http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/13/wom...
Lady Sues her 12 year old nephew because he was so excited to see her he hugged her and she broke her wrist.
"The aunt, Jennifer Connell, claims her nephew acted unreasonably when his exuberant greeting caused her to fall and break her wrist in 2011"
“I was at a party recently, and it was difficult to hold my hors d’oeuvre plate,” - damage done.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 'murica
Didn't get a dime. Thanks goodness. Looks like it was a play for inheritance after his mum died last year. Sicko.
Insurance companies regularly look to get their money back on what they have paid out on. We all know that. So they sue the people at fault.
Now, in America, when insurance companies take someone to court, they do it in the name of their client that they paid out, rather than their own. This is a way to protect the "image" of all the insurance companies, because who would want to pay money to a place that they know regularity takes people to court over trivial things.
So in this case, the insurance company may have taken the 8 year old to court to cover their costs. The aunt may have made their court case look ridiculous on purpose to make sure the court didn't rule against her nephew and give his inheritance to the insurance company.
The part that makes me think that this is actually what happened in the "hors d'oeuvre" line, there's no way anyone in their right mind would think that would make people feel sorry for them, especially after talking to a lawyer.
TLDR: Aunt probably made the court case look absolutely ridiculously to stop her insurance company from successfully suing her nephew.
Seems you're right. Internet mob justice is wrong in abusing and punishing someone without checking the facts, once again.
Also: 'MURICA