Kokul’s World

Such stories like this one always give me a good laugh. Isn’t it great how our youth is being brought up? Fourteen year old Shannon Derrik has filed a lawsuit against her (now former) friend Stephanie Eick for losing her IPod. The suit has been filed in Wheaton, Illinois. It seems that Shannon made the mistake of lending her iPod to Stephanie, who decided it would be a good idea to give back the iPod by leaving it on Shannon’s desk rather than waiting for her to return from the restroom to hand it over in person. The iPod managed to disappear - apparently someone in that classroom had some sticky fingers - and so Shannon sued for $475 in damages and court fees (she says she did a LOT of babysitting to pay for that iPod). The case was initially dismissed because of an improper filing, but it looks like the two girls will finally square off in court in about a month (the word on the street is that they’re gearing up for a serious showdown in the cafeteria when school starts up again).

All I have to say is this is a stupid waste of money. Stephanie doesn’t even have to pay for a defence lawyer because because the judge and jury will properly dismiss it for being a very stupid reason to file a court case. I think Shannon should sue herself for being stupid enough to lend out her brand new IPod. I would never lend my Creative Zen Micro to anyone, not my friends, not my relatives (well I would lend it to my family of course). Engadget will be down in Wheaton, Illinois to cover the entire trial.