We've all seen them...every so often some moron with an over-inflated sense of entitlement files a lawsuit that makes us pause to shake our heads. Let me tell you about two of them.
In 2007 a Morgantown WV man sued McDonalds for putting cheese on his burger. He claims he asked for no cheese and had a severe allergic reaction after biting into said burger. While I guess it's possible, I've never heard of anyone that allergic to cheese. Come to think about it I've never heard of anyone allergic AT ALL to cheese. Anyway, this pinhead sued for 10 million dollars on a negligence claim. Are you kidding? For 10 million I'll cart my fat born-Jewish ass to a Klan meeting and bring a spare rope. Thankfully the claim was dismissed.
But recently it happened again. A VA man sued Burger King for "only" 100,000 dollars for failing to hold the onions, pickles, and tomatoes. Again playing the allergy card, he's suing on a negligence claim. But you know, people are assholes as I always say. I'm not upset at them...it's the lawyers who actually thought filing these cases was a good idea. They are the ones responsible in large part for the mess our legal system is in. Some judges can declare someone a "vexacious litigant" and restrict their ability to file suits in certain circumstances. This card should be played more often...especially against the lawyers who continue to add fuel to the legal fires that are consuming unecessary dollars and time from us all.
According to a post on hamptonroads.com, the attorney responsible for this suit is Constantine Spanoulis, whose office is in Virginia Beach. I wonder how many other of these ridiculous lawsuits came out of that office. How many layoffs could have been avoided were it not for the billions spent on frivolous suits like these?
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