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Man Sued For $30K Over $40 Printer He Sold On Craigslist (usatoday.com)
An anonymous reader cites an article on USA Today: Selling a used, black-and-white printer through Craigslist seemed simple and straightforward to Doug Costello. It wasn't. What the 66-year-old Massachusetts man didn't know then is that he would spend the next 6 and a half years embroiled in a complicated and confusing legal dispute in Indiana over that printer, which, according to its buyer, was broken. He would find himself liable for about $30,000 in damages. He would pay a lawyer at least $12,000 in his battle to escape the legal mess. And it all started with a piece of hardware he sold online for about $40 in 2009. With shipping and other costs, the total was less than $75, according to court records.Gersh Zavodnik, the printer's buyer, has been described as "prolific, abusive litigant" who has brought dozens of lawsuits against individuals and businesses. He often asks for "astronomical" damages.
How do you define the threshold? By communism, that's how.
Ooooh look, a little old lady suing GM because her car exploded, give her a ton of money and screw the wealth-creating megacorp.
The *ONLY* reason to believe that you would lose when you otherwise believe you have a legitimate case against somebody is if you actually doubt the legitimacy of your case in the first place... in which case you do not actually sue, which is the entire point.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
Your posts are momentally stupid. There is a long history of people who have been falsely accused, wrongfully convicted and even wrongfully executed for crimes they didn't commit. Yet you think no one ever loses a legitimate civil case? Your naivete is astounding.