The Lawsuit Culture, Vol. 549,508
July 1, 2010
Your son gets cut from a hockey travel team. Do you: A) Praise him because he tried his best? B) Assure him there are other teams? C) Sue the coach? If you’re the parents of two disappointed Toronto midget junior players, you dial up your lawyer and demand $25,000 in a desperate attempt to reverse the “irreparable psychological damage” done to your son.
As a hockey dad, I can tell you flat out, this is more about the irreparable psychological damage done to mom and dad. Players are disappointed, but they get over it. Here’s hoping that yahoo parent with a hockey puck for brains gets stuck with paying court costs and every other fee that’s possible with this nutty and unnecessary lawsuit.
Unfortunately, it looks like a lawsuit-happy culture is one of America’s leading exports to Canada.
Posted by Dan Pero in the categories: Lawsuit Abuse
One Response to “The Lawsuit Culture, Vol. 549,508”
Dumb suit, to be sure. But a bit of a stretch to blame a Canadian suit on the American legal system. Though, perhaps you are right. They might have taken their cue from Rudy Giuliani’s son who sued Duke University when he was cut from the golf team. Yikes.
Hope you and your family have a good holiday weekend, Dan. Is there a hockey tournament somewhere?