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rickgrimes 
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| California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 1:58 pm)
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(ABC News) A California woman claims "smart"parking metersare making her sick. And now, she wants nearly $2 billion because of it.
Denise Bartonfiled a claim against the city of Santa Monica, Calif., for $1.7 billion alleging the radiation from "smart" parking meters around the city are causing health complications, according to the Santa Monica Daily Press .
"In April, they started turning on the new smart meters downtown and I started getting sick,"Barton told ABC News.
On Aug. 6, Barton filed the $1.7 billion claim that gives the city 45 days to respond.
"I figured that's the value of my life and health considering how much I had to go through as a child," Barton told ABC News.
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Harry Caray
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 1:59 pm to rickgrimes)
ain't no bitch worth that much money.
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Boats n Hose
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 2:00 pm to rickgrimes)
She's getting exposed to radiation from somewhere to be that fricking stupid
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Displaced
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 2:00 pm to rickgrimes)
that makes it 3.4 billion now!!!
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LSUTIGER in TEXAS 
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 2:03 pm to Boats n Hose)
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"I figured that's the value of my life and health considering how much I had to go through as a child,"
someone just kill this bitch and put her out of her misery. 
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Bmath
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 2:08 pm to rickgrimes)
Obvious frivolous law suits should be treated with an all in approach. You either win, or spend life in prison.
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Alt26
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 2:15 pm to Bmath)
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Obvious frivolous law suits should be treated with an all in approach. You either win, or spend life in prison.
Nah, prison is a bit unreasonable. However these are the types of cases where the "loser" (i.e. if suit is dismissed at trial or summarily beforehand) should bear the burden of court costs and ALL attorney's fees expended in defending the claim. That would serve to stop many of these b.s. claims on the front end.
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tigerpimpbot 
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 2:19 pm to rickgrimes)
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"I figured that's the value of my life and health considering how much I had to go through as a child," Barton told ABC News.
Self-absorbed much?
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LSUTIGER in TEXAS
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 2:20 pm to Bmath)
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Obvious frivolous law suits should be treated with an all in approach. You either win, or spend life in prison
im game. where do i vote? 
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chinhoyang
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 2:21 pm to LSUTIGER in TEXAS)
She has a constitutional right to be able to present her claim ... never mind, can't even try to say that with a straight face.
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ezride25 
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 4:47 pm to Alt26)
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should bear the burden of court costs and ALL attorney's fees expended in defending the claim
People this dumb don't have that kind of money to begin with. What's she gonna pay with? Bottle caps and rubber bands?
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CAD703X 
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 5:04 pm to ezride25)
remember all the women suddenly "sick" after reports that silicon breast implants might be unsafe.
ohhhh lord they were a'cryin on oprah.
then the medical studies came out saying 'nope, no danger' ..
..and nary another word was said.
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graychef 
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 5:06 pm to rickgrimes)
Her cell phone is more harmful than a smart meter.
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drizztiger 
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 5:58 pm to rickgrimes)
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$1.7 billion claim
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"I figured that's the value of my life"
So delusional.
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ToesOnTheNose213 
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 6:25 pm to rickgrimes)
Sweet! I live in Santa Monica and I didn't feel too well Saturday and Sunday morning... it's the parking meters!!! Give me my billions.
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Ba Ba Boooey
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/21/12 at 7:22 pm to rickgrimes)
I'd love to know what she does for a living that makes her feel her life is worth that
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fisherbm1112
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/22/12 at 10:09 am to rickgrimes)
I think legally you should only be able to sue for what your net worth is, because that is the burden that society would feel without you. Unless there is health bills of course then you can sue for those. Nothing more.
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LSUDVM1999
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/22/12 at 10:15 am to fisherbm1112)
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the "loser" (i.e. if suit is dismissed at trial or summarily beforehand) should bear the burden of court costs and ALL attorney's fees expended in defending the claim.
this and if there's an attorney involved that filed the suit for her, they should be disbarred and never allowed to practice law again in the US
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ottothewise
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/22/12 at 10:30 am to Harry Caray)
How did she come up with over a billion in damages?
I am ready for Tort Reform.
and good luck to her attorney to prove any connection between the smart meter and the client health issues.
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Alatgr
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| re: California Woman Files $1.7 Billion Suit Alleging 'Smart Meters' Making Her Sick (Posted on 8/22/12 at 11:49 am to rickgrimes)
I assume she's pro se, and insane.
I once was involved with a pro se case where the plaintiff wanted as part of her damages the death penalty for the defense's lawyers, and their cars, but only if 1998 or later models.
Crazy people are awesome.
EDIT: Yeah, she's brain damaged.
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Barton, who experienced neurological damage following a car accident as a young child
And I seriously doubt she has a lawyer, otherwise the article would quote them, too.
This post was edited on 8/22 at 11:52 am
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