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An American student is suing her university for negligence after a mounted moose head fell on her from a wall during a biology exam. Amy Walters was peering through a microscope when the stuffed trophy fell, hitting the side of her head. She says she has suffered from headaches ever since, and is suing for "loss of enjoyment of life"

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agentX
Jan. 27, 2007, 10:19 p.m.
Wow, that moose wanted payback from beyond the grave...
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Harbeas
Jan. 28, 2007, 9:37 a.m.
Another woeful example of our litigious mentality. Hopefully the judge will throw it out of court.
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nativestorm
Jan. 28, 2007, 9:42 a.m.
zombie moose!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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kriicket
Jan. 28, 2007, 1:28 p.m.
Now I can see suing for damages in that she possibly received an injury resulting in headaches, but suing for damages because she was embarrassed and humiliated??? Come on !! Who hasn't been embarrassed and humilitated? Probably some of her headaches is that she is too worried about what other people think...or may be thinking about how funny the sight could have been and probably was. We all would have laughed if it had shown up on America's Funniest Videos.