Park County, CA - Woman, Hit by Car, Sues Google for Faulty Directions |
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Park County, CA - Lauren Rosenberg says that the Google Maps BlackBerry application told her to use Deer Valley Drive—a highway also called Utah State Route 224—to walk from one Park City address to another.
However, the directions did not tell her that there were no sidewalks along Deer Valley Drive, which, Rosenberg alleges, led to her being struck by traffic.
“As a direct and proximate cause of Defendant Google’s careless, reckless and negligent providing of unsafe directions, Plaintiff Lauren Rosenberg was led onto a dangerous highway, and was thereby stricken by a motor vehicle, causing her to suffer severe permanent physical, emotional and mental injuries,” according to the complaint filed in Park County district court.
Rosenberg is asking for Google to pay her medical expenses in addition to punitive damages and loss of earnings. She is also suing the driver of the vehicle, Patrick Harwood of Park City.
Google Maps warns users about walking directions on its version for computers, saying that “Walking directions are in beta. Use caution—This route may be missing sidewalks or pedestrian paths.” However, the mobile version of Google Maps does not come with the warning.
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May 31, 2010 at 04:46 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
When the sidewalk ended she should've stopped. Google didn't force her to walk in the middle of a highway. She could've seen that there was no sidewalk.
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May 31, 2010 at 04:49 PM Use Your Head Says:Report as Inappropriate
With all due compassion for this woman's plight, this sounds absurd on the face of it. Could she not see for herself that there was no sidewalk?! Can anyone involved in a car accident sue Rand McNally for not indicating that there may be other vehicles on the road? If she felt the road was unsafe, why did she continue to walk there? This is just craziness.
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May 31, 2010 at 05:02 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
if anything, the mobile version should give the warning, more so than the computer version
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May 31, 2010 at 05:06 PM hope she wins Says:Report as Inappropriate
She's got a case I hope she wins big.
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May 31, 2010 at 05:07 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
This is no joke, try google map to London, they will lead right into the atlantic ocean, use caution.
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May 31, 2010 at 05:19 PM TortReformNow Says:Report as Inappropriate
Was her lawyer also hit by a car? No sane lawyer would take on such a case, I guess he too is suffering from severe psychological damage.
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May 31, 2010 at 05:23 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Dont u think she should sue G-d? That IDIOT!! Yes, Ms. Rosenberg, go ahead and sue google this country is stupid enough to have YOU win the case!!! If I think I've heard it all I see I didnt!!!!
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May 31, 2010 at 05:26 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Lauren, go ahead and sue me too! I should have stopped u from walking onto the road! I didnt U absolutely should sue me, ( and everyone else u know or dont know) U never know, might be a good way to get rich, seems like the lottery is not working for you! (and anyway, this has a much greater success rate, few competitors)
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May 31, 2010 at 05:28 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
we are created with brains, please use them! computers have brains, but don't have logic. i guess this woman thinks like a computer without the logic in her brain.
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May 31, 2010 at 05:35 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
She shouldve used google earth and zoom it down so she can see for herself if their is a sidewalk!
This is crazy, she didn't pay for this service its free and she shouldn't be able 2 sue
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May 31, 2010 at 05:38 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
causing her to suffer severe permanent physical, emotional and mental injuries,
If she acts like this than she was mental retarded way before this accident, she belongs in a mental institution....
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May 31, 2010 at 05:46 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Even though this woman is exremely dumb she will somehow win an enormous sum of money because our laws are messed up and the courts don't have any smart people in them
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May 31, 2010 at 05:52 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
The only doctor this idiot needs, is a phsiciatrist. And if history is any guide, the judge from sdom will side with this sickness
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May 31, 2010 at 05:58 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
when i walk in the street and trip on some bag, would i be able to sue?! after all it didnt say WARNING! PLASTIC BAG ZONE! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!
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May 31, 2010 at 06:00 PM How silly Says:Report as Inappropriate
She has to lose. Who will feel safe developing a toaster, lest someone throw it in a bathtub and electrocute themselves?
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May 31, 2010 at 06:05 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Idiotic. She should have used common sense.
I recently rented a GPS unit with a rental car, and every single time I switched it on I had to click a release that 1) I would not operate the GPS while driving, and 2) They would not be held liable for faulty instructions. Because of idiots like her.
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May 31, 2010 at 06:10 PM jhonny Says:Report as Inappropriate
this is obsene! its a ridiculous case. however its ok google could afford it the two owners of google are worth 20 billlion dollars no pity
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May 31, 2010 at 06:18 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ This is no joke, try google map to London, they will lead right into the atlantic ocean, use caution. ”
Sounds like you are as dumb as she is. Are you going to follow google's directions and drown in the ocean? There is a minimum amount of common sense required. It sounds like this woman should be diagnosed as having "intelligence below minimum requirements."
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May 31, 2010 at 06:40 PM Gregaaron Says:Report as Inappropriate
Let's get our "Daily Dose of Lomdus" here...
ממה נפשך, if Google is at fault (they aren't), how can she sue the driver - the driver had every right to be driving down the middle of the road without sidewalks? And if the driver IS at fault (he isn't), than what did Google do wrong? All the program did was send her down the road, where a faulty driver was waiting to knock some sense into her?
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May 31, 2010 at 06:59 PM How silly Says:Report as Inappropriate
I feel unsafe giving directions to a stranger. What if they misunderstand and sue me?
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May 31, 2010 at 07:01 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Could someone explain to me what she thought when the sidewalk ended? What was going through her mind?
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May 31, 2010 at 07:08 PM formally Says:Report as Inappropriate
she is so stupid she is not even embarrassed to make such a claim.
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May 31, 2010 at 07:15 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I think she should sue blackberry or whatever phone she was using. How dare they let suck fatal content show up on their screen. I mean, can you imagine if she googled a zoo and then she gets bitten by a tiger? If i wer her, i'd also sue her phone charger compnay who allowed such a dangerous device to recharge, leading to her near-fatal experience.
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May 31, 2010 at 07:26 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I think she should sue all the commentaters for mental anguish and loss of sleep.
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May 31, 2010 at 07:30 PM It takes Brains Says:Report as Inappropriate
I know someone whose GPS told him, he was in the Atlantic Ocean. If he was really heading for the ocean, don't you think he'd have the brains to stop before he sank into the water? GPS is just a tool and you have to use your brains and not only rely on what it tells you.
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May 31, 2010 at 07:34 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
What would she have done it it was the edge of a cliff?
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May 31, 2010 at 07:45 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I think she should sue her parents and her school teachers for teaching her to read! and sue the Shoe Company that provided her with the ability to walk! Reminds me of the bloggers who blame everything on other Men that talk in Shul! Its time people grow up and start taking responsibility for their actions.
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May 31, 2010 at 09:01 PM how crazy could you get Says:Report as Inappropriate
I believe she should sue g-d for her being created. Then her parents for birthing her. Next she should sue her teachers for not educating her. The list could go on on on on and on. DUMBBELL sue yourself and have a life the way you made it happen.
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May 31, 2010 at 10:56 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
there's a book by Shel Silverstein called "Where the Sidewalk Ends"!
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Jun 01, 2010 at 12:32 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sounds like you are as dumb as she is. Are you going to follow google's directions and drown in the ocean? There is a minimum amount of common sense required. It sounds like this woman should be diagnosed as having "intelligence below minimum requirements." ”
He is just illustrating a point about common sense, and you're stupid enough to not get the joke...
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Jun 01, 2010 at 01:00 AM Liberalism is a Disease!!! Says:Report as Inappropriate
This is a frivolous lawsuit and should be tossed together with the moron who brought the suit! I have personally found errors with google maps and Ive emailed them about it. They send a nice thank you email and fix the problem within 1-2 weeks.
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Jun 01, 2010 at 07:58 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
What did she do before Google Maps - wander highways aimlessly?
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Jun 01, 2010 at 11:25 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sounds like you are as dumb as she is. Are you going to follow google's directions and drown in the ocean? There is a minimum amount of common sense required. It sounds like this woman should be diagnosed as having "intelligence below minimum requirements." ”
anyway they tell you to kayak