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dfwbat
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Because he's the only one that this has happened to......
I hope this case gets thrown out. I'm sure the "chuckling" Delta employee was just responding to some snooty, holier-than thou, I'm gonna sue you if you don't get me where I wanna go, legaleeze tirade.
I'm gonna sue the FAA, the air traffic controllers association, the Weather Channel, United Airlines, God, and Mother Nature for stranding me in Chicago O'hare for 11 hours 2.5 years ago during a pisser of a thunderstorm that spawned tornadoes in the city. Oh and then I'm gonna sue American Airlines for delaying my flight today to replace worn brakes on my plane! The nerve of them! Wanting to replace something that can keep the plane from speeding off the end of the runway after landing.
If I were Delta, I'd put this guy on a "problem passenger" watch list. Fuck em. Sit his ass right next to the shitter that hasn't been cleaned at the back of the plane.
Do I feel bad for the guy? Sure. But SHIT happens, especially when you add the airline industry, vacation plans, and Murphy's Law into the equation. My bro-in-law and his wife (then fiance) were not allowed to board their flight to San Fran even though the plane was still at the gate (hadn't pushed back) and the doors (to the aircraft and the jetway) still open. Then his next flight was delayed, etc etc etc. Is he suing for $1 million? No. Did he get compensation from United? Yes. Did it happen overnight? No. Months later he got two free tickets on United. His honeymoon in Hawaii was later cut short by weather, no emergency power, etc. Thanks to purchasing trip insurance, he was able to recoup the cost of the unused portion of the trip. He then wrote to the Ritz-Carlton corporate office, and ended up getting 3 or 4 nights at any Ritz property. Again, this did not happen overnight, it took time, correspondence (level headed), and patience.
This whole "I'm gonna sue Delta for a brazillion dollars" smacks of the lawyer suing the Dry cleaner in/around D.C. in the last year or so.
Two words for Mista Law-yur, "Trip Insurance."
let me get off of my 
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verylowpriority
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I dunno....if I got to my destination three days late, and was separated from my bags for five days, and was out $21,000 in out of pocket expenses, and was treated rudely in the process (which I find totally believable)....I'm pretty sure I'd sue them too.
And just because he's asking for $1 million that doesn't mean he's expecting it.
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dfwbat
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And like I said.....this guy is acting like its the first time this has ever happened and that its only happened to him.
We hear about how he was treated rudely, how about how he treated the airline employees?? As for the out of pocket expenses....Trip Insurance. You've got that many people traveling out of country, you're a fucking tard for not getting it. Book your travel through a reputable travel agency. When the first problem arises, you call that agency. You call the hotels, etc and inform them of the circumstances.
And the guy is getting all butthurt about not being able to board his connecting flight? There are much more strict rules regarding international travel. If you ain't there by the cut off, you ain't getting on the plane.
So why just stop with the airline? Why not file suit against each and every other traveler that day? Oh, and every member of the ground crews at every airport. Oh and sue God too. The meterologists as well. Jim Cantu at the Weather Channel was probably nearby, meaning there was a storm (or there was soon to be one drawn towards Jim); so he might as well sue Jim and the Weather Channel. I love that the "article" fails to mention why the original flight was delayed....was it due to weather? Oh, I forgot, Delta has that big machine that allows them to manipulate the weather...I hear Al Gore invented it. Or was it a mechanical issue? If so, imagine if the airline had not taken the time to fix the problem...how much of a holy shit storm this guy would be cooking up? Say it was an issue with the wear indicator on the brakes showing too much wear (this happened on my flight today). They replace the worn parts, two hours later we're in the air. I'd much rather be delayed than possibly skid off the runway during landing due to failed brakes.
IMHO, $21,000 is the MOST he should be awarded. Not a penny more. What about pain and suffering damages you say? Nada, ziltch, nothing; consider it tuition in the school of "how not to book international travel."
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| And just because he's asking for $1 million that doesn't mean he's expecting it. |
Suuuuuuure. Just like that DC area lawyer didn't expect to get the brazillion dollars he sued the dry cleaner for. The bar shoulda yanked his license....if for nothing more than an asshole tax.
And I believe that he's not expecting the $1 million just as much as I believe that William Nifong is a fine upstanding (former) attorney that only had justice's best interest at heart, and not his own political career.
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:02 am Post subject: |
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| IMHO, $21,000 is the MOST he should be awarded. |
You've gone from "the case should be thrown out" to -- essentially -- the case is worth as much as $21,000.
Quod erat demonstrandum. If a case is worth $21,000 I'll sue on it any day of the week.
And sometimes, suing is the only way to get the defendant's attention. If Delta had offered him anything, perhaps he wouldn't have sued them.
I'm about to sue Wells Fargo Bank. I applied for a Wells Fargo Visa card that offered even better terms than my existing MasterCard. In the application process I was informed that I might not qualify for the best terms, but they might grant me credit on different terms. Okey-dokey. They asked if I'd be interested in transferring a balance, and I put on the app that I had a MC with a balance of $8X.
They sent me a card that had an introductory APR of 6% instead of 0%, and after six months the APR jumped to 22%, a full 10% more than I was paying on the balance on my MC. And the credit limit was only $5X. I decided it was useless to me, and never activated it.
You can imagine my surprise when I went to the Wells Fargo web site to check my checking account balance, and the account summary page showed that I had a shiny new WF Visa card, with zero credit available. They sent it all to MasterCard, without my authorization.
The bank says there's nothing they can do. That's what they've been telling me now for three weeks since the payment posted. Ohh, and four days after they sent the money to MC, they added $1.61 finance charge, and now they want a $50 over-the-limit fee.
When I sue them, how much you wanna bet they are going to stop telling me there is nothing they can do?
Some people and some businesses just need suing. It's the only way to get customer service.
Am I the only person who ever got screwed by a bank? Hardly. Am I a buffoon for giving them my MC account information before they had granted me credit? Yes, Teacher.
I agree, the guy should have bought trip insurance. Everyone in New Orleans should have had flood insurance too. (In fact, thousands of those who DID have had to sue their insurers to get appropriate customer service.)
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Ohhh, and if you think I'm going to sue Wells Fargo for only $5X, you are sorely mistaken. But if they offer me $5X I will surely take it.
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dfwbat
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No insurer in their right mind should insure any piece of property in New Orleans against flood damage. Most of the city is ~21 feet below sea level. There are places in my parent's neighborhood that are much higher than that, yet you cannot get flood insurance because of the "100 year flood plane." If insurers won't insure a house in SE Texas that may flood once every 15 years, why would anyone in their right mind issue a policy on property that relies on continuously running pumps, and historically corrupt local and state government officials to maintain levee infrastructure?
And I still think his case should be thrown out. IF it does go to trial, it should be capped at $21,000.
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Well, you can't change geography. Between the earthquakes, fires, landslides, and God-only-knows what other calamities, nobody in their right minds should live in California.
Or Houston.
Whaddayagonnado?
Jay Leno cracked me up last night. He said "Census data shows that people are leaving the big cities in droves....Guadalajara, Mexico City...."
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