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Better Look Out Below.
I hope this month’s Lawyers Stink E-mail
Newsletter finds you doing well and enjoying a lawyer free day. Today
we’re going to take a brief look at the rising number of injuries and
corresponding rising number of lawsuits being levied against various super
warehouse and discount stores around the country. Judging from the
crushing number of personal injury lawsuits being filed, prices aren’t the
only things falling at these discount chains these days. So put on a hard
hat and let’s take a closer look.
Not only are some of America’s discount behemoths getting hammered left
and right by class action lawsuits (to check out all of the class
“action”, click
Class Action Lawsuit Update), big retailers such as
Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Kmart, Toys R Us and the like
have been waylaid with more personal injury lawsuits than anyone can
reasonably keep track of (for more information on personal injury
lawsuits, click
Personal Injury Lawsuits and Legal Information).
No one really seems to have any kind of accurate handle on the number of
customers who claim to get injured in these stores annually. The stores
justifiably claim that the information is confidential (and with personal
injury lawyers swarming at every turn, no one except the lawyers
themselves could actually blame them for that position) and there is no
federal agency that collects such data.
There’s absolutely no question that there have been numerous legitimate
serious accidents from falling merchandise in the super warehouses and
discount stores that dot the country. No one can reasonably debate that
point – nor should they. Additionally, there’s no question that these
people who have been injured and in some isolated instances, killed from
falling merchandise are entitled to compensation. No question about it.
Legitimate claims for legitimate injuries have never been and never will
be an issue here at Power-of-Attorneys.com. The legal system was put in
place to allow people to seek redress for such claims. However, it should
also be stated that any personal injury lawyer seeking to siphon 40% to
70% of his or her client’s award or settlement will always be an issue
here. Always.
That said, do you suppose that there are an increasing number of conniving
people, along with their equally conniving personal injury lawyers, who
regularly file frivolous lawsuits against these monster discount chains in
hopes of extracting (read: extorting) a sizable settlement offer? Does a
bear poop in the woods? You bet your bottom dollar they are – and they do.
To listen to the personal injury attorney contingent as they weave their
spell binding tale against Corporate America, it’s hard to walk into one
of these large retailers or discounters (or whatever you want to call
them) without getting bonked on the noggin’ by an assortment of falling
boxes, lumber or other “loose merchandise”. And while you’re busy ducking
and dodging all of the airborne items, chances are good that you’ll bang
your toe, foot, knee, ankle, elbow, hand hip, back (choose one or more and
take a number in the lawsuit line forming at the front of the store) in
the process.
Or maybe someone will run over your foot with one of their shopping carts
or maybe you’ll slip on something the stores have stealthily hidden on the
store’s floor. What rascals these big stores are, wouldn’t you agree? When
you reduce it down to the lowest common denominator (and it doesn’t get
any lower than lawyers), your odds of hitting the lawsuit lottery are
pretty high when you take your life into your own hands and stroll into
one of these stores.
What do you suppose that all of these mega-stores have in common? Duh!
Mega-bucks, that’s what. They’ve got them and the sleazy lawyers and their
slimy clients want them. Sounds like we’ve got the makings of some big
time litigation, doesn’t it? And that’s exactly what we have here. Lawsuit
upon lawsuit upon lawsuit; lawyers and lawyers and more lawyers. Who
ultimately wins in this high stakes game of sue or be sued? Duh again. The
lawyers, of course.
When the lawyers leave and the smoke finally clears (not to mention the
stench), who ends up paying the freight? Come on, it’s time to wake up and
smell the lawyers at work here. Who pays? You and me – the American
consumer – that’s who. These litigation costs are passed on down the line
and are reflected in the price of virtually everything we purchase in this
country. Each and every time you buy a loaf of bread, a gallon of gas or
an article of clothing, you are padding the pockets of lawyers throughout
the country. How do you like them apples?
Hey, accidents are a part of life. Try as we might, there’s no escaping
them. Do you think, for even one minute, that the stores purposely booby
trap their aisles with a potpourri of hazards as the prosecuting attorneys
would have you believe? I’m sure every store does its best at insuring
their patrons’ safety and has a number of safety measures in place to that
end. When people have legitimate injuries, the legal system should provide
them the means to be remunerated accordingly.
However, lawyers and frivolous lawsuits have become a part of life as well
– and there’s no escaping them either. There are thousands upon thousands
of dishonest lawyers and deceitful clients out there trying to scam these
super stores every day of the week (to see how you can help eliminate
lawsuit abuse, click
Stop Lawsuit Abuse). If we don’t do something
immediately to thwart renegade lawyers from filing frivolous lawsuits left
and right, then ten dollar a gallon gasoline and five dollar loaves of
bread may not be far behind.
Let’s all pitch in and help stomp out the stench.
Wishing you, as always, a lawyer free day!
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