Antonov Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 They're suing Boeing, UAL, AA, Colgan Air, the Mass. Port Authority, and others: http://news.yahoo.com/judge-mull-airlines-owe-wtc-152212570.html I don't think it's being political to say that this is utter BS, and an example of everything that's wrong with the American civil law system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Sue the damn terrorists, they're the ones responsible ... The airlines, et al. should counter-sue the WTC for putting buildings in the way ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee White Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) Typical New York mentality. Do whatever you can to squeeze money out of someone else, however tenuous their connection may be to an event. Out on Long Island, the town council in my hometown is weighing whether to charge people $25 for a permit to have a party. that's right, invite a few friends over, and you better have a permit, or else. So glad I'm outta there. http://northport.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/town-requires-a-permit-to-party Edited July 14, 2013 by Lee White Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 People don't sue enough these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I agree with GreyGhost, pure and utter BS. What a sorry country we've allowed ourselves to become. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Never Forget Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 It will be interesting, as I would imagine they would have to prove any of those actually violated or were negligent of the law in some way. Typical New York mentality. Do whatever you can to squeeze money out of someone else, however tenuous their connection may be to an event. Out on Long Island, the town council in my hometown is weighing whether to charge people $25 for a permit to have a party. that's right, invite a few friends over, and you better have a permit, or else. So glad I'm outta there. That will be interesting when it comes up against the First Amendment and "...The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble." Why aren't we shepherding these Bozos to the unemployment lines, again? Never Forget Forget what? :huh:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I can picture Al-Qaeda sitting in a cave over a little TV laughing their @sses off over this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Never Forget ...because you never know when you might think of something you can sue for! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Never Forget They'll never let ya. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Any judge that doesn't slap the lawyers with a $2 million fine and a charge of contempt of court ought to be run out on a rail. Every time I hear "never forget" my immediate, visceral response is, "Seriously? You're kidding, right?". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Agree totally, utter bullsh*t. That seems to be the No.1 hobby un the US, suing anybody and everybody. Unfortunately Australia is slowly slipping down the same slippery slope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Any judge that doesn't slap the lawyers with a $2 million fine and a charge of contempt of court ought to be run out on a rail. They are hoping it never gets to court, its a blanket shot to see who will settle rather than battle. Every time I hear "never forget" my immediate, visceral response is, "Seriously? You're kidding, right?". I just say it whenever someone mentions September 11, no matter the context. Edited July 15, 2013 by TaiidanTomcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) I can picture Al-Qaeda sitting in a cave over a little TV laughing their @sses off over this. We have given them comedy gold the last 10 years. I picture Al Qaeda reading about this in a comfy chair online in Pakistan, but thats probably not realistic. Edited July 15, 2013 by TaiidanTomcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Animal Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) ~SMH~ Roughly on par with Aviana Airlines sueing KVTU for "defamation and damage to business prestige". I'm sorry, 4 pilots in a cockpit that don't notice the "altitude indicator" pretty much did THAT for you already. Edited July 15, 2013 by The_Animal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 , I can kind of understand how the WTC owners might feel they can sue the airlines but Boeing? How do they figure that? The airlines for not making the flight decks of their airliners "terrorist proof" whatever that is in a time of many hijackings world wide, and for letting the terrorists on board at the time but then again no one really knew who these terrorists were and when or where they'd strike although it was apparently known that an attack somewhere in the USA was imminent. Are the WTC owners also going to sue the CIA, FBI and every police force in the USA for not doing their jobs? Then we have the suit against Boeing. How on earth could they have known what was going to happen if the secret services did not? As has been said by other posters this is just plain BS. No other name can be given to it. Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edgar Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Roughly on par with Aviana Airlines sueing KVTU for "defamation and damage to business prestige". I'm sorry, 4 pilots in a cockpit that don't notice the "altitude indicator" pretty much did THAT for you already. You seem to have missed the point (try saying the "names" out loud a few times) of the "joke" at the airline's expense. Maybe the deaths of two little girls has had an adverse effect on their sense of humour, and left them feeling a mite fragile. And four pilots in a cockpit? Seriously? You see nothing amiss with that? Anybody, with even the slightest knowledge of aviation, in that TV company, would/should have smelt a rat. Edgar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Can't you sue people for frivolous law suits? Better yet can I sue someone for a frivolous lawsuit just as a concerned citizen...I'm sure I wouldn't have standing because it is only my tax dollars that are wasted by these things, nothing important. Cheers, Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Every time I hear "never forget" my immediate, visceral response is, "Seriously? You're kidding, right?". I always have to go through the checklist: Alamo... Maine... Pearl Harbor... Or are all those technically "Remember [the]..."? Did I miss one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) You seem to have missed the point (try saying the "names" out loud a few times) of the "joke" at the airline's expense. Maybe the deaths of two little girls has had an adverse effect on their sense of humour, and left them feeling a mite fragile. They better pick their battles though, getting their panties in a bind over this may take away from the bigger picture they should be focusing on. They can always sue later like these 9/11 guys. And four pilots in a cockpit? Seriously? You see nothing amiss with that? Anybody, with even the slightest knowledge of aviation, in that TV company, would/should have smelt a rat.Edgar Or the fact that the NTSB doesn't release names. These are basic things that need to be forgotten when you have new "information" and there is no time to proof it before shoving it on the air. Whoever did that, knew they could get away with it. "too good to check" Edited July 15, 2013 by TaiidanTomcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 My guess this is the insurance company for the WTC that has prompted this lawsuit as a way to regain some of their losses from the 9/11 attack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antonov Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Today - a man sues Apple, claiming that the internet pr0n he was looking at on his Macintosh caused his marriage to suffer: http://ars.to/1bA5mYo Edited July 15, 2013 by Antonov Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Today - a man sues Apple, claiming that the internet pr0n he was looking at on his Macintosh caused his marriage to suffer: http://ars.to/1bA5mYo There's porn in the internet? :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Today - a man sues Apple, claiming that the internet pr0n he was looking at on his Macintosh caused his marriage to suffer: http://ars.to/1bA5mYo He says apple is wrong because it makes a device that can display *********. Yikes bad news for books, magazines, TVs, VCRs, and DVD players. UPDATE: Above the Law notes in an update that the lawyer-plaintiff in this case was put on "inactive status" by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2011 due to "mental infirmity or illness." guess it was time to recycle this news. Look forward to reading about this again in 2 years Edited July 15, 2013 by TaiidanTomcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) There's ********* in the internet? What else would be hiding in a series of tubes? Edit: Steve can type "*********", but it gets edited in the quote? What?!!! Edited July 15, 2013 by Horrido Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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