Health & Fitness
Prisoners Sue Beer Companies – “The Beer Made Me Do It”
Prisoners bring federal court action against beer and liquor companies - "don't blame me, blame the beer!"
As I was searching legal blogs, I found a bizarre case that was recently filed in federal court in Idaho. As an attorney for 20 years, I have seen too many frivolous cases and hope to have seen them all, but here is the latest:
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2013/01/prisoners-sue-beer-companies/
Yes, and I’m not kidding, prisoners are suing beer and liquor companies alleging that “the beer made me do it.” Let’s give them a cheer for creativity.
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From the post on lawyers.com:
“The lawsuit seeks $1 billion from Miller Brewing, Anheuser-Busch, Coors and other major beer and wine makers for not adding warning labels on their bottles to tell people that alcohol is habit forming and addictive.
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But here’s the kicker: the lawsuit was brought by five inmates in Idaho who claim that not only was the booze to blame for their alcoholism, but also for their criminal activity.”
I expect this action will meet its end after a motion to dismiss, but you can never be sure, maybe it gets all the way to trial. I imagine Letterman and Leno may have some jokes about this case. Although, I must note that the inmates don’t have an attorney yet and drafted the complaint on their own.
More on this case can be found here: http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-inmates-sue-beer-wine-companies-1b-190211526–abc-news-topstories.html
James Maisano, Esq.
