Comments on: Irony and the Illinois Supreme Court

By: markm

markm — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:56:36 +0000

Obviously, all business owners in Illinois had better go to law school and become licensed lawyers themselves, since lawyers tend to take a dim view of people suing lawyers even after they’ve been promoted to judges…

By: Deoxy

Deoxy — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:27:53 +0000

+1, Bumper.

No “maybe” about it.

By: Bumper

Bumper — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 00:00:45 +0000

In following through on your Point of Law remarks, maybe justice would be best served if medical doctors presided over legal malpractice cases.

By: Supremacy Claus

Supremacy Claus — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:58:17 +0000

The Al Zarqawi family should sue, for wrongful death, the landlord of the house where 2 bombs of 500 pounds were dropped. He even had privity after paying the rent, and was not a mere invitee. He had the reasonable expectation of peaceful enjoyment, and of not having bombs dropped on him.

If there is an Air Force Base in Illinois, they may have standing there.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:43:37 +0000

Gee whiz. Tort law = plaintiff wins, according to the Illinois court. My Torts exam in law school sure would have been easier, had this decision been on the books. No messy consideration of competing arguments. Just make every person an insurer of anyone who happens to be on your property. Presumably, if a big rock falls from the sky and demolishes a Burger King in Illinois, injured parties can line up for judicial handouts.

Business owners in Illinois better put up lightning rods, too. But wait. Are lightning rods enough? A patron might choose to walk from the BK to his car during a storm, and get struck by a thunderbolt. BK definitely must pull out all the stops to make certain that people who like Whoppers do not expose themselves to risks, and we should be grateful that the Illinois Supreme Court is committed to putting the law on this path.

And if I get lockjaw from so firmly wedging my tongue in cheek, I can at least move to Illinois and get the right to sue – someone, anyone – for damages.