I think the whole world is familiar with the crazy lawsuits in America. But we aren't the only ones with craziness in the courtroom. Check out this comment from a defense lawyer during a rape trial here in the UAE:

"The claimant exchanged her contact details with the suspect and they started talking… on the day of the incident, she willingly joined him in his car. She also told her sister that she was going to grab a dinner meal. My client could not have raped her, because the way she was dressed showed that she was willing to have consensual sex with F.A.," said Hammad.

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/st...charge-1.615336

Those nutty juries in New Zealand take the cake.

I sense a redneck here being jealous, but far more sheep in US, or Oz.

As for nutty juries, the US wins hands down for crazies.........<deleted>

Another worthless opinion.

but far more sheep in US, or Oz.

NOT per person, there isnt

This isn't from a courtroom but it follows along the lines of of Koheesti's opening post.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8631775.stm

This isn't from a courtroom but it follows along the lines of of Koheesti's opening post.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8631775.stm

For those who don't like clicking on links, here's an excerpt:

"Hojjat ol-eslam Kazem Sediqi, the acting Friday prayer leader in Tehran, said women should stick to strict codes of modesty to protect themselves.

"Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes," he explained. "

I could mention something just as nutty that a Christian preacher said about the causes of 9/11 being blamed on a specific group of people but I won't out of fear that some overly sensitive individual might actually think I'm equating that group with terrorists.

I sense a redneck here being jealous, but far more sheep in US, or Oz.

As for nutty juries, the US wins hands down for crazies.........<deleted>

Rednecks? Rednecks are able to get redneck women. It's the Kiwis & Scots who are infamous for their love for sheep.

As for nutty juries in America, got any examples? We certainly have the worst #$#$&*! lawyers in the world and they can win large awards by convincing juries that the big, ol' mean corporation can afford to pay. But I don't remember anything off hand like that nutty Kiwi jury's decision someone wrote about here.

Koheesti:

How about these?

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AWARDS FOR THE MOST FRIVOLOUS SUCCESSFUL LAWSUITS IN THE USA

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5th Place (Tied)

Kathleen Robertson of Austin , Texas was awarded $780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving toddler was Ms. Robertson’s son.

5th Place (Tied)

19 year old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th Place (Tied)

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 the homeowner’s insurance 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 next door 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 a little 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 in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms. Walton was trying to sneak in the window of 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 his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver’s 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 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 were any other complete morons buying their recreational vehicles

Written by tiki god

July 15th, 2009 at 7:00 am

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http://www.tikihumor.com/396/awards-for-th...its-in-the-usa/

They don't get much sillier than these....well, except for this one from the UK.

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The Grapes of Lawsuit Wrath »Jury awards trespassing teen £567,000 after injurious fall

Contributed by Rosie Cisneros

They call him “King Yob” around the streets - a name his reputation as a thug with robbery, burglary and assault convictions on his résumé earned. Yet this teenager found the court on his side after injuring himself while trespassing.

Carl Murphy, now 18-years-old, fell through the roof of a warehouse building near Liverpool nine years ago. As a result of that 40-foot fall, the English teen now has seventeen plates in his head and a partially blind left eye. He sued the warehouse, arguing about the low barriers of entry. According to Murphy, if the fence were in better condition, it would have barred him from entering and injuring himself.

Murphy just received his £567,000 compensation last week. He then told the press he was going to buy a big house and a “flash car” with it and taunted local shopkeepers - claiming he’d buy them out of business.

http://www.lodmell.com/news/frivolous-laws...rious-fall.html

Those nutty juries in New Zealand take the cake.

Elucidate, back up ya claim.

Tell ..................

We have already been over this subject in great detail. Do search of old threads if you are really

interested.

About 20 years ago my brother had a restaurant franchise and one day an old woman claimed to have slipped on some grease on the floor and sued. They went to court, witnesses said there was no grease and they showed that their restaurant was the third that year where she claimed to have slipped on grease. The jury awarded her $10,000.

Jesse Jackson will threaten corporations with racism lawsuits as a way of blackmailing them out of money. Sorry, I should have said "whitemailing". I wouldn't want Jesse to come after TV.

Too bad these juries don't understand that these companies just pass the cost on to the consumer. So on one hand they'll award large settlements for something minor that went wrong while receiving medical care then turn around and complain that medical care is so expensive.

About 20 years ago my brother had a restaurant franchise and one day an old woman claimed to have slipped on some grease on the floor and sued. They went to court, witnesses said there was no grease and they showed that their restaurant was the third that year where she claimed to have slipped on grease. The jury awarded her $10,000.

Jesse Jackson will threaten corporations with racism lawsuits as a way of blackmailing them out of money. Sorry, I should have said "whitemailing". I wouldn't want Jesse to come after TV.

Too bad these juries don't understand that these companies just pass the cost on to the consumer. So on one hand they'll award large settlements for something minor that went wrong while receiving medical care then turn around and complain that medical care is so expensive.

I know it happens, but that kind of story makes me feel sick. It's a real problem with the U.S. legal system.

I had a waitress sue me for boiling lobster. She said it was inhumane.