I say he owes the window's family $10 million for pain and suffering

Azlefty: Malpractice is malpractice no matter how scummy the person is. On the bright side he will now have money his victims can sue him for!

Very true. I do wonder what 'lost earnings' means when one is in prison.

Indolent: Azlefty: Malpractice is malpractice no matter how scummy the person is. On the bright side he will now have money his victims can sue him for!

And money for a better lawyer.

Nah. In injury cases lawyers work on commission so whoever thinks they can win will go ahead with it.

How is this "asinine"?

And how did 14 years become 16?

MrPitt: And how did 14 years become 16?

It's the new math revisited.

How did he make it out of prison alive after 14 years?

Meh, sex offender. Let him rot.

I'm normally not an advocate of lawsuits, especially by prison inmates, however...

His request seems rather reasonable in lieu of the fact that the physician was more then just a bit negligent when treating this man's injury. 10K plus 3700 for attourney's fees for 14 years of potentially life threatening complications? Pay the man his money already- don't even let it hit the courtroom.

Of course maybe Farkers would prefer the alternative which involves a physician (and possibly an entire hospital system) spending hundred's of thousands defending their good name should the law suit go public (may be too late folks). I've seen far less cut and dry cases where the hospital ends up settling out of court for amounts far more then this guy could ever imagine.

KobaSauce: How did he make it out of prison alive after 14 years?

He always knew that if things got rough, he could make a prison shiv out of the glass in his arm.

All I gotta do is find a knife to cut it out of my arm... and then I can make a weapon to defend myself.

RandomExcess: Meh, sex offender. Let him rot.

Dude, that's harsh.

You realise you may be advocating a "cruel and unusual punishment" that could result in death on another human being who may have done nothing more then having been seen pissing off his porch in a drunken stupor, had just turned 18 and had sex with his "underaged" girlfriend or had a complaint filed by his neighbor for skinny-dipping in his parents hottub. These are just a few of the 'horrendous' crimes against humanity that can earn you a rating of "sex offender".

There is nothing in this article, other then "failing to register" on the State's offender list that would suggest he was even actively out there being all rapey and molesty on the populace.

You's gonna get sued!

He's a sex offender AND a mexican? Stick the glass in his eye - then deport him.

The attending nurse will probably be called as a witness for the defenstration.

He's pretty sharp for a prisoner.

AH HA!

get it.... cause there's a piece of glass in him...

I found a picture of the guy:

How the hell did 14 yrs suddenly become 16 yrs?

-1 subby

log_jammin: smileynyc: I do wonder what 'lost earnings' means when one is in prison.

A cartoon of Kools and two hand jobs.

A cartoon of Kools eh, like where he's hunting the rabbit but the rabbit bends the barrel of the gun back on him?

Azlefty: Malpractice is malpractice no matter how scummy the person is. On the bright side he will now have money his victims can sue him for!

THIS

clowncar on fire:
You realise you may be advocating a "cruel and unusual punishment" that could result in death on another human being who may have done nothing more then having been seen pissing off his porch in a drunken stupor, had just turned 18 and had sex with his "underaged" girlfriend or had a complaint filed by his neighbor for skinny-dipping in his parents hottub. These are just a few of the 'horrendous' crimes against humanity that can earn you a rating of "sex offender".

They can get you on the sex offender registry, sure, but they cannot get you on the sex offender registry plus 14 years of jail time.

So we're probably talking about felony sexual assault, date rape, or something in that league.

Probably not a pedophilia-related crime, though, those result in longer sentences.

moothemagiccow: I say he owes the window's family $10 million for pain pane and suffering
Wonko Fortytwo: MrPitt: And how did 14 years become 16?

It's the new math meth revisited.
Fixed and fixed.

clowncar on fire: I'm normally not an advocate of lawsuits,

So, you're not a fan of people using the legal system to settle their disputes? What system would you prefer?

Jim_Callahan: They can get you on the sex offender registry, sure, but they cannot get you on the sex offender registry plus 14 years of jail time.

So we're probably talking about felony sexual assault, date rape, or something in that league.

Probably not a pedophilia-related crime, though, those result in longer sentences.

Pretty easy to find out. A quick search of the Nebraska Sex Offender database shows that he was convicted in '97 and the victim was a minor.

That being said - he hasn't been in prison for 14 years. If his conviction for the original crime was in 1997, over a year after his injury, and according to the article he's in prison for a registry violation, that means he served his time, was released, and then went BACK to prison.

First, isn't there a statute of limitations? I do not care if it has been 14 or 16 yaars that seemx like a long time to sue someone.

Kinda half-way surprised he's not also trying to sue his would-be victim, as well

Azlefty: Malpractice is malpractice no matter how scummy the person is. On the bright side he will now have money his victims can sue him for!

Yeah. It sounds like a sound case. The Asinine tag isn't warranted at all. Prisoners should get reasonable medical treatment.

clowncar on fire: I'm normally not an advocate of lawsuits, especially by prison inmates, however...

While I don't like them, either, the problem is all too often the courts are the only recourse a prisoner has against mistreatment. You see cases over total trivialities because there's nothing else they can do about harassment by the jailers.

Azlefty: Malpractice is malpractice no matter how scummy the person is. On the bright side he will now have money his victims can sue him for!

I agree, HOWEVER

FTA: "Alfonso claims the medical expenses from the sewn-in glass shard have exceeded $10,000. He's seeking compensation for the treatment, $3,700 in attorney's fees, lost earnings and other relief."

--> Given this man has been incarcerated for at least a portion of the last 14 years, I certainly hope that he will reimburse the prison for the medical expenses they covered.

--> Given this man had been incarcerated for at least a portion of the last 14 years, I fail to find (too much) merit in his claim for lost earning.

NeoBad: First, isn't there a statute of limitations? I do not care if it has been 14 or 16 yaars that seemx like a long time to sue someone.

SOL varies based on state and type of case. Some states date SOL from the time when you discovered the injury or when you could have resonably been expected to. I don't know in this case.

"Alfonso claims the medical expenses from the sewn-in glass shard have exceeded $10,000. He's seeking compensation for the treatment, $3,700 in attorney's fees, lost earnings and other relief."


Lost earnings???? He was in PRISON!

:applauds subby:

I thought this was fark-worthy urinal-star installment, but didn't think of a good headline. Good job!

The lawsuit sounds reasonable, but he should then have to give all the money to the guy whose window he smashed. After all, he stole that piece of glass.