You’re Suing Me for What?

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I ran a red light in college and hit a nice old lady in her nice little Acura. No, there was no alcohol involved, just some exhaustion from working a long shift the day previous.  The lady was in her 70’s, and I felt pretty crappy about what had happened. I admitted I was fully at fault. We got to have all sorts of fun with the insurance lawyers. The proposed settlement from my insurance company apparently was not enough, so the woman and her husband decided to sue for more money; i.e. cashito, moolah, samoleans, smackers, whatever you want to call it.

We met with the lawyer representing my insurance company once the lawsuit was official. We sat down and reviewed what additional things they thought were lawsuit worthy. Now from what I understood, the car needed some serious repair, and the nice old lady had whiplash which resulted in some medical bills. We continued down the list. One of the last items on the list was loss of conjugal privileges.  Of course I had to hold up the show and ask what that meant. I knew what it meant, but I wanted to hear the lawyer explain it with a straight face, and he did. Job well done Mr. Lawyer! I was then informed that you can sue someone for loss of hibbidy dibbidy, or the inability to make sweet lovin’, if you and/or your significant other were unable to get it on during the time you recovered from an accident such as a car crash.

Keep in mind that this couple was in their 70’s. They must have been horny buggers. Just the thought of…I can’t even write it….it just made me queasy.  I asked if this was a common line item. The lawyer stated that it was pretty common. He said “happens all the time and people are usually awarded money for it.” So remember, you can’t pay someone to bump uglies with you. It’s against the law. But you can sue for it, and that is perfectly legal.