$4 Million for a punch in the face?
Byrnzie
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Anyone else think this is fucking ridiculous?
$4 Million for a punch in the face? If he'd amputated both of his legs then maybe he'd have a case, but $4 million for a rattled jaw? Please tell me this shit isn't normal in the U.S?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ju ... sued-fight
Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen sued for $4m over fight
Lawsuit filed in LA superior court says Nobu autograph hunter was victim of a 'brutal and unjustified physical attack'
Associated Press in Malibu
guardian.co.uk, Friday 12 July 2013
The former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen is being sued over a fight last month at a Southern California restaurant that left an autograph-seeker hospitalized with a head injury.
The $4m lawsuit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles superior court, says the 49-year-old plaintiff, Camran Shafighi, simply asked Pippen for a photograph for his girlfriend's 12-year-old son. Instead, the suit says, Shafighi was subjected to a "brutal and unjustified physical attack" that included spit in the face, a shove and a punch that sent Shafighi to the ground.
"At no time did or could Mr Shafighi physically provoke or fight back, as he was knocked unconscious with the first blow," the lawsuit says.
Sheriff's officials, who were still investigating the incident, said Pippen voluntarily came into a station to be questioned and was cooperative. He was not arrested and no charges have been filed. Investigators at the time said Pippen had been dining on 23 June with his family at Nobu, a restaurant on the beach in Malibu frequented by celebrities. Shafighi was taking pictures of Pippen inside the restaurant then outside in the parking lot, investigators said.
A sheriff's spokesman, Steve Whitmore, said several witnesses described Shafighi as intoxicated. An argument ensued that led to violence, investigators said. Shafighi was taken to a hospital with a head injury, treated and released...
$4 Million for a punch in the face? If he'd amputated both of his legs then maybe he'd have a case, but $4 million for a rattled jaw? Please tell me this shit isn't normal in the U.S?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ju ... sued-fight
Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen sued for $4m over fight
Lawsuit filed in LA superior court says Nobu autograph hunter was victim of a 'brutal and unjustified physical attack'
Associated Press in Malibu
guardian.co.uk, Friday 12 July 2013
The former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen is being sued over a fight last month at a Southern California restaurant that left an autograph-seeker hospitalized with a head injury.
The $4m lawsuit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles superior court, says the 49-year-old plaintiff, Camran Shafighi, simply asked Pippen for a photograph for his girlfriend's 12-year-old son. Instead, the suit says, Shafighi was subjected to a "brutal and unjustified physical attack" that included spit in the face, a shove and a punch that sent Shafighi to the ground.
"At no time did or could Mr Shafighi physically provoke or fight back, as he was knocked unconscious with the first blow," the lawsuit says.
Sheriff's officials, who were still investigating the incident, said Pippen voluntarily came into a station to be questioned and was cooperative. He was not arrested and no charges have been filed. Investigators at the time said Pippen had been dining on 23 June with his family at Nobu, a restaurant on the beach in Malibu frequented by celebrities. Shafighi was taking pictures of Pippen inside the restaurant then outside in the parking lot, investigators said.
A sheriff's spokesman, Steve Whitmore, said several witnesses described Shafighi as intoxicated. An argument ensued that led to violence, investigators said. Shafighi was taken to a hospital with a head injury, treated and released...
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the other side of the story is that he spit on Pippen and called him the N word. who knows.
good attorney-deep pockets and a need or want to keep it out of the media blitz = settlement, that guy that took the punch is why ledgit cases are so over looked...friggin dripping sore ass wimp !
Godfather.
is he broke now ? I'm not a sports fan and know very little about him other than he was/is a big sports star.
Godfather.
Also, I say this about Pippen or anyone else in the public eye - they have the right to eat a meal in peace, to take a stroll with their family, to simply be left the fuck alone.
i once just got home from a 3 week truck driving event. i was visiting my new neighbors & was exhausted. i said "im going home im tired" & i swayed around a bit on my feet. they begged me not to fall down on their property as they were affraid i would sue them. they were serious as all get out.
unfuckingreal the spineless bullshit going on in lawsuits
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Chadwick, come to Ireland buddy, every Saturday night is like a fecking mma event.
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Yeah it's a pretty big underground thing amongst certain sections of the community, it's how fueds are settled and at times how they begin.
You might want to watch the documentary Hot Coffe. It talks about that hot coffee story in McDonald's.
If you just want to know what she had to suffer to get her money, click here.
It is not unheard of for "only one punch" to result in serious injuries or death. Happens way more than you think and it results from too many people playing tough guy. Kill a guy with "only one punch" and you'll find yourself doing prison time.
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Sorry- I wasn't passing judgement on the women with the burns. I am pointing out that there is no equity in these kinds of cases. When I fell and literally bounced my head off the hard floor I received partial compensation for my medical bills only. And all I asked for was to have all of the medical covered and compensation for loss of time at work for a few weeks. That's all I asked for- not a million damn dollars. Or four. I basically got squat.
Edit. I did get and still get one thing: migraine headaches. :(
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Thanks, Hedonist. Like they say, "shit happens".
Right on what you said about Pippen. In Keith Richards book Life he talks about being in a bar and some guy keeps bugging him so all of the sudden Richards grabs the guy, puts him down on the floor, whips out a knife and yells at him to leave him the fuck alone!