Suing Anyone

 One of my favourite TV characters is the cynical and vengeful Moe Szyslak .....

Moe Szyslak The Owner Of Moe's Tavern

... the owner and sole barman of Moe's Tavern in The Simpsons.

Kakakakancel Kulture

In the 'sue for every imagined hurt' culture ....

Compensation Culture Now Endemic

 .... that the decision to let claims companies and personal injuries lawyers advertise on TV, unleashed on the unsuspecting UK, its perhaps not a surprise that every minority group felt they should make a claim and cash in.

Ambulance Chasing Societies

It wasn't much of a surprise .... the lawyers for the school clock/bomb boy, Ahmed Mohamed aged 14, want a $15 million settlement for the "severe psychological trauma" caused to him, by a teacher mistaking his clock for a 'suicide bomb'. The family lawyers are asking for $10m (£7m) from the city of Irving, and a further $5m (£3.3m) from the Irving Independent School District, saying that Ahmed Mohamed was "publicly mistreated" and remains mentally and physically scarred.

Liberals Shocked As School Clock- Bomb Boy - Sues For Big Bucks

So a minor bruise and a few moments of distress are worth $15 million dollars?

The case is still ongoing a year or so later, with the city's lawyers demanding that the whole case be dropped as it was their duty to consider student and staff safety, above the feelings of one particular student. The family had already lost a series of attempts to sue a number of news and blogging outlets under US freedom of speech provisions. He of course has left the US to take up a scholarship from the Qatar Foundation in Qatar.

Mini Update - May 2017:

The latest court claim by the family (a racial or religious discrimination case), has been thrown out of court. What this must be costing in legal fees and who is funding it all would be an interesting fact.