Weird Business Lawsuits You May Never Have Heard Of

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Weird Business Lawsuits You May Never Have Heard
Of

• You might be serving the best product, dishing
  out your best services. But are you sure you are
  immune to lawsuits?
• Think again.

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A cup of HOT coffee is enough to bog you down
into a 2.7 million lawsuit like it did for
McDonalds!
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Hey McD, Your Coffees Too Hot.
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McDonalds found itself in hot waters (hot coffee
rather!) when a 79 year old woman bought coffee
from its drive through.

• While her grandson was behind the wheel, she
  placed the cup between her knees and pulled its
  lid towards her, spilling the coffee in her lap.

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What she did next was McDonalds nightmare.

• The woman was awarded 160,000 in compensatory
  damages and 2.7 million in punitive damages. The
  two parties however agreed to settle the matter
  out of court, costing the firm around 600,000.

• She sued it for negligence claiming the coffee
  was TOO HOT TO BE SAFE! And more unbelievably,
  the jury actually held the fast food joint as
  being 80 responsible.

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Mowing More Than Just the Lawn
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In another bizarre lawsuit, a man from
Mississippi filed a lawsuit against a lawnmower
manufacturer, Husqvarna Professional Products
Inc., and its engine manufacturer Kawasaki
Motors Corp. U.S.A.
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Apparently, the lawnmower ran over him when he
jumped from it to avoid a swarm of yellow jackets
stinging him.

• The lawnmowers blades severed his kneecap and
  cut his legs. He claimed that the cut-off switch
  designed to shut down the lawnmowers motor when
  the rider leaves the seat failed, cutting more
  than just grass for both the man and the company!

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Tell Me the Weather n You Are Sued
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An Israeli woman sued a TV station for making an
inaccurate weather prediction. According to her,
the channel had predicted good weather because of
which she dressed lightly.

• Unfortunately for the TV station, it rained that
  day, messing up her health, resulting in her
  catching the flu along with medication costs and
  loss of a weeks work. Plus stress. She sued the
  channel for 1000. Surprisingly, she WON the
  case!

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Women Out of a Beer Can
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Anheuser-Busch, producer of the Budweiser beer,
was sued by a man in Michigan who accused it of
false advertising.

• The company ran a series of ads showing two
  beautiful women coming to life in front of two
  truck drivers drinking the beer.

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Obviously, the man had no such experience and he
sued the company for making false ads! Sanely,
his lawsuit was dismissed by court and the man
didnt see his 10,000 claim materialize either.
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Knife Sandwich Anyone?
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• Subway was sued by a New Yorker for being served
  a knife in his sandwich. The man found a 7-inch
  knife that was baked into the bread of his
  sandwich. He did not swallow it and neither did
  it cut him.

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He filed a million dollar lawsuit against Subway
for severe stomach issues that lasted for three
hours.
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He claimed that it was caused by food poisoning
from the knifes plastic handle, which according
to him was filthy. He finally agreed to a
20,000 settlement from Subway.
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