Katrina Victim Sueing for .....$3 Quadrillion

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Katrina victim sues U.S. for $3 quadrillion

Federal government hit with 489,000 damage claims after hurricane






updated 9:15 a.m. ET, Wed., Jan. 9, 2008

NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Katrina's victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering — including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion.
The total number — $3,014,170,389,176,410 — is the dollar figure so far sought from some 489,000 claims filed against the federal government over damage from the failure of levees and flood walls following the Aug. 29, 2005, hurricane.
Of the total number of claims, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has received 247 for at least $1 billion apiece, including the one for $3 quadrillion.



"That's the mother of all high numbers," said Loren Scott, a Baton Rouge-based economist.
For the sake of perspective: A mere $1 quadrillion would dwarf the U.S. gross domestic product, which Scott said was $13.2 trillion in 2007. A stack of one quadrillion pennies would reach Saturn.

[RC45]

I have no problem with "claims" - but they need to be for "actual losses"

If the flood lost you your ratted out 83 Caprice worth $120 and trashed you 8 pairs of $100 Nikes.. all you get is $920.

Sorry - no replacment for your crack stash or 6 illegal Tek9's

[rusrocket]

Originally Posted by RC45 I have no problem with "claims" - but they need to be for "actual losses" If the flood lost you your ratted out 83 Caprice worth $120 and trashed you 8 pairs of $100 Nikes.. all you get is $920. Sorry - no replacment for your crack stash or 6 illegal Tek9's

hahaha

[rkplover]

Ridiculous sums. They should be paid for their lost property and that's it. Only in there!

[graywolf624]

They shouldn't be paid for any of it. The government is not responsible for natural disasters. They wont be paid for it either. Similar to not being able to sue governments for poorly maintained roads, these will be thrown out.

[ViperASR]

Originally Posted by graywolf624 They shouldn't be paid for any of it. The government is not responsible for natural disasters. They wont be paid for it either. Similar to not being able to sue governments for poorly maintained roads, these will be thrown out.

Thats what insurance is for.

[79TA]

how many yearly national budgets would it take to pay that???

[graywolf624]

Thats what insurance is for.

Exactly, home owners, life, auto..
You have it for a reason, and if you don't your an idiot in my honest opinion.

[Pokiou]

man natural disaster is somethign the goverment shouldnt be paying for .. its something the insurance companies should be looking into ?

[justin101180]

They still have their lands anyway, If they would claim something for negligence they can only claim for lost life and business thats it. they can not claim for lost properties like cars, houses, furnitures and appliances. Thats what insurance is for. Have you heard any who has been struck by tornadoes and claiming for their lost houses? I think thats one hell of a dream.

[justin101180]

But my question is... You think USA could have stopped or prevented that much loss? Like what they said "failure of levees and flood walls". I also watched this episode in discovery, that they can actually lessen the strenght of the typhoon by dropping this gel like substance in the typhoon before it hits the land.

[graywolf624]

But my question is... You think USA could have stopped or prevented that much loss? Like what they said "failure of levees and flood walls". I also watched this episode in discovery, that they can actually lessen the strenght of the typhoon by dropping this gel like substance in the typhoon before it hits the land.

It wasnt the huricane that caused the destruction, it was a failed levee. The funding for that levee could have come from the local govt had they not invested 100 billion in a new sport stadium. Very little room to point the finger there. Not to mention does that mean the government now has a responsibility to stop every natural disaster? Hey Jeb, get me the weather machine... I got me some tornados to stop.

[styla21]

Originally Posted by graywolf624 could have come from the local govt had they not invested 100 billion in a new sport stadium..

What? Pardon?
$100billion Yen maybe? Surely not USD!....

[stmoritzer]

only in the US

and in case the government should pay, then the actual value, as said above

[graywolf624]

Sorry 100 Million.. Typo

only in the US

Id hold off saying that.. More like only in a democracy, where people figure what are the chances of a hurricane.. so instead of building up their levy or buying insurance, they buy another stadium or car. As shown by the number of individuals on welfare world wide thats not just a US phenomenon.