tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079183265847658078.post4462015237794203278..comments2024-03-25T06:34:06.070-07:00Comments on The Party of the First Part: News Flash: Lost Trousers Not Worth $54 MillionAdam Freedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623936537994254940noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079183265847658078.post-54246740426162117632007-06-30T17:53:00.000-07:002007-06-30T17:53:00.000-07:00We should have known.Manning said that Pearson sai...We should have known.<BR/><BR/><I>Manning said that Pearson said he would appeal.</I><BR/><BR/>http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-06-25-missing-pants_N.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079183265847658078.post-32060044579342264302007-06-28T18:06:00.000-07:002007-06-28T18:06:00.000-07:00Amen, litassisant. That's why the pants suit is so...Amen, litassisant. <BR/><BR/>That's why the pants suit is so great - just like the McDonald's coffee lawsuit. It might nudge public opinion toward tort reform. Or at least one can hope.Adam Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623936537994254940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079183265847658078.post-34511966035302454392007-06-27T19:27:00.000-07:002007-06-27T19:27:00.000-07:00I think the "sue anyone that breathes" mentality i...I think the "sue anyone that breathes" mentality is getting worse with each generation. My 20 year old son is always asking "Can't I/you sue them?" whenever anything happens that he doesn't like or think is right. And really, who can blame people for suing everytime they feel they've been wronged when they tend to get settlement offers whether they deserve it or not? Pearson was offered $12,000 at one point - for a pair of pants. <BR/><BR/>"Reasonable" is getting much less reasonable with every generation, I fear. We're living in an age of entitlement, at least in the U.S. Everyone has a right to whatever they feel entitled. Today, I read a report on some guy in Florida (go figure) who is upset because he can't get a job. He's covered with tattoos and feels employers are discriminating against him. So he's now asking for legislation to force employers to hire him. He's entitled to that, or so he thinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079183265847658078.post-86953225687464058892007-06-26T17:11:00.000-07:002007-06-26T17:11:00.000-07:00PS - Hey Bill, thanks for your post!PS - Hey Bill, thanks for your post!Adam Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623936537994254940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079183265847658078.post-61034073671637378122007-06-26T17:10:00.000-07:002007-06-26T17:10:00.000-07:00Litassistant, I don't think "reasonable consumer" ...Litassistant, I don't think "reasonable consumer" is an oxymoron, but it's a very ambiguous construct, just like theh "reasonable man" (or "reasonable person") of tort law. In some courts, the "reasonable man" is taken to be an "average man" (or "the man on the Clapham Omnibus" as one English judge put it). By that logic, the "reasonable consumer" would be the "average consumer" and your point would be well taken (the average consumer probably does get extremely frustrated with dry cleaners). But more often, the "reasonable man" is a hypothetical ideal person; basically an empty vessel into which the judge pours his own concept of "reasonableness." <BR/><BR/>But - to be fair - even if you take the "average consumer" approach. Sure, the average consumer might have *thought* about suing the dry cleaner, but then the average person doesn't generally act on these impulses (thank goodness)!Adam Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623936537994254940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079183265847658078.post-65913742483706693552007-06-26T06:59:00.000-07:002007-06-26T06:59:00.000-07:00Ironic that the plaintiff is a judge. I would lov...Ironic that the plaintiff is a judge. I would love to see the damages calculation. To paraphrase Chris Gardner from The Pursuit of Happyness, "Those must have been some really nice pants!" Adam, it's always a treat to read your work, and I look forward to the new book with great anticipation. Best of luck with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079183265847658078.post-25272482796012188342007-06-25T20:27:00.000-07:002007-06-25T20:27:00.000-07:00Isn't "reasonable consumer" an oxymoron? Are any o...Isn't "reasonable consumer" an oxymoron? Are any of us truly reasonable when it comes to asserting our "the customer is always right" rights? Granted, few would go as far as Judge Pearson did, which has led to his public vilification, but is there any among us who hasn't said or thought that at some point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com