This sucks! Stupid frivolous lawsuits

[Its Gravy]

Cytodyne Technologies, know as the makers of Xenadrine RFA-1 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Thanks to Steve Bechlers widow. We have an overweight and out of shape pitcher who overdosed on Xenadrine, working out in 90% + humidity, etc...heavy clothes, etc... Instructions clearly state DO NOT EXCEED 100mg Ephedra alkaloids per 24 hr period. This foo takes a handful of the pills and bam. I mean if he drank too much alcohol and died would his wife try to sue anheuser bush? Come on guys this is opening up a can of worms. No one takes responsibility for their own actions anymore, its always someone elses fault.
It wont be long til a drunk driving victims family sues a beer company for wrongful death because of a over zealous consumer



Diet company sued by Bechler's widow declares bankruptcy
Oct. 22, 2003
SportsLine.com wire reports

TRENTON, N.J. -- The dietary supplement company being sued over the death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Nutraquest, formerly known as Cytodyne Technologies, took the step last Thursday. The move puts lawsuits against the company on hold, and the claims will be heard in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

"As with many other industries that have been plagued with litigation, this small company simply could not handle the financial and time-consuming drain of the increasing lawsuits filed by plaintiffs' lawyers across the country," the company said in a statement.

Bechler's widow, Kiley, sued in July seeking $600 million and a ban on the sale of ephedra-based products.

The 23-year-old Bechler was taking the supplement Xenadrine RFA-1 to lose weight at the start of spring training when he collapsed Feb. 16 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. His body temperature rose to more than 108 degrees and he died the next day. A bottle of the supplement was found in his locker.

The medical examiner said "significant amounts" of an over-the-counter supplement containing ephedra contributed to Bechler's heatstroke.

Nutraquest "continues to believe that the majority of the litigation against the company is entirely without merit," the company said. "Millions of Americans have enjoyed the benefits of our products."

David Meiselman, the lawyer for Bechler's widow, said the Chapter 11 filing was an attempt by the company's president, Robert Chinery, to protect his personal assets.

"Our intention is to go after Mr. Chinery and his assets and make sure he is going to have to work the rest of his life to satisfy any judgment we may get against him," Meiselman said.

In court documents, Nutraquest listed assets of between $10 million and $50 million, and potential liabilities of $50 million to $100 million.

 

[worm44]

Did you say WORM? oh...Can of worms---sorry! :shrug:

 

[Palmetto Pimp]

> > Subject: Fwd: Unbelievable!
> >
> > It's once again time to review the winners of the annual Stella awards.
> >
> > The Stella's are named after Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on
> > herself and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the Stella
> > Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States.
> >
> > 5TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson of Bristol Pennsylvania was leaving a house
> > he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to
> > get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
> > malfunctioning. He could not re-enter the house because the door
> > connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The
> > family was on vacation and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the
> > garage for 8 days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large
> > bag of dry dog food. He sued, claiming the situation caused him undue
> > mental anguish. The Jury agreed to the tune of $500,000
> >
> > 4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams of Little Rock Arkansas was awarded $14,500
> > and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his
> > neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
> > yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might
> > have been provoked at the time as Mr. Williams, who had climbed over the
> > fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
> >
> > 3RD PLACE: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
> > Lancaster Pennsylvania $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and
> > broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
> > Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
> > argument.
> >
> > 2ND PLACE: Kara Walton of Claymont Delaware sued the owner of a Night
> > Club when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out
> > two of her front teeth. This occurred while MS. Walton was trying to
> > sneak out of the window in the Ladies Room to avoid paying the $3.50
> > cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
> >
> > 1ST PLACE: This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
> > City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
> > Home. On a trip home from an OU football game, while driving on the
> > Freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers
> > seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not
> > surprisingly the RV left the Freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr.
> > Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him that in the owner's manual
> > that he could not actually do this. The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus
> > a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually changed their manuals
> > on the basis of this suit just in case there was any other complete
> > morons buying their recreation vehicles.

 

[Eddie Haskell]

(picture Eddie yawning in front of his monitor)

 

[dr. freeze]

how about the silicone debacle???

lawyers use junk science to claim silicone causes breast cancer and win millions of dollars AND keep implants away from millions of women.....many of whom could use them after losing breasts from mastectomies

now, after true science proves there is no correlation much less causation -- you have Haskell and co. laughing at the ignorance of the courts having turned them into nothing more than criminal lottery systems

 

[Eddie Haskell]

First of all Quack, I'm not laughing. Secondly, I'm not familiar with the proof that went into the silicon litigation. Although I have a client who happen to come in last week who wants to opt out of some class action litigation she is involved in regarding silicon implants. I'll let you know what I find out.

I also had another client who came in and wanted me to file a malpractice action against a vetrenarian. Guy brought his duck in who appeared dead asked the vet to verify. Vet brought a black labrador retriever and a cat in to smell the limp duck while lying on the table.

Vet came back in, told my client the duck was dead then sent my guy a bill for $1500.00. My guy calls the vet screaming about the bill. Vet says well in order to verify that your duck was dead, we had to do a lab report and cat scan.

I know, I know............... don't even say it. It's early in the morning and I can't think of anything funny.

Ed