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When will the ridiculous suing due to ones own stupidity stop? Really, you didn’t know that if you don’t look where you are going there may be things in the way that will make you fall? I learned that at the age of…well… eleven months. Oh well, some people learn things a little bit faster than others.

This guy is suing Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton for $50,000 after he tripped over some unattended luggage in the hotel lobby. The complaint, posted on a Chicago legal website, alleges that “on or about October 7, 2007″ the plaintiff, Richard J. Wood, “tripped, stumbled, and/or fell” over the luggage. Hmmmm…it sounds like he is not really sure what happened. I mean did he merely stumble, trip or was it a fall? Or maybe all three at the same time?  BTW, why does it say on or about October 7, 2007, did he get a concussion or is just really confused?

The suit alleges that the Hilton staff were careless and negligent in leaving the suitcase out where Wood could trip on it. Apparently, Wood bears no responsibility for not looking where he was going, blaming the incident completely on the Hilton. No word yet on the physical injuries, but the suit claims he suffered “great pain, anguish and suffering, loss of a normal life”. Unless Hilton settles, it’ll be up to the court to decide who wins this losing battle.

Tags: Chicago, Hilton, Stupidity

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