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No More Frivolous Lawsuits?
Guest Post by Mark Nestmann
I just finished a series of meetings with a client, a lawyer who no longer practices law but has shrewdly invested in a series of startups. He’s amassed a multi-million dollar fortune – and a collection of frivolous lawsuits.
One such lawsuit came after he decided not to invest in a company because he didn’t think he could trust the company’s owner. The owner then sued him for fraudulent legal representation, even though he’d never hired my client as a lawyer. It took five years and tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees before the case was dismissed.
More than 15 million civil lawsuits are filed annually in the US – that’s more than 40,000 per day. But it should come as no surprise that the US is the world’s lawsuit leader, since 80% of the world’s lawyers practice in the US. President Donald Trump has been involved in a staggering 4,000 lawsuits during his career. At the time of his election, 75 suits were still pending.
Feds, Wildlife Groups Use Bogus Endangered Species Science to Block Border Fence
Wildlife conservation groups are collaborating with a federal government agency to halt construction of the southern border wall by fudging science to claim that unimpeded trans-border corridors are essential to an “endangered species” with 99% of its population in Mexico. Under the plan, large areas of Arizona and New Mexico would be prohibited from erecting a border wall so that jaguars—which don’t even occupy the area—can roam back and forth between the two countries. More than ¾ million acres in Arizona and New Mexico would be designated as critical habitat for jaguars under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), which specifically states that critical habitat can only be designated for the United States.
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FAIL IN COLLEGE – JUST SUE THE COLLEGE
Passing exams and courses is so overrated. This antiquated thinking is what is holding back our yuuts. If I only knew that I could not study in college, fail my exams, and then sue the college for a passing grade, I would have gotten drunk a lot more. How many exams did you take in college where you could call the teacher to ask questions? This pampered bitch needs a good slap.
If you were in critical condition, would you want her as your nurse? Let’s face it, some people were meant to pump gas for a living.
Maybe I’ll tell my boss I can’t finish the budget this year because I’m depressed. If he says it has to be done, I’ll sue.
Nursing Student with Crippling Anxiety Sues University for Failing Her Twice
‘On several occasions during the exam… breaking down and crying’
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Brace yourselves for what might be the frivolous higher education lawsuit of the century: Misericordia University nursing student Jennifer Burbella is suing the school, the nursing department, and professor Christina Tomkins for failing to accommodate her disabilities in violation of federal law.
What’s wrong with Burbella? It’s not exactly clear, but she suffers from crippling depression and anxiety, according to thetimes-tribune.com. Her mental health issues were so debilitating that she struggled throughout her four years at the Dallas, Pennsylvania-based private university and twice failed a required class for her nursing degree. Her lawsuit claims that she received no special accommodations the first time she took the class, but things were quite different the second time: She was given permission to take the exam in a separate “distraction-free” environment; she also received extra time.
Burbella’s suit claims that the professor, Tomkins, offered to answer questions during the exam, but when Burbella called her on her cell phone, she didn’t answer. This created even greater panic for Burbella, and she again failed.
She is demanding unspecified damages in excess of $75,000.