BigDavyG

The US is the country built by the car, for the car.
Almost everywhere you live you need a car to get around so why sue the manufacturers for your poor town planning and the stupid mentality that sees single people driving back and forward to work in behemoth trucks and 'off-roaders', instead of smaller, less polluting vehicles.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5365728.stm

Angry White Pyjamas

Just about sums up the US mentality to me....take advantage of something or someone then when you've done with them screw them over and sue them just to wring the last bit out of them before kicking them on the scrap heap. Oh and dont take any personal responsibility for screw ups if you can in anyway pin it on someone else...and sue them.

gruffbrown

The lawsuit, lodged on behalf of the Californian people by state attorney-general Bill Lockyer, alleges that emissions from cars made by the firms in question account for 30% of all carbon dioxide emissions in California.

So who's responsible for the other 70%?

gedge

don't look at me, i never did it

gruffbrown

It'd have to be a big truck.

Hiro11

Jesus.

Don't let the door hit you in your ass on the way out.

gedge

don't remember that line in the bible

Angry White Pyjamas

Dont worry I wont....you can keep the place.


So you are saying theres no sueing and blame culture in the US then?

Hiro11

Sorry, that shouldn't have sliped in there. I was watching The Big Lebowski while typing that...

BigDavyG

Attorneys and hummers ???

Angry White Pyjamas

Now lets get this right....California is blaming the car manufacturers for causing polution....the same car manufacturers they have been happily buying and promoting products from for over a century. So I guess next on the list will be to sue food manufacturers for being fat assed and suing drinks manufacturers for getting drunk....as I said, typical yank blame and sue.

BigDavyG

Serious question - have gun manufacturers ever been sued by shooting victims ??

Elvira

I believe there is precedent - suing makers of ciggies...

Angry White Pyjamas

No idea. ... but:

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/pubs/599guns.htm

Apparently they are thinking of doing it to recover cost of policing etc.

Actually I'm thinking of taking a pop at everyone thats got on my tits before I leave and then pinning it on the gun manufacturers claiming it was their fault....it's a long list of which there are several on here so I'll need some extra ammo.

Hiro11

There definitely is and it bugs the hell out of me. It's a confluence of people who refuse to take personal responsibility and lawyers aching for some of that sweet, sweet class-action money.

This particular case has more to do with an absolutely insane state wanting to make a quick buck. California has never been exactly the most logical place, but they've gone off the deep end in the past few decades...