Comments on: Sued for leaving cookies on porch

By: Notes from the (Legal) Underground

Notes from the (Legal) Underground — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:16:11 +0000

Meanwhile, at the White House, The Tort-Reformer-In-Chief Is Mulling Legislation That Would Make All Small-Claims Actions Automatically Removable to Federal Court

For four days, good-hearted citizens across the land have been expressing shock and outrage about the two girls who were sued by a neighbor for delivering cookies as a gift–and lost, to the tune of nine-hundred big ones. But today,

By: f/k/a . . . .

f/k/a . . . . — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 15:34:10 +0000

the cookie curmudgeon checks in

Somebody needs to register a cautionary dissent to the tongue-clucking

By: Catallaxy

Catallaxy — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 10:45:50 +0000

Cookies

“The lesson is … never try.” – Homer Simpson…

By: Respectful Insolence

Respectful Insolence — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:03:31 +0000

I guess our legal system leaves no good deed unpunished…

At first, I thought this might be a joke or an urban legend, but sadly it doesn’t appear to be…

By: A Stitch in Haste

A Stitch in Haste — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:02:16 +0000

Judge Judy, Please Report to Colorado, STAT!

I hope they start some kind of collection for the girls. I’ll chip in for some cookies. And what exactly is the tort here? Trespass? Negligence? Negligent infliction of emotional distress? I’m stumped.