he’s never released a tax return so no one really knows) want to file this suit? Perhaps he thinks that winning will exonerate him from all the stories going around that he fell down the stairs drunk, or got beat up by Vegas organized crime thugs. Lot's of folks have had fun with this one.
But here’s the capper:
The suit also seeks damages for his wife, Ms. Gould, for the loss of marital consortium.
You can’t make this sh*t up.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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I always thought somebody roughed him up. Maybe Ron?
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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I dunno, but I've heard of such incidents before...those things sound like they have as much product liability as ladders.
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overwatch
climber
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Like everything, they do wear out.
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HandCrack
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal.
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My Thera-Band Flexbar has been a huge help for my elbow problems. I also thought it would make a good club to defend against home break-ins.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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I would LOVE to ask him to demonstrate the movement and type of thera band product he was using, the condition he was using for, how long he's been doing the movement and how often he changes out the product. This is lame, or at least smells of lameness(sp). There is a term known as motor moron, this might fit that category.
Peace
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couchmaster
climber
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Well, lets assume that this go round, it really did slip out of his hand and it wasn't the Las Vegas mob showing up and kicking his ass like people said for the other 2 times he got beat up.
Wait. He's only asking for $50,000? Why so little? Suspicious as hell, he's blind in his eye now they say.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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I thought it was his Brother who cleaned his clock.....
Frign Scumbag....
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apogee
climber
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I thought the McDonalds hot coffee lawsuit was lame, too, until I learned of what really happened along the way. Funny how actual facts can change one's view.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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loss of marital consortium
he's 75 and been married to his wife since 1959. He can't navigate his wife's body with only one eye. Hate to tell him this but apparently his wife should have sued him years ago for loss of marital consortium.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Damn that Carla Johnson, look what she started.
Carla Johnson v. Fitness Designs Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab, Michael Pohlman
J-Byron; PA-Patrick Foley
Johnson claims that while using her Thera-Band at home and during the course of the treatment on May 6, 2003, the device broke causing her to fall and sustain serious injuries. Johnson is seeking at least $100,000 in damages.
05 L 431
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Speaking of frivolous hypocrites reminds me of Tom Delay
Tom Delay's father constructed a train track to carry him and his guests up and down the steep embankment at his waterfront home.
On its maiden voyage, things went horribly wrong - causing the train to fly off the track sending the senior Mr. Delay head-first in to a tree. A coma ensued.
Tom Delay, champion of all things life and Terry Schiavo, was forced to make the hard decision to pull the plug on dear old dad. He did so, as the quality of life was so diminished and he KNEW what dad would have wanted.
Justice WAS served when Mr. Delay, champion of tort reform, SUED the maker of one of the parts (washers?). They settled.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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I thought the McDonalds hot coffee lawsuit was lame, too, until I learned of what really happened along the way. Funny how actual facts can change one's view.
Yeah, I can see that if you thought the case was about something other than an old lady spilling hot coffee in her lap and getting burned, it could be confusing.
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apogee
climber
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apogee
climber
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For you, blah blah...not that it will make any difference to you, though:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants
Burn incident
On February 27, 1992, Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, ordered a 49-cent cup of coffee from the drive-through window of a local McDonald's restaurant located at 5001 Gibson Boulevard Southeast. Liebeck was in the passenger's seat of her grandson's 1989 Ford Probe, which did not have cup holders, and her grandson Chris parked the car so that Liebeck could add cream and sugar to her coffee. Liebeck placed the coffee cup between her knees and pulled the far side of the lid toward her to remove it. In the process, she spilled the entire cup of coffee on her lap.[9] Liebeck was wearing cotton sweatpants; they absorbed the coffee and held it against her skin, scalding her thighs, buttocks, and groin.[10]
Liebeck was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that she had suffered third-degree burns on six percent of her skin and lesser burns over sixteen percent.[11] She remained in the hospital for eight days while she underwent skin grafting. During this period, Liebeck lost 20 pounds (9 kg, nearly 20% of her body weight), reducing her to 83 pounds (38 kg). After the hospital stay, Liebeck needed care for 3 weeks, provided by her daughter.[12] Liebeck suffered permanent disfigurement after the incident and was partially disabled for two years.[13][14]
Pre-trial[edit]
Liebeck sought to settle with McDonald's for $20,000 to cover her actual and anticipated expenses. Her past medical expenses were $10,500; her anticipated future medical expenses were approximately $2,500; and her daughter's[12] loss of income was approximately $5,000 for a total of approximately $18,000.[15] Instead, the company offered only $800. When McDonald's refused to raise its offer, Liebeck retained Texas attorney Reed Morgan. Morgan filed suit in New Mexico District Court accusing McDonald's of "gross negligence" for selling coffee that was "unreasonably dangerous" and "defectively manufactured". McDonald's refused Morgan's offer to settle for $90,000. Morgan offered to settle for $300,000, and a mediator suggested $225,000 just before trial, but McDonald's refused these final pre-trial attempts to settle.[2]
A twelve-person jury reached its verdict on August 18, 1994.[16] Applying the principles of comparative negligence, the jury found that McDonald's was 80% responsible for the incident and Liebeck was 20% at fault. Though there was a warning on the coffee cup, the jury decided that the warning was neither large enough nor sufficient. They awarded Liebeck US$200,000 in compensatory damages, which was then reduced by 20% to $160,000. In addition, they awarded her $2.7 million in punitive damages. The jurors apparently arrived at this figure from Morgan's suggestion to penalize McDonald's for one or two days' worth of coffee revenues, which were about $1.35 million per day.[2] The judge reduced punitive damages to $480,000, three times the compensatory amount, for a total of $640,000. The decision was appealed by both McDonald's and Liebeck in December 1994, but the parties settled out of court for an undisclosed amount less than $600,000.[18]
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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"And then fighting the just expenses of a little old lady, the dirty bastards. They got what they had coming,"
Precisely.
Mickey D could have easily dodged all this bullshit and bad publicity by simply offering to assist their customer with their hospital bills. The whole thing would've slipped silently by the wayside.
But noooo....their fecking legal counsel decided that doing so would create a slippery slope to more such cases. Kinda reminds me of how the NFL is handling head trauma cases these days.
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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Whenever I order coffee at McD's, I always ask, "lap temperature please".
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Mickey D's should be sued...keeping their coffee below the optimal temp for a good cup.
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