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It’s funny. I have friends that are lawyers, and whenever I think about legal questions to ask them, I forget what they were the next time we meet up. Probably a good thing. If it’s something I remember, it probably means I’m in a jam.
With that radio station in Sacramento that did a “Wee for a Wii” contest -- a jury awarded the 28-year-old womans family $16 million.
She complained of a headache before dying, due to “water intoxication”.
You most often hear these cases when it involves fraternities having some initiation. Maybe they heard it could cause “intoxication” and didn’t realize the end results didn’t mean intoxication in a good way.
Every few years we hear of a college student dying this way. It doesn’t baffle me that they continue to do this (frat guys do many dumb things), but that a radio station didn’t know better.
Especially with a nurse calling in to alert them to that (with them cavalierly saying “Maybe we should’ve researched this more,” and “They signed a release, so we can’t be held liable.”)
I guess this jury decision proved that wrong.
And that got me to thinking. When I worked in radio, we bungee jumped, skydived, and did stunts like this. We always signed these types of forms. But what do they really mean? If the bungee cord had snapped, would my family be able to sue? And who do they sue? The bungee company, for having faulty equipment. Or the radio station, which has the deep pockets, and would “encourage” us to do stunts to generate ratings.
Or is no one to blame since, ultimately, we were two grown adults making this decision.
What happened to the days of radio stations having you kiss a car, and the one with their lips puckered on it the longest, wins the vehicle.
I remember Star 100 (now Jack) stopped doing the contest they did annually, which had listeners ride the roller coaster in Mission Beach. One of the contestants was urinated blood (which, by the way, is the name of my new heavy metal band).
The jury felt that, even though a woman in her late 20s signed forms, other people were liable and should’ve known better. And this got me thinking of something else.
Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom married one of the Kardashian girls. They spent two weeks hammering out a pre-nuptial agreement. And I’ve heard a few of my lawyer friends say those aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
If that’s the case, then why are these lawyers spending weeks on them?
And, how bizarre must that negotiation be? It’s one thing if Odoms agent is negotiating with the Lakers. They bring up the fact that his shooting percentage has been going down the last few years, along with a knee injury. They come back with their reasons the team would improve with him.
For a pre-nupt, what is being said?
“My client goes to clubs and parties all the time. She has a reality show with her sister. One of her sisters is with NFL star Reggie Bush. She could do better than Lamar Odom, so…if she’s going to settle with him, she wants to make sure she gets compensated if things go south.”
The other attorney bargains with, “Well…we see your point. But Lamar has dated two of the Laker Girl cheerleaders. One of which is significantly prettier than Chloe. In fact, many consider Chloe the least attractive of the Kardashians. If this marriage goes thru, we’re increasing her profile significantly. So…if the marriage lasts five years, we’ll give you a $500,000 buy out. Plus $100,000 per each year. If children are part of the future, we’ll revisit these figures.”
And as the lawyers shake hands, sign papers, and get ready to leave the room…Kobe Bryants lawyer calls up and warns Odom about his time in a Denver hotel, and how it cost him a cool million to keep her from suing. And a $4 million diamond for his wife.”
They sit back down and continue negotiations.
It’s funny. I have friends that are lawyers, and whenever I think about legal questions to ask them, I forget what they were the next time we meet up. Probably a good thing. If it’s something I remember, it probably means I’m in a jam.
With that radio station in Sacramento that did a “Wee for a Wii” contest -- a jury awarded the 28-year-old womans family $16 million.
She complained of a headache before dying, due to “water intoxication”.
You most often hear these cases when it involves fraternities having some initiation. Maybe they heard it could cause “intoxication” and didn’t realize the end results didn’t mean intoxication in a good way.
Every few years we hear of a college student dying this way. It doesn’t baffle me that they continue to do this (frat guys do many dumb things), but that a radio station didn’t know better.
Especially with a nurse calling in to alert them to that (with them cavalierly saying “Maybe we should’ve researched this more,” and “They signed a release, so we can’t be held liable.”)
I guess this jury decision proved that wrong.
And that got me to thinking. When I worked in radio, we bungee jumped, skydived, and did stunts like this. We always signed these types of forms. But what do they really mean? If the bungee cord had snapped, would my family be able to sue? And who do they sue? The bungee company, for having faulty equipment. Or the radio station, which has the deep pockets, and would “encourage” us to do stunts to generate ratings.
Or is no one to blame since, ultimately, we were two grown adults making this decision.
What happened to the days of radio stations having you kiss a car, and the one with their lips puckered on it the longest, wins the vehicle.
I remember Star 100 (now Jack) stopped doing the contest they did annually, which had listeners ride the roller coaster in Mission Beach. One of the contestants was urinated blood (which, by the way, is the name of my new heavy metal band).
The jury felt that, even though a woman in her late 20s signed forms, other people were liable and should’ve known better. And this got me thinking of something else.
Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom married one of the Kardashian girls. They spent two weeks hammering out a pre-nuptial agreement. And I’ve heard a few of my lawyer friends say those aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
If that’s the case, then why are these lawyers spending weeks on them?
And, how bizarre must that negotiation be? It’s one thing if Odoms agent is negotiating with the Lakers. They bring up the fact that his shooting percentage has been going down the last few years, along with a knee injury. They come back with their reasons the team would improve with him.
For a pre-nupt, what is being said?
“My client goes to clubs and parties all the time. She has a reality show with her sister. One of her sisters is with NFL star Reggie Bush. She could do better than Lamar Odom, so…if she’s going to settle with him, she wants to make sure she gets compensated if things go south.”
The other attorney bargains with, “Well…we see your point. But Lamar has dated two of the Laker Girl cheerleaders. One of which is significantly prettier than Chloe. In fact, many consider Chloe the least attractive of the Kardashians. If this marriage goes thru, we’re increasing her profile significantly. So…if the marriage lasts five years, we’ll give you a $500,000 buy out. Plus $100,000 per each year. If children are part of the future, we’ll revisit these figures.”
And as the lawyers shake hands, sign papers, and get ready to leave the room…Kobe Bryants lawyer calls up and warns Odom about his time in a Denver hotel, and how it cost him a cool million to keep her from suing. And a $4 million diamond for his wife.”
They sit back down and continue negotiations.