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Tort reform is needed.
BS stuff like this is such a waste of time, and tax payer money its not even funny.
from: http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/04/co....ap/index.html
DURANGO, Colorado (AP) -- Two teenage girls who surprised their neighbors with homemade cookies late one night were ordered to pay nearly $900 in medical bills for a woman who says she was so startled that she had to go to the hospital.
Judge Doug Walker declined Thursday to award punitive damages, saying he did not believe the girls acted maliciously.
Taylor Ostergaard, 17, and Lindsey Jo Zellitti, 18, baked the chocolate chip and sugar cookies one night last July.
They made packages with a half-dozen cookies each and added large red or pink construction-paper hearts that carried the message, "Have a great night."
The notes were signed with their first initials: "Love, The T and L Club."
Then they set off to make their deliveries.
Wanita Renea Young, 49, said she was at her rural home south of Durango around 10:30 p.m. when she said saw "shadowy figures" outside the house banging repeatedly on her door.
She yelled, "Who's there?" but no one answered, and the figures ran away.
Frightened, she spent the night at her sister's home, then went to the hospital the next morning because she was still shaking and had an upset stomach.
The teenagers' families offered to pay Young's medical bills, but she declined and sued, saying their apologies were not sincere and were not offered in person.
The girls declined comment after the ruling. Taylor's mother said the girl "cried and cried."
"She felt she was being punished for doing something nice," Jill Ostergaard said.
Young said the teenagers showed "very poor judgment"
"The victory wasn't sweet," Young said. "I'm not gloating about it. I just hope the girls learned a lesson."
The teens said they did not answer when the woman called out because they wanted the treats to be a surprise.
ing ridiculous. The girls' families offered to pay the bills and the cranky broad says no, I'd rather sue since the apology didn't seem to be sincere. , I wouldn't have gone to her house either...she might have a stroke and the teenagers would be out more money!
Tort reform is needed.
BS stuff like this is such a waste of time, and tax payer money its not even funny.
What are a 17 and 18 year old doing baking cookies and leaving them on old ladies' doorsteps for anyway?
They should be running away from home and turning tricks like good girls.
These two should be given the freaking chair.
her tummy hurt. how ing sad.
I'm going to sue the postman for delivering bills that give me an anxiety attack!!!
That Old Bag aint right.
yeah lets screw the people who deserve redress just because of a few abuses of the system.
Those girls need to give me a call.
That woman's anxiety is ruining society!
It's ridiculous, pompous....outrageous!!
We'll counter sue for causing those young ladies anxiety and embarrasment!
If you think our tort system is fine the way it is, then you are clearly stupid.yeah lets screw the people
Loser pays tort system would fix our frivelous lawsuits, and fix alot of economic problems as well.
That was a nice gesture, but it probably (obviously) would have been better received a little earlier in the day....and not anonymously, would you eat cookies that just showed up on your doorstep when you didn't know who they were from?
That's ridiculous how she reacted, especially since the girl's parents offered to pay for her treatment--which was probably just gas anyway, judging from her reaction. That the girls should learn their lesson? Lesson for what....not doing nice things for their neighbors? Those rotten little hooligans...they should be locked up.
Last edited by SpursWoman; 02-07-2005 at 05:42 PM. Reason: where the hell is the spellchecker?!?!?!?!
Good one.
I actually have some professional experience consulting on tort actions...for defendants. How about you?
Loser pays tort system would fix our frivelous lawsuits, and fix alot of economic problems as well.
...fix a lot of economic problems for the wealthy and powerful. What about justice for the little guy?
Last edited by SPARKY; 02-07-2005 at 06:13 PM.
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