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Justin Z:

--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on August 23, 2007, 09:26:42 pm ---This reminds of when I bought a new car 6 years ago and one of the things I had to sign when buying the car was a waiver saying that they had explained to me how cruise control works.  I asked them why I had to sign such a stupid thing and they told me there was recently a lawsuit where a guy bought a motorhome, went driving down the road, set the cruise control, and then got up from the wheel to make coffee in back.  Apparently the guy was under the impression that cruise control actually drove the car for him and when he crashed, he sued the dealership for not explaining how cruise control works.

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As it turns out, that story is completely false.

http://www.stellaawards.com/bogus.html

This guy runs a newsletter where you'll periodically get writeups about the latest real lawsuits that he comes across.

One of the funnier ones I read about was a guy suing Nike and Michael Jordan because he had a likeness to Michael Jordan that caused him grief and personal hardship or something to that effect.  He was suing both for like 5 mil.

AtomSmasher:

--- Quote from: Justin Z on August 24, 2007, 12:01:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on August 23, 2007, 09:26:42 pm ---This reminds of when I bought a new car 6 years ago and one of the things I had to sign when buying the car was a waiver saying that they had explained to me how cruise control works.  I asked them why I had to sign such a stupid thing and they told me there was recently a lawsuit where a guy bought a motorhome, went driving down the road, set the cruise control, and then got up from the wheel to make coffee in back.  Apparently the guy was under the impression that cruise control actually drove the car for him and when he crashed, he sued the dealership for not explaining how cruise control works.

--- End quote ---
As it turns out, that story is completely false.

http://www.stellaawards.com/bogus.html

This guy runs a newsletter where you'll periodically get writeups about the latest real lawsuits that he comes across.

One of the funnier ones I read about was a guy suing Nike and Michael Jordan because he had a likeness to Michael Jordan that caused him grief and personal hardship or something to that effect.  He was suing both for like 5 mil.

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Ah, well like I said I didn't know for sure if the guy was telling me the truth, its just what he told me.  I wonder what the real reason I had to sign that waiver was.

ChadTower:

He was a car salesman.  I wouldn't believe him if he told me lead is heavy.

AtomSmasher:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 24, 2007, 01:06:33 pm ---
He was a car salesman.  I wouldn't believe him if he told me lead is heavy.

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Heh, well there was no reason for him to lie after I already filling out the paperwork to buy the car.  My guess is it was just a story floating around the car dealships at the time which they believed to be true.

Justin Z:

--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on August 24, 2007, 01:12:11 pm ---Heh, well there was no reason for him to lie after I already filling out the paperwork to buy the car.  My guess is it was just a story floating around the car dealships at the time which they believed to be true.
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Heh exactly.  It's an urban legend so pervasive, that even car dealers fell for it!

Thank goodness it's fabricated though.  I was just thinking how cool it would be to have an RV that did that though -- LOL

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