Jeff: Sue You!!

Back when I had a radio show, one of favorite topics was perusing websites for stupid lawsuits. Anytime I was lacking in show material, I could be sure there'd be plenty of "You've Gotta Be Kidding Me!" lawsuits that somebody would be filing. I'm not sure if we blame lawyers, jurors, or judges, but the amount of frivilous lawsuits in this country is mind-blowing! Sure there's the high profile ones like the "Finger-in-her-Wendy's-chili" lady that was completely made up, or the woman who spilled coffee on herself and sued McDonald's for millions because she said the coffee was too hot. Honestly, I could make a best-of list (although I'm sure such a thing exists on a website somewhere already) from one's I've found.


The latest one (it's sports-related so it's why I'm posting it here) involves a California attorney who last year sued the Anaheim Angels on behalf of a LA-based psychologist because the man didn't receive a red handbag that was given away to women over the age of 18 as part of a Mother's Day promotion. The attorney, Alfred Rava, who by the way has filed over 40 sexual discrimination suits in California, agreed that this man's rights were violated because he was a man who wanted a red hangbag! And what man could disagree with him? Every manly man feels like we should be able to get everything women get, including red handbags! I mean, this makes sense considering women already have equal rights to men! Oh wait, well except for things like equal pay, but really who pays attention to that anymore?

Some of Rava's other suits have targeted been at the Oakland A's and San Diego (which was founded by the Germans in 1904- sorry) Padres for similar promotions targeting women, or a bar for having the audacity to give cheaper priced drinks to women on "ladies night" and a non-profit organization in San Diego that was giving discounted tickets away to certain groups of women. Some, believe it or not, are being led to believe that Rava is abusing California's Unruh Act, which prohibts businesses from offering discounts or consumer advantages to customers based on their sex, race, or marital status, for his own personal gain and fame. But he asures the public that he only has the best interest of men and people everywhere in mind, with comments like this one from the LA Times article...

In interviews and e-mails, Rava referred to the big league giveaways as "sex discrimination on steroids" and compared them to "having an Easter Day promotion and giving chocolate Easter bunnies to everybody except Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims."

Wonderful. Thanks Alfred. Thanks for connecting the dots there. For a mintue I actually thought giving things away to women as a token of appreciation was a good thing, but I'm glad you set me straight. And I'm glad you're caring about American men everywhere. What's next? A lawsuit against Curves? Or women for being able to give birth? What about suing the Macy's parade for "cruelty against balloon animals"? It's because of people like him that we'll eventually have no Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, 4th of July, or St Patrick's Day because somebody like him will be offended. Hey if he can't be happy, then why should anyone else be? Whoops I'd better stop or he'll be suing me next.