fell off stepladder sues , for £50,000 over ‘inadequate training’ . I couldn’t make this up.
on 06/17/2008 at 01:39 AM
For give me, being a klutzy girl and all, but who the heck over the age of three doesn’t know how to use a step ladder?
I have never received sneaker training. So the next time I trip and fall I’m going to sue Nike. After all, they’re negligent. Go on, go to the store and get a pair. Look in the box - there are no instructions whatsoever, no warnings about laces, nothing! Those things are rubber death machines attached to your feet, just waiting to kill!!!!!!111!!!
I think $8 million ought to do it.
Yeah, I went back and added the link. The internet has everything, even pages on how to tie your own shoes. How did we ever get by before without it?
I have fallen off of a rickety old stepladder. Damn near broke my leg. After I recovered I turned that thing into splinters and sawdust. Never again. But it was my own fault for reaching too far over and loosing balance.
To any of our readers considering the purchase of any kind of ladder, my advice is to save up your money and buy a “class 1AA” rated fiberglass ladder. They cost a lot more, but the things are built like tanks. They are rated to support 375 pounds, and the fiberglass ones do not conduct electricity. The very best brand is Werner, though the Husky ladders sold at Home Depot are nearly as good. They don’t wiggle, they don’t wobble, they don’t flex, and the opening mechanism stays locked and can’t pinch your fingers. These things are about 100 times better than the old style wooden ones.
06/17/2008 at 03:17 AM
