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In April Scott Abrams, 27, filed a $2 million lawsuit against the owners and managers of an apartment building in Arlington, Virginia, for injuries he suffered in 1991 when he was struck by lightning while sitting on the roof of the building during an electrical storm. He said the defendants were negligent in maintaining the rooftop and should have provided, among other things, warning signs and brighter paint. When struck, Abrams was sitting on a ledge on the roof with his feet in a puddle.
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Kenneth Bruckner of Gering, Nebraska, filed a lawsuit against the Presbyterian/Saint Luke’s Medical Center in Denver in February, claiming that the cleanser used to disinfect a toilet seat was highly toxic and had caused him permanent burns, neurological injuries, and urological and sexual dysfunction. Said Bruckner’s attorney, “What’s the world coming to if it’s not safe to sit on the toilet and read the paper?”
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Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): illustration/Shawn Belschwender.
