Today's winner is Tomas Delgado. He gets the award for the following.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A speeding motorist who killed a teenage cyclist is suing the boy's parents over damage to his luxury car, the government says.In my opinion, you can file Senor Delgado's lawsuit under C for Chutzpah. He was doing almost twice the speed limit, breaking the law, and if he hadn't killed the 17-year-old, the chances are he'd crashed the car into something else. Going to sue the maker of the stop sign now?Enaitz Iriondo, 17, died instantly in August 2004 when businessman Tomas Delgado's Audi A8 crashed into him at 100 mph near Haro in northern Spain, an Interior Ministry traffic report said. The speed limit was 55 mph.
Iriondo was not wearing reflective clothing or a helmet, the ministry report said. As the sun had set when he crossed the path of Delgado's car from a side road, a regional court found both parties at fault and closed the case, the report said.
Delgado, whose insurance company paid Iriondo's parents $48,500 in compensation for their son's life, filed a suit in late 2006 to recover $29,400 in damages to his car and car rental costs, the ministry traffic report said.
"It's the only way I have to claim my money back," Delgado was quoted as saying by the newspaper El Pais, which first reported the story on Friday. El Pais said a ruling was expected next week.
Don't know about you, but Tomas Delgado's lawsuit earns him today's Knucklehead of the Day.
Hat tip- Overlawyered
Comments (4)
Absolutly no shame what a p... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Spurwing Plover | January 28, 2008 11:11 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Absolutly no shame what a pompoius stuffed shirt he is someone shhould hang this skunk
1. Posted by Spurwing Plover | January 28, 2008 11:11 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on January 28, 2008 11:11
2. Posted by vnjagvet
| January 28, 2008 11:41 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I guess it isn't just the USA that has first class ambulance chasers.
2. Posted by vnjagvet
| January 28, 2008 11:41 AM |
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Posted on January 28, 2008 11:41
3. Posted by Oyster | January 28, 2008 1:15 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Yep. Much like the burglar who sues the homeowner for damages when he gets shot.
3. Posted by Oyster | January 28, 2008 1:15 PM |
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Posted on January 28, 2008 13:15
4. Posted by No One of Consequence | January 28, 2008 1:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Actually, I think the knucklehead in this case was the regional court that ruled both sides were at fault. That's what opened the door for this lawsuit, and what makes it more difficult for the courts to simply dismiss.
4. Posted by No One of Consequence | January 28, 2008 1:49 PM |
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Posted on January 28, 2008 13:49