I am the quintessential queen of doing stupid shit, including but not limited to, walking into glass walls, falling for no reason and a host of other epic fails but I have never, in my 40 years sued anyone for shit that just “happens’. I guess that society is continuing to teach young kids that anything that happens to them is their fault and we as adults wonder why they walk around with such a sense of entitlement. Okay, enough of my rant, I’ll just get to the point.
15-year-old Alex Good from Hillsboro, Oregon was practicing with his golf team at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club last April when it began to rain. The golf club advised the team to erect an awning with a mat so they could continue practicing, goodness knows it is a GREAT idea to have a bunch of kids swinging metal golf clubs in the rain….anyway, Alex swings his club, hits the ball and the ball ricochets off of one of the awning’s poles and dots his eye. Now, Alex is suing the golf club for a million dollars to pay for injuries that he sustained. Hell, I cracked a bone in my face a few years ago when the snowmobile I was riding flipped over and I didn’t sue the makers of the snowmobile for the accident, that’s why they are called “accidents” and not “on purposes”. IF he gets a dime, I hope he uses it to buy some sense.
“Hillsboro, Oregon – Alex Good, a 15-year-old Oregon teen is suing a local golf club for millions of dollars after he reportedly struck himself in the eye with his own golf ball.
According to court documents, Good – a member of the Liberty High School Golf Team – was practicing with other team mates at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club last April when it reportedly began to rain.
Staff members of the Golf Club quickly set up an awning next to the practice range to provide shelter from the rain.
Good reportedly teed off from a driving mat that was placed just a few inches from one of the metal posts that held up the awning. When Good struck the ball, it reportedly ricocheted off the metal post and struck him in the eye.
The injury has required several surgeries to correct and doctor’s say Good may lose some vision in his eye.
Good’s lawyer claims the Golf Glub should have known the metal pole was a danger. He is suing the Golf Club for $3 Million Dollars, claiming negligence. The Golf Club is not commenting on the case because of the pending litigation.”
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This is another case for tort reform.
I have to say I agree with you
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