Woman hit by bird, sues Disney

She's suing for $15,000 and has a "traumatic brain injury????" Geeze, seems like that should be worth a few million at least. :laugh: I don't know why these ridiculous frivolous lawsuits are even allowed to clog up the legal system. The judge should throw out the lawsuit and put the lawyer in jail for 90 days.
 
I dive-bombed her in the head and I'm not sorry!

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She's suing for $15,000 and has a "traumatic brain injury????" Geeze, seems like that should be worth a few million at least. ​
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Well, ya know, maybe she's trying to be fair. Maybe her brain wasn't worth that much to begin with?
 
Don M. said:
Almost as dumb as the woman who sued McDonald's after she spilled hot coffee in her lap.
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I used to think that was a ridiculous lawsuit too. Until I found out the truth. There are a lot of frivolous lawsuits out there. But that ain't one of them IMO.

 
There are definitely some birds that could do some serious damage to a person. Some of these falcons can dive at speeds in excess of 200 miles an hour. I'd hate to be hit in the head by one of those. In that area of Florida there are lots of Osprey's. I've seen them dive for fish and they hit the water pretty darn hard. Again, I'd hate to be on the receiving end of that. But I've never known them to be aggressive towards people. Red Wing black birds on the other hand can be very aggressive during mating season. They will dive bomb the heck out of you. But they're small.

I would say that in order for this woman to win a suit like this her lawyers would have to document that there had been an existing pattern of bird attacks that Disney employees were aware of and had ignored. Otherwise her only alternative would be to sue the bird. But even if said bird could be found, I doubt it would have any assets that would make such a suit worthwhile. .
 
Oh, there is no end to what people sue Disney for.

Years ago, a man sued because he said he suffered ruptured eardrums from the "rapid decompression" on the "elevator" at The Living Seas attraction at Epcot. The "elevator", which supposedly drops several thousand feet down to the seabed, actually drops about two inches or so, while vibrating and having "windows" that show how fast you are supposed to be dropping. Two inches...."rapid decompression"....and "ruptured eardrums"...uh-huhhhh.

The big problem is that companies often throw some money at the litigants because it's cheaper to give them a few thousand dollars to go away than to go to court and get bad publicity and this just inspires groundless lawsuits. The only companies who consistently fight the suits and almost always win are the casinos in Las Vegas.....because they have cameras EVERYWHERE that catch these dishonest dipwads in the act of faking injuries.
 
jujube said:
Oh, there is no end to what people sue Disney for.

Years ago, a man sued because he said he suffered ruptured eardrums from the "rapid decompression" on the "elevator" at The Living Seas attraction at Epcot. The "elevator", which supposedly drops several thousand feet down to the seabed, actually drops about two inches or so, while vibrating and having "windows" that show how fast you are supposed to be dropping. Two inches...."rapid decompression"....and "ruptured eardrums"...uh-huhhhh.

The big problem is that companies often throw some money at the litigants because it's cheaper to give them a few thousand dollars to go away than to go to court and get bad publicity and this just inspires groundless lawsuits. The only companies who consistently fight the suits and almost always win are the casinos in Las Vegas.....because they have cameras EVERYWHERE that catch these dishonest dipwads in the act of faking injuries.
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You absolutely hit the nail on the head, jujube. I worked in law all my life and this happens all the time. The person suing asks for an amount that is less than what the company would have to spend to defend the lawsuit, and is pretty much guaranteed to get paid off. This is particularly prevalent in "slip and fall" lawsuits, and is, IMHO, a racket.

I don't know how Disney or anybody else is supposed to keep people safe from what birds do -- that's incredibly stupid. Birds are everywhere and do what birds do.

I think the alligator one with the little boy was a bit different because it was a Disney hotel and as I recall no signs were posted about alligators or don't go near the water, etc., and tourists might not know about alligators being in the area-- but birds?? They are everywhere.
 
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Anybody can sue anybody for anything. Just initiating a lawsuit does not mean much, nor does an injury mean someone is at fault. Not being a lawyer, I don't know how Disney is at fault for a wild bird attack.
Whenever I hear of these kinds of lawsuits, I think of my ex sister-in-law, who is always looking for that one lawsuit to put her on easy street forever.
 

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