Do you think WoTC should be sued?

[Stoat]

All I have to say on this thread is that you have used suboptimal language in your post. With the frequency that the word seems to show up in monster names in D&D, I believe the perineum can only be referred to on a D&D forum as "taint".

Hee hee... taint. (Am I the only one who deals with this in D&D?)

I don't call them "fell taints" I got more sense than that. I usually call them "nightmare things", "creatures from beyond", "unspeakable abominations" or the like.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Oh I think you could definitely find an attorney to take on the case...for cash, up-front.

I don't know too many who would risk sanctions for money.

I'm not familiar with the US legal system but even as litigious as the courts can be there and as silly as some lawsuits are (OMG this coffee is hot? Really? It burned me, now I sue you and win... WTF? - Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) even they couldn't take something like this on without any merit whatsoever. At least the old woman got burned. Maybe if you can show that 4e gave you third degree burns from playing it or something?

I actually got some info from the lawyer who handled that case.

1. McD's had settled more than a decade's worth of coffee burn cases before granny got boiled.
2. They admitted their coffee was much hotter than the industry standard- as I recall, more than 20 degrees F higher than the national average.
3. Her burns were incredibly severe.
4. Granny offered to settle numerous times.
5. McD's refused each settlement offer her side made, intending this case to set legal precedent and end the burn lawsuits.
6. After they lost, they appealed the verdict, and got the award knocked down to about $400K.

McD's got what they deserved.

Hot food that needs to sit for any period of time should ideally be kept at that temperature to prevent people from dying of bad stuff. 140 degrees is fine for a fresh cup of coffee, but if that coffee has to sit in a coffee pot for any length of time, it needs to be hotter than that.

It may need to be 165 degrees in the pot, but it doesn't need to be that temp when handed to the customer.

So...we have a conflict of H&S codes and a judicial decision- now its time for the legislature to act to resolve the conflict.

 

[A2Z]

I think having three separate elf races (Elves, Eladrin, and Drows) isn't such a bad idea, since they are the most popular elf races of elves in fantasy, it's pretty creative IMO.

Careful, this post could be used against you in a court of law.

 

[mattcolville]

Let's say a veteran D&D user (who played/DM'd OD&D, AD&D 1st & 2nd, 3e, and 3.5) filed a lawsuit against WoTC for what they have been doing with 4e and other stuff lately. Do you think that would be justified or frivolous? I'm rather mixed on that because it may make Wizards realize what they've been doing to those who been passionate about the game and at the same time feel it may be going a bit overboard. What do you guys think?

I think it's unequivocally the dumbest thing I've heard this week. You should open a game store.

 

[Droogie128]

Where do you people come up with this stuff?

 

[olshanski]

I've dated a number of women over the years, and generally had a good time. Then I met Susan Zimmerman. She didn't put out like I had expected. Should I sue her? Do you think that would be justified or frivolous? I'm rather mixed on that because it may make Susan realize that she didn't do what I wanted on her date, but at the same time I feel it may be going a bit overboard. What do you guys think?

 

[jdrakeh]

She didn't put out like I had expected. Should I sue her?

Yes.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

But beware the countersuit! You might find out she was a vegetarian...who was insulted by where you took her for dinner.

 

[Cyronax]

I've dated a number of women over the years, and generally had a good time. Then I met Susan Zimmerman. She didn't put out like I had expected. Should I sue her? Do you think that would be justified or frivolous? I'm rather mixed on that because it may make Susan realize that she didn't do what I wanted on her date, but at the same time I feel it may be going a bit overboard. What do you guys think?

Do you mean this Susan Zimmerman?

 

[Morrus]

Scientology has taught us that you can sue anyone over anything if you have the money. But even they don't expect to win, they just use it as a tool of harrassement.

So I say if you have hundreds of thousands of dollars to piss away and you don't like hookers and coke, then go for it!

You guys should do it the way we do in the UK - loser pays costs. Amazing how few frivolous lawsuits we get!