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1.) January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas was awarded $780,000.00
by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who
was running amok inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were
understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving tyke
was Ms. Robertson's son.
2.) June 1998: A 19 year old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000.00 and
medical expenses when his neighbour ran his hand over with a Honda Accord.
Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice someone was at the wheel of the car
whose hubcap he was trying to steal.
3.) October 1998: A Terrence Dickson of Bristol Pennsylvania was exiting a
house he finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the
garage door to go up, the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He
couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage
locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, so Mr. Dickson
found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of
Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. This upset Mr. Dickson, so
he sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue
mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of half a million dollars and
change.
4.) October 1999: Jerry Williams of Little Rock Arkansas was awarded
$14,500.00 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his
next door neighbour's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in it's owner's
fenced in yard, as was Mr. Williams. The award was less than sought after
because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at
the time, was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
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