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Posted By Deidre 1 year, 2 months ago in StyleA Queens, NY woman has become at least the second person to file a lawsuit claiming injuries from being thrown off a mechanical bull in a Western-themed New York City restaurant.
Rachel Love's lawsuit accuses Johnny Utah 's in Rockefeller Center of negligence and "assault and battery." It says the restaurant allowed "an inebriated individual" to ride the bull.
Love's lawsuit says while she was riding the bull on Jan. 31 a Johnny Utah's employee increased its speed, making it "become more violent" in an effort to throw her off. Her lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. It doesn't detail her injuries. (In the YouTube video below, a citizen journalist visits the Rockefeller Center Johnny Utah's--not, however, on the night Rachel Love went airborne.)
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lckspt1 year, 2 months ago
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Everybody on the face of the planet has the ability to make choices. Some people make better choices than others. Our legal system allows the people who make poor choices to blame others for these poor choices. The choice was to consume alcohol to the point of inhibition. How about making this woman to go to rehab, and maybe learn to make better choices. Not be rewarded for poor choices.
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curiousread1 year, 2 months ago
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This is ********, this country is becoming a bunch of whiny people who sue everybody at any chance!
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tccerullo1 year, 2 months ago
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Facts to consider;1.bars are made for drinking $$ 2.the bull is placed in a drinking bar to attract customers and keep them around 3. was she drinking or intoxicated 4. was it girls drink free all night 5. did she assume the risk for only a few minutes on a slow moving bull 6. did she yell stop/slow down/etc 7. did the operator ignore her request to get off (assault/battery) and negligently/purposely increase the speed against her "responsible" request 8. did type of problem occur before 9. was the operator trained to know when a customer is in danger or too drunk
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lilmelissalynn1 year, 2 months ago
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okay so this lady was as dumb as a freaking box of rocks...I'm going to get on this bull and ride it (try to atleast) while I'm drunk because I like the feeling...then when I get thrown off the bull I'm going to sue the crap out of the bar because I'M AN IDIOT!!
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Sorry lady its not the bars fault you are DUMB!!! oh and a horrible drunk! -
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inspiringangela1 year, 2 months ago
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This reminds me of that Pace Picante commercial where the pseudo-cowpoke brought salsa from NEW YORK CITY!!! Ahh haa ha. Or how about the Billy Crystal movie, "City Slickers"? Sorry. But apparently New Yorkers are unable to grasp the concept of riding a mechanical bull, God love 'em. The idea is you ride until your ride is over. And when is your ride over, urban cowboys and girls are wondering... WHEN YOUR ASS HITS THE GROUND, YOUR RIDE IS OVER! This restaurant, Johnny Utah's will continue to face lawsuit after lawsuit until they shut down the mechanical bull because of mewling patrons like Rachel Love. The honest answer to this dilemma? Rachel Love says, "It's because I got drunk and rode the mechanical bull", instead of "I got a snoot full and the staff at Johnny Utah's didn't babysit me properly."
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hlee6798621 year, 2 months ago
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This country is run by lawyers, these bottom dwelling scum bags make up the rules and there's no such thing as personal responsibility anymore. If there wasn't a hungry attorney out there attempting to fabricate a case she would not be able to sue. We need to institute a system whereby any potential law suits are initially reviewed by an independent committee to determine if it has any merit.
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nyerinme931 year, 2 months ago
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You mean to tell me that the guy running the bull deliberately tried to make her fall off? And she was drunk? I've ridden the bull many times, never sober. Thats how it goes in a bar. I fall off, get up, and go back to my drink. By the way inspiring, I'm a NYer and I'm probably better than most at riding. But I promise not to make my own brand of salsa. Can't cook worth beans anyway.
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tccerullo1 year, 2 months ago
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This country is not run by lawyers; it is run by juries and judges that listen to reason of an injured party through a lawyer that makes more business/manufactures safer for all of us. example, seat belts, airbags, food quality etc
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towtruckasmc1 year, 2 months ago
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Let's not talk about the moron that decided to seek legal action for her drunken stupitidy. Unfortunately the United States is way too full of people like her. Let's talk about the overwhelming need to reform the judicial system. We made a major mistake when we put private enterprise in charge of the most powerful branch of our government. Attorneys are independant businesses but most people don't realize that. When we gave them the golden key to the city and all the power that was unfortunately bestowed upon them without any or very little control of that power, it was only a matter of time and we are now reaping the seeds that were sown. Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if each of our given industries was legally given the right to police themselves. When you're done laughing at that one... realize that's what happened with our system of attorneys, which is the core of the judicial system. It's called the BAR Association. An organization of attorneys policing attorneys.
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LOSMAYAS1 year, 2 months ago
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A few spoil the fun for most.
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bethypoo19711 year, 2 months ago
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So, if they had tried to physically restrain her and keep her off of it because she was drunk, would she be filing a lawsuit against them for protecting her life? She ought to just be glad it was a mechanical bull and not the real thing and shut up! If you don't want to get hurt when you leave the house, here's a tip; don't get drunk and do stupid things in public!
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upeoplersocrazy1 year, 2 months ago
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What a stupid tramp.I hope her lawyer sucks her dry and then looses the case.I have a lawsuit happy EX friend and her husband(i got sick of her scamming ways)She is currently suing McDonalds (she is 400lbs) because she fell in the restroom and hurt her knee.What she failed to mention is I have seen her knee give out FROM her weight a number of times BEFORE her lawsuit.
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stratohog1 year, 2 months ago
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Both parties are at fault here.The restaurant should have made her sign a waiver before she even got on that thing.If she was drunk,they should have noticed and cut her off.As far as she is concerned,those are the ups and downs of life.She chose to ride the bull,she got hurt,too friggin' bad honey,that was her choice.Take your lumps and get over it!!
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StealthMaiden1 year, 2 months ago
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Oh Yeah! did they hold her down - insert a funnel in her moth and pured the booze down her Troat? So very American - screw up and hols someone else resposnible for your idiotic action ... Grow up America ! Hope this case will be kicked out of court - Idiot like her waste out Tax dollars .. folks like her should pay for any court cost !
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Jaydee19581 year, 2 months ago
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GEE, I GOT HURT BECAUSE I TRIED SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE. I'M HURT BECAUSE OF MY OWN STUPIDITY. I HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MY OWN ACTIONS. NOW I NEED FREE HEALTH CARE AND A WELFARE CHECK TO TIDE ME OVER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE....BARRAK WHERE ARE YOU?
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realitycheck10141 year, 2 months ago
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Do people realize, that this type of situations costs all of us? If someone sues for, as an example, burning their finger on a match, and wins because the match manufacturer didn't tell them that fire might burn them. Every single match manufacturer, will modify their packages to put "warning - fire can burn you." That modification, increases their cost, and raises the price. Look how many common sense warning labels there are on things we buy every day. We're paying for it because some dumbass decided to sue, found a lawyer to take the case, and a judge let it enter their courtroom. Oh yeah, our tax dollars are paying for the court proceedings too.
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towinforfun1 year, 2 months ago
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This all started with hot coffee any one can sue for any thing face it there are dummies out here. there should be a statement before all lawsuits that reads does this applie to you HERES YOUR SIGN!!!!! just someone look for there 15 min. in the light and getting something out of there stupidity.
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gcort491 year, 2 months ago
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We live in a,'sue conscious' world..thanks to the heavy greed from over-priced lawyers.
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It's like the story of the woman who sued ta carnival operator because she was dizzy after a merry-go-round ride. She tripped on her own feet after the ride, tried to sue for neglect because there was no warning of possible dizziness from such a ride...
Next we will have airline passengers suing for air-sickness.
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stngshtgrl69841 year, 2 months ago
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I go to a bar that has a mechanical bull and they make the person sign a waiver, just like on the video, for this reason and it is on camera. If she signed the waiver, she has no case. And, the whole point is to speed it up because it would be quite boring to ride one slow. And, most everybody uses their "liquid courage" to get on one anyways. I hope she walks away with nothing.
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catlane35691 year, 2 months ago
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Hmmm, I wonder if she's related to the idiot who spilled hot coffee in her own lap and won $3 million from McDonalds? Please people, enough with the frivolous lawsuits. If the old lady with the coffee was dumb enough to cream and sugar her coffee when the car was in motion, then she did not deserve to win that lawsuit. If this idiot was too drunk to know that she should not get on a mechanical bull in her drunken state, she doesn't deserve a damn thing either. Unbelievable
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Burnsengine1 year, 2 months ago
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Person 1: Hey, look guys! A mechanical bull.
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Person 2: I dare you to ride it!
Person 1: Uhhh, I don't know.
Person 2: C'mon chicken!
Person 1: Ok... but I'll need a few beers first.
(1 hour, 4 beers and 23 shots later)
Person 1: Okay! Wherrees duh ball...... I mean, bull.
Person 2: ptt,ss th.... her, I'll hulp you up.
Person 1: (grunts as he gets on)... Whoooo hooo! Lessss ride tthhhheee bulllllll Yeee hawwwww!
(CRASSHHHH!!!)
Person 1: I thunk I broke muh headdddd. Cull a lawyer! Theys made me hut myselffffff"! -
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wifeneeds2know1 year, 2 months ago
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She claimed to be drunk. It's not a fact. She may have signed a waiver, and maybe she did while sober. Did anyone make the bull go faster? Isn't that the way that ride works? Was she alone, drinking alone? Friends don't let friends ride mechanical bulls drunk, unless they conspired to sue the bar. She eveidently had the ability to walk over, get on and ride the bull until it finally threw her off. It sounds like she was sober to me.
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jen23pa1 year, 2 months ago
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wow so if i get drunk and go to the bathroom and hit my head on the toilet i can sue? all becuase they let me go bathroom all by myself drunk. gimmie a break. her sueing for being drunk on the bull is pure dumb. it reminds me of the story this woman sued because she forgot to take her pop tarts out of the toaster when she left the house caught on fire. she won the lawsuit. i hate stupid people
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66741171 year, 2 months ago
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I so can't stand Stupid people,not owning up to being stupid,I mean really STUPID!
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people in this country need to take personal responsibility for there own lives.
( In Germany, a read block is 1 car and a wood saw horse, The car B.T.W. has a 50 cal machine gun) if you run the road block,you get all hell shot of you and your car.
and all that O.J. Bull S. would never have happened.
if you do something stupid, you need to live with it.
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dncarm61 year, 2 months ago
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Come on now! They always have you sign a waiver. They have
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to. People don't go to bars to just have a soda pop (generally), they go there to drink and have some fun. If you
want to ride the bull, it's up to you. If you are so stupid
to begin with to think thats it's a little carnival ride, then
you can't blame anyone but yourself for falling off! It's not
one of those teeny rocking horses out side the store that your
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Japippy1 year, 2 months ago
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To begin with, did the first person that sued for a like incident succeed in getting a judgment against Johnny Utah's? I think that would have a major bearing on the outcome of this case.
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Doesn't the waiver protect the bar to some degree. I'm quite sure that anyone with 1 ounce of gray matter in their cranium has to know that they are going to be thrown off that bull, come hell or high water. It's not there just for a joyous comfortable ride.
The bull is sitting so close to the cushion, and that cushion looks quite thick, I'd think it would be darn near impossible to get hurt unless you landed on your head which is not likely.
Please advise if anyone has heard about the results of either this or the first case. My bet is that the judge will side with Johnny Utah's and he SHOULD TELL THE PEOPLE who admit they were drunk, that they should be going for counseling so as to not wind up getting themselves SERIOUSLY HURT by doing something else even dumber like playing chicken with a city bus or something.
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tphil888091 year, 2 months ago
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This is crap on a whole new level. Live in Queens, personally rode the bull, if you get hurt, you're an idiot. This is another case of some money grubber with no sense of responsibility, an exaggeration to get money you didn't earn. Give me a break!
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indu141 year, 2 months ago
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lol Sometimes us gals are just so funny. Being drunk and bulls don't mix, now I could see if it was a real bull she got on, she could sue lol but being that it was a bull ride she should just ice her butt and deal with it. Maybe next time thinking before she gets on, wait...is this going to be like last time? =op
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daninise1 year, 2 months ago
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Well, now that I watched the video, I see that the bar DOES require a signed release...so I'm surprised a lawyer even took the case. I guess that's what happens when a New York girl tries to ride a bull. I'm definitely no "cowgirl", but a true Texan, and I handled that bull just fine for a first-timer, even after some drinks!
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ajm33771on1 year, 2 months ago
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Uh huh. Another bar/club SkaNk rides "da' bull" thinking it is a High Powered Vibrator and NOW complains because it was too much for her? lol Must be a Robin Da' Hood supporter wanting to be taken care of for life. LOL We Da' People Are In Tra-Booo
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tnbluemichelle1 year, 2 months ago
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Most here get it....the woman is an idiot and our legal system sucks when people who do stupid things frequently prosper for blaming someone else for their own stupid choices. Do you all know there is a solution to this problem? It's called "loser pays all", the way the courts are set up in Europe, if ya sue someone and you lose-you pay not only your own legal costs but also the legal fees of the person/organization that ya sued. Not only would that reduce the number of idiots trying to get rich for their own stupidity, it also would prevent businesses from settling suits just because it's cheaper to settle than to fight. In our good old USA, businesses agree to settlements every day when they were NOT in the wrong, they simply do it because it's less costly than a legal battle and ALL the rest of us consumers pay for it in one way or another. A good read is: http://www.reason.com/news/show/29696.html
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tccerullo1 year, 2 months ago
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This type of legal action did not start with HOT McDonalds coffee; it started over 100 years ago with legal precedent that most ethical lawyers, courts and Judges still follow today. The facts could be presented to a jury made up of people just like you and who only know a small part until the whole truth comes out. It is a jury of peers that decide; whether it is Democrats or republicans and conservative or liberal rich or poor etc. Go to law school and earn a Doctorate in Law and even then it is difficult to determine what is actionable or not. Trial lawyers have saved Billions of dollars to make people more responsible and consumer goods and food and particulary sports of all kinds, i.e. NFL helmuts!!! and Bull riding; because money hungry business want to skimp on safety for the profit at the expense of innocent victoms.
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