Does anyone know if it's difficult to sue the elders personally?
Would You Ever Sue Someone or a Company???
by minimus 26 Replies latest jw friends
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stillajwexelder
I used to be of the school of thought that "Only fools and Lawyers go to Court" but then
I see a lady spill coffee on herself and sue McDonnalds. I see a robber hurt himself while breaking into a house and sue the homeowner for not having a safe property. I see some idiot walk into a light pole and sue the owner of the parking lot. And I feel disgusted. I just wanna slap these people around a bit and tell 'em to take responsibility for their own actions.
People make money -- but I am not that interested imn making money -- so I really do not know what I would do. I would really like to take those ba-----s the WTBTS to court but as in the Vick Boer case it can go horribly wrong
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berylblue
I've had 3 sure win lawsuits in my life. Had no desire to sue.
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minimus
Surely, the Watchtower Society IS being run by lawyers.
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minimus
Can you legitimately sue the elders if they want to disfellowship you? Has anyone done it? Does the Watchtower Society get involved and pay for the lawyers? Is the elder on his own?
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drwtsn32
I see a lady spill coffee on herself and sue McDonnalds.
I used to think that was one of those frivolous law suits too... but I changed my mind when I heard more about it. IIRC the coffee was served MUCH hotter than it was supposed to and caused 3rd degree burns on her lap. McD's was at fault for the temperature of the coffee and the resulting burns, not because she happened to spill it on herself.
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TresHappy
They just passed Prop 12 here in Texas, which reads as following:
Background: In a liability lawsuit, the jury can award two types of damages: economic damages, such as compensation for medical bills and lost wages, and non-economic damages, such as for pain and suffering. Proposition 12 authorizes the legislature to set the maximum award for non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits beginning immediately, and for other types of lawsuits beginning in 2005. Under legislation that would take effect if voters approve this amendment, the most anyone could collect from a doctor in a medical malpractice suit for "pain and suffering" would be $250,000.
So if you're litigious, the amounts have been capped.
TresHappy - of the "knows big words such a litigious class"