Comments on: “Homeless men win $45,000 in suit over sleeping near feces” https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/04/homeless-men-win-45000-in-suit-over-sleeping-near-feces/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:19:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dick King https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/04/homeless-men-win-45000-in-suit-over-sleeping-near-feces/comment-page-1/#comment-6692 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:19:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4749#comment-6692 Carolyn, do you know why the restaraunt turned away the business of this homeless man? How did they even know he was homeless? You probably know.

Did he smell? Had he frequently ordered $2 worth of food and then tie up a table for three hours in the past? Maybe they broke the law and knew it, or maybe they chose to settle a nuisance suit rather than defend it, but businesspeople don’t tend to turn away business without a reason.

I understand it’s not the point of your story, but I’m genuinely curious.

-dk

]]> By: David Wilson https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/04/homeless-men-win-45000-in-suit-over-sleeping-near-feces/comment-page-1/#comment-6691 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:09:02 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4749#comment-6691 I guess we’ll have to rethink the advice against sleeping where you… fecalize.

]]> By: Carolyn Elefant https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/04/homeless-men-win-45000-in-suit-over-sleeping-near-feces/comment-page-1/#comment-6690 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:41:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4749#comment-6690 I realize that this suit was frivolous, but I wouldn’t assume that the money from it won’t be applied for a useful purpose. When I was a baby lawyer, I represented a homeless man who was ejected from a local restaurant presumably because of his homeless status (he was suitably dressed and had enough money for coffee and toast, which is what he planned to order). We sued, alleging violations of the DC Human Rights statutes, and eventually the suit settled for $2500. But my client took the money (I didn’t take a cut, it was probono) and used it to buy some furniture and move into an apartment and eventually got a job. I don’t endorse cases like this as a way for homeless people to get rich, but at the same time, now that it’s over, the best you can hope for is that it will help those homeless men turn around their lives.

]]> By: jb https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/04/homeless-men-win-45000-in-suit-over-sleeping-near-feces/comment-page-1/#comment-6689 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:20:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4749#comment-6689 In the article, I believe they say 500 feet (by the law), and 200 feet (in this case).

]]> By: John https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/04/homeless-men-win-45000-in-suit-over-sleeping-near-feces/comment-page-1/#comment-6688 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:22:17 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4749#comment-6688 How close is “near”?

]]> By: JHS https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/04/homeless-men-win-45000-in-suit-over-sleeping-near-feces/comment-page-1/#comment-6687 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:38:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4749#comment-6687 I guess its because if you found sleeping near it, then its probably yours…

]]> By: Peter https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/04/homeless-men-win-45000-in-suit-over-sleeping-near-feces/comment-page-1/#comment-6686 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:58:26 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4749#comment-6686 My question is why LV had a law on the books against sleeping near feces? I can’t imagine the debate that brought such that.

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