LOL, while I agree the lady's suit seems ridiculous, it appears she won due to a technicality (that the drug dealer refused to answer a Q). There are lots of crazy lawsuits, lawyers are disproportionately powerful, judging by how they're able to win some of these crazy suits.
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Swear to God / Allah / Mick Foley, those books changed my life.
http://sot.wikia.com/wiki/Wizard%27s_Rules
Mark
They WILL settle cause it's cheaper than litigation.
Here's another good one from Canada:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2008/01/08/drug-dealer-lawsuit.html
WTF? How does she expect to get paid? Garnish the drug dealers salary? Check his W2's?
It does sadden me to see this kind of dumb shit justice in Canada. Its an american import, leave it there.
A.) takes the money to finance a second overdose of meth
B.) gets caught up to by that dealer.