Tag: lawyers
Lawyers and how they screw things up
by drinker on Feb.03, 2009, under Random Thoughts for the Day
I grew up on the cusp of the lawsuit lottery culture. Lawyer shows just started to flood the air waves and warning labels began showing up on things like explosives and buckets. Sure we all got a kick out of the stencil on the side of the bucket with the baby halfway in it but it really was a sign of the times. The fact that this warning was on the bucket meant that someone has sued the bucket manufacturer for something similar.
When I was younger we could just pick any patch of grass to make a football (and soccer) field. We were not hassled by the owners, provided we did not destroy the field. For the next few hours we ran around hitting each other as hard as possible without starting a fight and went home for dinner. But for the next few years we were chase off of one field after the other. We were chased off of some fields for reasons other than liability concerns of course. 12 kids using your land for a wrestling match tends to make anyone nervous.
By the time I was in high school the kids younger than I had their field selections cut down to a few school yards. Two fields that were now restricted were done so because insurance for the property would not insure the land, because someone could sue if their kid broke their leg. Tragic but stuff happens. (continue reading…)
