Man sues chatroom pals

[BonaFied_CriTic]

Man sues chatroom pals: I was humiliated beyond what 'no man could endure'

 

 

Mike Marlowe fully admits that he sometimes gave George Gillespie a hard time in that AOL chatroom.

 

But never in his wildest imagination did he expect to be sued in court for what he characterized as "razzing."

 

"We gave him crap," said Marlowe, a 33-year-old welder in Fayette, Ala. "I'm not going to deny it. I teased him and he teased me back. He gave it back better than he ever got it."

 

A generation ago, such petty personal beefs might have been settled with fists outside the corner bar, but now it's the Internet age — and Ohio resident George Gillespie instead filed a $25,000 lawsuit against two erstwhile cyber chums he met in the sprawling 900-room, mostly anonymous society that makes up AOL's chat universe.

 

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[Arawella]

Walaahi, the world is turning into a greedy get rich quick place! After suing the tobacco companies, NHS now it is the time of the cyber world. Well, I guess that was only to be expected hence do you reckon it is worth suing SOL nomad, I mean few are quite vicious and liberal in their opinions.

 

Why did the silly man join the Chat line if he had no sense of humor and expect a bit of thrashing!

[Castro]

^ I can think of a couple of people I can sue here. The distress they caused me is endless. And it's all on record.

[Yeniceri]

What a pitiful farce!

[Jacpher]

What do you think happens when you produce more lawyers than doctors and engineers?

[underdog]

1. Our mistake, we thought you were the offender

A convicted rapist has sued the hospital where he raped a patient in her bed, saying the hospital failed to protect visitors and patients, allowing him to commit the crime. The man is seeking $2 million from the hospital for his “pain and sufferingâ€.

 

(“Inmate sues hospital where he raped a patientâ€, Toledo (Ohio) Blade, May 22, 2002)

(“Ruling: convict responsible for his own crimeâ€, Providence Morning-Journal, February 20, 2003)

 

2. The deep pockets did it

Sixteen year-old middle school student Nathaniel Brazill was sentenced to 28 years in prison for shooting to death his favorite teacher. In the subsequent civil trial, the Florida jury amazingly found Brazill innocent of any liability. Instead, the jury placed the blame on the school board, the gun’s owner and the gun distributor. The jury said the school board was guilty for allowing Brazill on campus with a gun in his pocket, the gun distributor was guilty for not placing a safety lock on the gun preventing Brazill from pulling the trigger, and the gun owner was guilty of leaving the gun unlocked and loaded, allowing the boy to steal it. Apparently the jury figured pulling the trigger did not lead to the teacher’s death.

 

(“Gun distributor must pay in teacher’s deathâ€, AP/Redding (California) Search Light, November 15, 2002)

3. Quadriplegic sues strip club over wheelchair access

An Orlando, Florida quadriplegic has sued a strip club, charging that it violates the Americans With Disabilities Act because the lap dance room does not have a wheelchair access (although he could have had a lap dance anywhere else in the club).

 

(“Orlando quadriplegic sues strip club over wheelchair accessâ€, The Dayton Beach News-Journal, July 16, 2002)

4. Jack A$$ sues over ‘Jackass’ show

A Montana man who allegedly changed his name to “Jack A$$†in 1997 is suing the makers of the MTV stunt show “Jackass†for giving him a bad name. Five years ago, Bob Craft changed his name to Jack A$$ to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving. But following the success of the MTV stunt-heavy, gross-out show of the same name, he is claiming defamation of character. The suit asks for damages of $10 million or more to repair his tarnished name. Jack A$$ is representing himself.

 

(“Jack *** Sues Viacom Over ‘Jackass†TV Showâ€, Reuters, December 31, 2002)

5. Lawyers claim Big Macs make kids fat

Lawyers have filed a class action lawsuit against McDonald’s on behalf of New York children, blaming the fast food restaurant for the kids’ obesity. A 13-year-old boy from Staten Island –who is now 5-foot-4 and 278 pounds—claims he didn’t know that eating three to four fast food meals a week would add to his girth.

 

(“Lawyers claim Big Macs make kids fatâ€, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 21, 2002)

6. Toying with security

A woman who says she was pulled off an airplane and asked to take a sex toy out of her luggage after it started vibrating is suing Delta Airlines, saying she was publicly humiliated. The woman doesn’t deny Delta had the duty to investigate a security issue but claims the investigation should have been more discreet, and certainly not in view of many passengers and three “obnoxious†male Delta employees. The otherwise private matter became very public when the woman signed her name to the lawsuit.

 

(“Woman sues Delta, says she was humiliated over sex toyâ€, USA Today, July 26, 2002)

 

 

7. No Bob Villa here

When the landlord learned that a family was illegally living in her supposedly vacant rental home she evicted them. The squatters responded by filing a lawsuit in small claims court demanding just over $3,000 for the materials and time spent upgrading the house they illegally occupied. The case was summarily dismissed by a San Antonio judge but the landlord, a Houston resident, missed a day of work to defend herself in court, and was left with a repair list of her own: replacing broken windows, cleaning up a messy paint job and removing carpet patches affixed with sticky tape that had ruined the home’s hardwood floors.

 

(“Building to Suitâ€, Houston Press, September 19, 2002)

 

 

8. ‘Hillside Strangler’ files claim for wages

In yet another case of offender turned victim, Kenneth Bianchi, convicted in the “Hillside Strangler’ serial murder case, has filed a claim against Whatcom County, Washington seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars for lost wages and emotional distress. Bianchi, serving a 118-year term in Washington and sentenced to five life terms in California, contends that he was tricked into pleading guilty to the murder of seven women in 1979. Bianchi’s claim seeks up to $100 per day for 23 years of lost wages, in addition to punitive damages and damages for emotional distress.

 

("Hillside Strangler’ files claim for wagesâ€, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 27, 2002)

 

 

9. Junk lawsuits are nothing to sneeze about

A Bacliff, Texas man is suing a local McDonald’s fast food outlet for allegedly being too heavy on the black pepper. The lawsuit says that Marcus Long, a 61 year-old cancer patient, coughed up black pepper, sneezed and suffered a bloody nose after eating a “breakfast burrito supersaturated with black pepper.†Long, who says he can only eat soft foods because of his radiation treatment, accuses the restaurant’s employees of negligence and seeks to recover damages stemming from the physical and mental injuries brought on by the peppered burrito.

 

(“Mac Attackâ€, Houston Press, January 16, 2002)

 

 

10. That’s no pumpkin you’re carving

A North Dakota district judge is allowing an anti-circumcision lawsuit to go to trial. The precedent setting decision confirms that a baby who is circumcised can-- in this court, at least--sue his doctor when he reaches the age of 18, even if there was a parental consent for the circumcision, and even if the results are considered to be ‘normal’.

 

(“Circumcision case to proceed to trialâ€, Men’s News Daily, August 1, 2002)

[Nephissa]

Good grief! This is why I avoid chatrooms. All kinds of pervs run loose there, and prolly think with the internet annonimity comes with a free license to be jerks/rude to others. If I'm interested in someone on here, I'd probably give them my MSN - And if they turn out to be all psycho and what not, there's always block/delete.

 

Hey Xooxle if you'r a member of SOL, holla back dude.

[Maf Kees]

^ Bishaaro, it ain't that easy sis. Some of those bullies threaten to trace you down and kill you if you kick them out of your list.

[Chocolate and Honey]

looooooooool! Daanyeer. Bad experience?

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Get Up!Up Even the best fall down sometimes

[Nephissa]

Originally posted by Daanyeer:

^ Bishaaro, it ain't that easy sis. Some of those bullies threaten to trace you down and kill you if you kick them out of your list.

Macbuudkoow, na mooti.

[Emotionally_unstable]

oooh man this is getting hilarious walahi, lol. This is comical