Playgrounds closed and recess cancelled due to lawsuits

The increasing fear of lawsuits is eliminating recess and removing playgrounds from America’s schools, and it’s coming at a cost to our children. Dr. Olga Jarrett, an associate professor at Georgia State University who prepares teachers to teach…

We are losing a lot in terms of kids’ innovativeness and creativity. Frankly, I am worried about the next generation.”
Dr. Olga Jarrett ·Associate Professor · Georgia State University

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Message board sued for user-posted message

When does the president of a corporation have to get his own coffee? When he and his business partner are the only employees. “In a startup like ours, there’s two employees, so we do everything,” says Chris Moser, president of Network 54…

It seems silly that we are the ones that have to pay for someone else’s shot at maybe making a lot of money.”
Chris Moser ·Network 54 · Los Angeles, CA

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Landscaping company faces frivolous lawsuit

“My wife and I joke about the fact that I’m one of the rare guys that gets to go play everyday. I love going to work. I get to do it every day and it’s fun.” As the president of Master Landscapes in Salinas, California, Rollie Haas spends most…

In many cases there are people who have absolutely no loss or problem with the situation but they found a point of law that they can sue on.”
Rollie Haas ·Master Landscapes · Salinas, CA

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Customer sues for refund after using lawnmower all summer

“We’ve always built our business based on service after the sale and customer service,” says Rick Popp, the second-generation owner of Ozark Outdoors, a lawn and garden equipment company in Springfield, Missouri. When a customer bought a $6,000…

It’s really something we shouldn’t have had to do, we shouldn’t have had to have worried about.”
Rick Popp ·Ozark Outdoors · Springfield, MO

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Customer sues, wants pool free rather than fixed

“Twenty thousand dollars is a lot of money. It hurts to have a small company, so it’s not something you want to give away.” Danny Myers is the owner of Vintage Pools and Spas in Santa Ana, California. “I’ve been in the business for almost 30 years…”

It kind of puts a damper on the American Dream, thinking that everybody is honest and fair, and it doesn’t always work out that way unfortunately.”
Danny Myers ·Vintage Pools and Spas · Santa Ana, CA

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