[Kroy]

I'm on the fence depending on how bad the scratch/cut is. If it leaves a visible scar, I think he's justified in suing for whatever is appropriate.

[persian54]

i just want to see how bad the scar/scratch is

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by Kroy

I'm on the fence depending on how bad the scratch/cut is. If it leaves a visible scar, I think he's justified in suing for whatever is appropriate.

My thing is, is from what I gather from the OP the sign fell on him. So what if it had been a baby in a stroller? Sometimes litigation causes companies to fix things that would put other people in danger too. I know it is just a cut and I'm not trying to make it very serious, but what if Target thought he was naive and offered him a $50 gift card, but if he talked to a lawyer he could of got his doctor bills paid, a little for the P&S(most likely equal to what the doctors bills were), and the lawyer fee's covered. $50 and $500 can be a lot to some people.

But most of all, it caused Target to change something in their business procedure that could of costed them a lot more money if it were a baby or child.

Now if the dude walked into the sign, it's his fault and he doesnt even deserve a $50 gift card.

[Precision]

Originally Posted by Spoolin335

A bird flew into my window the other day and scared the hell out of me, who do I sue because if it?

Your window was too clean and the
Bird flew into it thinking it wasn't a window, but what if it were a baby that flew into that window because of the same reason? What if a zebra was running away from a lion in Africa and tripped over a stick and got eaten by the lion (nom nom nom) could that zebra sue Africa for not placing there sticks in a place where zebras wouldn't trip over them?! For fuck sake this is a travesty!

[Gregxi]

Originally Posted by syl2us

Once a day?! are you kidding? Maybe small shit like someone slipping, but not out of the ordinary things like signs falling. Either way more than enough around the country to have a department for such a thing, and lke you said some kind of "template" in paying out people.

Dont read into it to literally if it happened everyday people would just stand under signs at Target all day waiting for them to fall on them so they could use the money to buy new BMW's

Target has over 1700 stores in the US and judging by the staff in most stores which appears to be comprised of students, middle aged women and doll forum members, I can see potential for accidents to occur.

[JayKay335i]

Stop ruining our legal system with this shit

[Wakka]

I read through this entire thread just to see a picture... low and behold the end of the thread and still no picture. OP either its a paper cut, or post a picture. cant make fair judgement without seeing one.

[JayKay335i]

Is your friend attractive? Does he pull in pussy like an animal shelter? If so, it wont matter and chicks dig scars. If not, he better hope it scars, and maybe it'll help him pull some poon. If so, he should be paying Target.

[schoy]

Curious question to the vast majority that says that the OP's friend should let it go: What if there was a written memo circulated by Target management to its employees not to spend extra effort to firmly affix posters, signs, etc. because the time wasted in doing so could be better spent somewhere else?

The "let it go" position creates a moral/logical contradiction:
1) Logically, the existence of this memo shouldn't change your mind because you would never have known about it had you not pursued legal action (and hence underwent discovery).
2) Morally, shouldn't you change your mind because Target should pay for this behavior?

Pursuing legal action doesn't always mean going for big $$. It is also used to effect change (e.g. Brown vs. Board of Education).

[radix]

McDonald's frivolous coffee lawsuit:

[schoy]

More on the commonly-held belief that the McDonald's coffee lawsuit was somehow "frivolous": http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

Again, another instance where legal action can help force change that is beneficial to everyone.

Edit: Cliff's notes (for the tldr folks):
1) Vehicle was not moving during spill. Cup was placed between thighs so as to remove cap to put in sugar and cream.
2) 3rd degree burns over 6% of body that required skin grafts (See radix's picture)
3) Sought $20K settlement, but McD refused.
4) Not the first time this has happened per McD's documentation.
5) Coffee held at 185 degrees per McD policy; typical coffee shop is 140 degrees.
6) 185 degrees causes 3rd degree burns in 2-7 seconds.
7) McD testified that it expected customers to go home first before consuming, even though it's own product research contradicted that.
8) Jury awarded $200K (reduced to $160K because woman was 20% at fault) in compensatory damages
9) $2.7M in punitive damages (or 2 days of McD coffee sales), reduced to $480K, even though court found McD callous, reckless and willful.

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by schoy

More on the commonly-held belief that the McDonald's coffee lawsuit was somehow "frivolous": http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

Again, another instance where legal action can help force change that is beneficial to everyone.

Thanks for ruining my morning cup of coffee.

[AngelinIsRich08]

Originally Posted by radix

McDonald's frivolous coffee lawsuit:

Her fault for being stupid and putting a styrofoam cup of scalding coffee in between your thighs.

[AngelinIsRich08]

*her thighs* lol:

[CollinsE90]

That's like saying you shouldn't have been standing in the crowd when they stampeded over you.

[Inspired]

Where is the picture of the scratch on your face? Oops, I mean your friend.

[james426]

Sorry couldn't resist the pic. On a serious note, as others have mentioned your friend should just take whatever they give him.

[AngelinIsRich08]

Holy shit. I'm at Target right now. Haha.

[Buegie]

I really hate the sue-happy mentality but if my face was permanently scarred for whatever reason I would be pissed and want some sort of compensation. If the scar was in any other place or my face healed reasonably quickly I wouldn't gaf

[MadDog]

Found a pic!!!

[lux.sh]

Originally Posted by radix

McDonald's frivolous coffee lawsuit:

holy shit............

[FStop7]

I tore my left MCL in DFW airport because the janitor had just mopped the floor in front of the door of the terminal shuttle and didn't put up a sign. As I was walking toward the shuttle my foot slipped on the wet floor, my body got turned at a weird angle, I felt and heard a pop in my knee, and game over. I didn't have to have surgery but I did end up visiting the ER, had follow up visits to an orthopedic surgeon, an MRI, x-rays, a brace, etc.

About a month after it happened I called a lawyer in TX to get his opinion on if it was worth pursuing. His first and last question was: did I have to pay for any of my medical expenses? The answer was no - everything was covered by worker's comp insurance as I was traveling for work. He said there was practically zero chance of getting any kind of settlement beyond covering medical expenses since it wasn't a permanently debilitating injury.