Woman Sues Google Maps for Bad Directions

Nebraska State Senator Sues God

Well, here's a case that brings new meaning to the relationship between church and state. Ernie Chambers, plaintiff and "the duly elected and serving State Senator from the 11th Legislative District in Omaha, Nebraska" sued God "for directly and proximately [causing], inter alia, fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornados, pestilential plague." He also used the lawsuit as a cease and desist order to God, complaining He must bow to the law and "cease certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats."

Chambers maintains that he filed the lawsuit as a way to fight local laws that restricted the public from filing frivolous lawsuits. As a state senator, it seems there is no better way than to bring up said issue and prove that "anyone can sue anyone they choose, even God" by filing your own crazy lawsuit and waste the taxpayers' money.

But why God? Well, because God, as, "that defendant, being omnipresent, is personally present in Douglas County", according to Chambers, who just revealed he not only believes in God, but he believes he can sue him to make a point that people can and should sue God. He can tell that to the judge, who rejected the case because the Almighty did not have a recorded address.

We are all waiting for God to retaliate. Your move, big guy.

2) No job? No problem!

For many Americans, joblessness is an unfortunate but unavoidable side effect of a bad economy. Bronx, New York native Trina Thompson, on the other hand, blamed her unemployment on the school she attended. In 2009, the 27-year-old sued her alma mater, Monroe College, for $72,000 when she was unable to find a job three months after graduating with a bachelor's degree in information technology.

Thompson specifically blamed the school's Office of Career Advancement for not working hard enough to place her in a job after graduation, despite her solid attendance record and 2.7 grade point average. According to the lawsuit filed in Bronx Supreme Court, Thompson sought to recoup the $70,000 she had spent in tuition, plus $2,000 for the stress of her job search.

Always double check your spelling

In 2014, American dentist Edward Gamson planned himself a trip to the beautiful southern city in Spain, named Granada. He was especially excited for the trip due to his lifelong interest in Islamic art and his Spanish Jewish heritage. Despite his insistence with his travel agent that he wanted to visit Granada, Spain, imagine his surprise when he ended up on a nine hour flight to the Caribbean island of Grenada.

When British Airways refused to reimburse Gamson and his partner for the $4,500 first class tickets, he decided to sue the airline, for $34,000 in damages. Though there was likely much pain and suffering he had to endure as a result of the mixup, he still got a trip to the Caribbean!

Woman Sues Google Maps for Bad Directions

It's official. Technology has replaced all common sense and brain function. Curse you, Google. We are helpless without you. And especially helpless if you are Lauren Rosenberg.

The specifics of this story involve Rosenberg trying to walk from 96 Daly Street, Park City, Utah, to 1710 Prospector Avenue, Park City, Utah, using Google Maps on her BlackBerry as her guide. Part of the Google directions she got involved a half-mile walk down Deer Valley Drive. When she got there, she found that the road itself had no pedestrian pathway or sidewalks. Why? Because Deer Valley Drive was also known as Utah State Route 224.

However, Rosenberg continued following directions and started walking right down a major, major higway with a lot of high-speeding cars. When she got hit by one, she sued Google for leading her there. She demanded $100,000, claiming the directions were unreasonable and unsafe, despite the fact the road was obviously unfit for pedestrians and that upon the map, Google clearly marks Route 224 as a major thoroughfare. Rosenberg apparently never saw the side roads she could have used. Nor did she pay attention that Google posts a warning about the safety and reliability of its directions with every map search.

To be fair, the warning apparently never shows up in cellphones or when giving directions. And apparently it doesn't show up in people's brains either. It has come to the point where if Google tells you to walk into the middle of a heavily-used highway, so be it.

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1343