Curiousity #2

although this post is less curiousity and more an example of what’s wrong with the world, the title is, i believe, still aplicable.

i’ve recently begun picking up the occassional copy of Los Angeles magazine, mostly for the reviews on new restaurants as well as news of what’s going on around town.

however, along with the aforementioned information, the Los Angeles magazine has become a source of frequent comedic entertainment, as i’ve taken to perusing the “Super Lawyers” section located in the back pages.

the “Super Lawyers” section, for all those unfamiliar with the magazine, is essentially an advertisement that allows lawyers to put up pictures and blurbs about who they are and what area their legal expertise is in.

now, most of the time the blurbs are boring and of no value whatsoever to someone like myself not currently seeking any kind of litigation services.

but, occassionally i stumble across a blurb that makes me realize not only how unbelievably stupid most people in our society are, but also makes me wonder (hence the inclusion under this post title) why in the hell any educated person (which presumably most attorneys are) can not only take part in enabling these stupid people, but also boast about it as means to attract similarly stupid people searching for an attorney to sue someone.

for example…

one attorney’s (who shall remain nameless, after all he’s an attorney and clearly has no problem suing people) ad reads as followed:

“______ has obtained verdicts and settlements in many difficult cases including: $1.555 million for a diabetic who burned his feet in his bathtub, $1 million for a broken leg in a car accident where the client was ruled at fault by police, $865,000 for a broken ankle when a lady fell off a roof she built, $600,000 for a man struck by a door he opened during a wind storm, $300,000 for a man hit by a tennis ball, $262,000 for soft tissue injury in a car accident - despite no visible property damage, and (my personal favorite) $122,500 for a woman with $800 in medical bills who claimed she fell on a sidewalk, but her medical records indicated she fell “at home.” _____’s strength is complex liability cases involving significant injury.”

ahh…i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, there’s really nothing better than having pride in what you do for a living and being able to contribute to making this world a better place.