I was watching the Today Show this morning during breakfast and watched a segment about the most recent “crazy” lawsuit that has been filed. When I did a search on the internet this afternoon for more information I came across some hilarious headlines, but this one by The Smoking Gun was awesome:”Dinged by a G-String“.
Anyway, the plaintiff in the case claims that Victoria’s Secret manufactured a defective product that caused a piece of metal fly off of her thong directly into her eye as she was putting on the underwear cutting her cornea in several places.
If the story wasn’t worth watching by itself, I enjoyed the legal analysis by the plaintiff’s attorney Jason Buccat, that started out with his quote, “Victoria’s Secret has their angels, but as we like to say, the devil’s in the details.” Too much! But I thought it was pretty humanitarian of them to say that the case is not about the money, but rather to ensure that other consumers aren’t injured by these killer thongs.
As a plaintiff’s attorney, I like to try to get with the plaintiff’s when I can, and I always want to see people get “made whole” when they have been injured by someone’s negligence. I guess some cases just seem like too much. I get the feeling that Meredith Vieira didn’t think there was too much merit to the case as she was interviewing the plaintiff and her attorney, but that’s what courts are for and they will probably make a lot of money.
I guess if it were up to me and I had to choose between the thong and the risk of getting hit by flying thong pieces, I would probably take the risk…
Tripp, it IS up to you every time you decide to take a case or not. Look in your heart first, not your bank account. Thanks for taking the time to share your views with the world.
Andy
Hi Andy,
Thanks so much for the comment and participating in this blog. I couldn’t agree with you more! I have been on the other side where I had to take some cases I didn’t really want to so I could make sure I was able to pay the bills, but now I find myself turning a lot of cases away when I don’t have a good “gut feeling.”
Tripp
Hi Tripp, I’m enjoying reading all the takes on this thong assault and I’m blogging about it myself from a more satirical “angel”! One observation: I think a consumer is using at their own risk when they attempt to cram a 52-year-old onion into a thong. I also noticed the complaint was filed with the “damages over $25,000″ box checked. ‘Nuff said.