I have just the person.
BEHOLD: William Ogletree, a hotshot lawyer from Texas, who thinks it is the fault of everyone in the world EXCEPT HIM, that he left his fancy shmancy leather coat at an airport food court.
I hate pretentious jerks like this. According to this, Billy here was on his way to Las Vegas when he stopped at the food court in the Houston airport. As he was leaving, he forgot to take his coat. Obviously, that coat is now history. And pretentious lawyer dude thinks it’s the fault of the City of Houston, Continental Airlines, AND the food court’s management company for not having “collected the coat, kept it in a secure place, and held it for a reasonable time.” And naturally, he’s threatening a big fat law suit against all three entities if they don’t pony up the $800 to reimburse him for the cost of the coat. THAT HE FORGOT AT THE AIRPORT.
I hate hate hate clowns like him. As if it’s anyone’s fault but his own that he couldn’t be bothered to remember his fancy coat. Now, whoever took it is a jerk, obviously, but it’s certainly not the fault of the freaking CITY OF HOUSTON or the airline or the food court.
HATE.
Whatever. There are announcements every 2.5 seconds in that airport that says not to leave your personal belongings. The coat was probably perceived as a threat and blown all the hell. At least I hope that’s what happens.
This is why lawyers get the rap that they do. Reminds me of the idiot judge that sued over his pants at the dry cleaners. Trouble is these suits cost money and drive up the costs of life for everyone.
Karma. This will come back to bite him in the tukus big time. I wish I could be there to see it when it happens. Puerco feo!
During the first semester of my freshman in college, I was drunk five nights a week. Needless to say, I only earned a “B-” in one of my Shakespeare courses. I’m thinking about suing the university and the bar district around the university for my drinking and attending classes with hangovers. I want an “A” for that class. So please keep me posted; if that craptastic attorney wins for his jacket, I’m going to hire him to represent me in my case.
Ignorant and prejudiced people Restaurants, airports and airlines want people to come in and spend money like the lawyer. Look up Business Invitee and learn something. Business owe a high duty to potential customers that go into their premises, not just a regular duty. Most reputable companies are very careful with lost and found items. City employees who clean airports are not known for being very careful. Sure the jacket was probably stolen, by a City of Houston employee. Don’t any of you see an airport security risk here? It’s more likely an employee of the city or one of the restaurants in the food court took the jacket. Well, I guess it’s OK too have dishonest employees working in our airports, terrorists will figure this out and just pay these dishonest employees to do their work, won’t they. What the lawyer said about bailment is absolutely correct. All you guys do is spew your hatred at lawyers and other groups, like Jews, Blacks, Gays and whomever your prejudiced against. I’m prejudiced against the prejudiced, like you guys. You make me sick.
I checked and he didin’t sue anyone and all you people ASSumed he did.
He is owed the proper level of duty to invitees, but where most would say, “What an IDIOT I was for leaving my cell phone/coat/briefcase! And how unlucky that a kindly attorney didn’t find it!” he’s fighting with a pending law suit – though frankly, he probably can well afford another jacket and should just write that jacket off – must be karma, my friend.
Yes, he is ready to deploy his laws suit after a 10 day grace period – in his letter to the three authorities with jurisdiction, he even included a jab at the pizza waitress, of whom he could testify that he remembers due to how badly she treated him. Boo hoo.
After the 10 days, if he doesn’t have his $800, “the amount will continue to increase according to the court costs, attorneys fees, investigation, expert witnesses and other damages available by law.”
Nasty minimum wage food court help – purloined unattended $800 coats. “Ruthie, take a memo: MUST SUE EVERY DEEP POCKET ENTITY INVOLVED AND SAVE…THE…WORLD!”
Some people should be careful about bandying about the word “ass”.
Just sayin’.
burning eyeball,
That’s exactly the first thought i had! this guy is an a$$. I hope some judge hands him his own on a platter.
He’s obviously not a very good attorney or he would know that he won’t get the replacement cost of the coat. If he’s lucky, he’ll get the depreciated value. And I hope he doesn’t even get that. What a dork!
LarryD – how you went from a post about a hotshot lawyer who thinks the world owes him something to prejudice against jews, blacks, and gays – I will never know, but do give my regards to William Ogletree, who you’re clearly related to.
LarryD should run his diatribe through spell and grammer check before hitting enter…
LarryD – You’re an idiot. Sorry, but you are.
William Ogletree is also an idiot. And probably donated to the Obama/Biden campaign.
LarryD lives in Lala liberal land. He can’t help it, but he should shut up and THINK before he says anything.
This post seemed to start about one jackass and turn into showcasing another one. Wow!
Sounds to me like a pansyassed soft palmed lawyer who stomped his foot and cried out loud when he realized he lost his coat, which was probably a $99 Wilsons special, and of course it HAD to be someone else’s fault, right? Of COURSE it is. It’s the restaurant/food court employee’s fault for not following this pansy around making sure he didn’t forget anything. I, too, would be mad at myself if I lost something at the airport but I would NOT blame someone else. But then again I’m not a pansy.