Hmmm, Only in america can you take it straight to the man! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20827350/?gt1=10357
That's what I thought, I've looked on the interweb just now and there's no mention of it being based on a true story. Yet I could have sworn it was. Basically, in the movie (real life?) some insurance company refused to pay out on a lightning strike on a boat saying it was an "Act of God". Being that the Jewish and Christian churches are God's representatives on Earth they were either liable for the damages or had to prove that God didn't exist to avoid paying out...
I read about this earlier today. I can see his point, but there has to be a better way to do it; his frivolous lawsuit to protest her frivolous lawsuit is just another tree being killed and more work for everyone else; the case has to be docket, stuff has to be filed, etc. Way to clog the system to protest frivolous lawsuits clogging the system!
This reminds of a prisoner complaint several years back where satan was named as a defendant. United States ex rel. Gerald Mayo v. Satan and His Staff 54 F.R.D. 282 (W.D. Penn. 1971) A Real Devil of a Litigant. Plaintiff filed suit against Satan and his staff for violation of his civil rights. Among the allegations were: (1) that Satan had on numerous occasions caused him misery and unwarranted threats, all against his will; (2) that Satan had placed deliberate obstacles in his path that caused Plaintiff's downfall; and (3) that by reason of the foregoing acts, Satan had deprived him of his constitutional rights. The court noted that, "Even if plaintiff's complaint reveals a prima facie recital of the infringement of the civil rights of a citizen of the United States, the Court has serious doubts that the complaint reveals a cause of action upon which relief can be granted by the court." The court went on about its concerns and further noted, "We question whether plaintiff may obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant in this judicial district .... the plaintiff has failed to include with his complaint the required form of instructions for the United States Marshal for directions as to service of process." Case dismissed as frivolous.
Which of the gods would you file suit against? Among religious believers it is often common to view one's Gods or God to be virtually or even entirely omnipotent. However, in the litigious American society, even the once-unparalleled might of the Divine pales in comparison to that of the earthly tasks of legal proceedings, as gods can be sued in a court of law. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20827350/ What are your thoughts?
Suing GOD http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/070918_ap_suing_god.html About time someone got on that! I want compensation!
God is "served" http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070919/tod-us-justice-religion-offbeat-f62056d_1.html um....your thoughts?
Someone using the system to make their point about perceived inadequacies of that same system. Nothing gets headlines like God. Don't mess with peoples' favorite mythology or you'll get burned. Just check out any trolls on a LotR message board.
That is frickin' hillarious! I don't even know what to say about it, but I'm actually a bit surprised someone in California didn't come up with the idea first, seems there's nothing but frivolous law suits here. Cheers for the link! Wait, does this mean I could get a restraining order against God and all his subordinants? And if so does that mean all the darn Jehova's Witnesses and Mormons would be forced to stop knocking on my darn door all the time?! Wait, wait, what's more does this mean survivors of natural disasters ("acts of God") could sue him for damages? You know, this could really open up a can of worms here.
I'll save you the labor of using the search function. http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72102
Suing God... You ought to be joking me. Is this about the money, or are we going to get nature involved to pay up money from the horrifing incidents? The only offer that is coming from God, is death upon him when it's his time. He's got to chill and live his own life, and not to blame God for his claim. That's just plain greedy.
Haha Tao forsure. Forsure. Also change the "God bless America" thing. The judge must be balling in tears to get the mans lawsuit across.
Why would God make terrorist threats? One split of a second and "puff" you could be powder...and you or anyone else can't do a jack about it :woo: I don't get it. Even if for some retarded-weird reason he wins, from who is he going to get the money. And who or what is going to prevent God from making further "terrorist threats". U.S. Army? Russia? People got way too much time on their hands these days... :topic: