Pet duck attack leads to neighbor's $275,000 injury lawsuit

CBS 12 KATU ^ | April 25, 2014 | KATU

[driftdiver]

Cynthia Ruddell claims Lolita Rose's duck attacked her after it wandered down the street.

Ruddell's attorney, Gregory Price, told KATU, "... The duck flapped its wings at her and knocked her back and she fell down on an outstretched hand and fractured her wrist in two spots."

The incident happened May 7, 2012. Ruddell broke her right wrist, sprained or strained her elbow and shoulder, and suffered a rotator cuff injury.

The lawsuit claims Rose knew the duck had, "Abnormally dangerous propensities in attacking people."

[driftdiver]

Seemed a good story to lighten things up on a Friday.

[Blood of Tyrants]

For goodness sakes. Stop being such a whiner. It’s a friggen DUCK! Last time I checked, ducks were near the bottom of the dangerous animal list.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I’d give the lady $5 and tell her to grow a pair.

[drunknsage]

When I was a kid I as attacked by a goose. I punched it.

The end.

[Wolfie]

That’s quite a bill.

[driftdiver]

[driftdiver]

I think her doctor was a quack.

[Mastador1]

And she have any witnesses to her drunken.............er, alleged duck attack?

[BigEdLB]

AFLAC !

[Jonty30]

Any duck that can knock over a human with a flap of its wings is not a duck you want to challenge.

[Bobalu]

lol... ducks are totally defenseless.

[drunknsage]

When I was in my twenties’ I was attacked by a cougar. I told her I wasn’t drunk enough to take her home.

The end.

[Jack Hydrazine]

I Want A New Duck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS2UPNSnr4M

[illiac]

A duck walks into a general store and asks the manager:
- “Got any fresh fruit?”
- “No.”
- “Got any fresh vegetables?”
- “No. We have only canned and dry goods.”
The next day, the duck returns:
- “Got any fresh fruit?”
- “No.”
- “Got any fresh vegetables?”
- “No. I told you yesterday, we have only canned and dry goods. If you come back tomorrow and ask me the same question, I’ll nail your flippers to the floor.”
On the 3rd day, the duck walks in and asks:
- “Got any nails?”
- “No.”
- “Got any fresh fruit?”

source: http://www.jokebuddha.com/Duck#ixzz2zw00melx

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If it was a swan or a goose that would be one thing. But it was a duck.

It flapped it's wings, you jumped and fell, it did not knock you over.

Medical maybe.

Nothing else.

[JimRed]

I have a word for any duck that chooses to attack me: DINNER!

[Slings and Arrows]

That's ducked up.

[mfish13]

Time for PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals!

[Gay State Conservative]

If *I'm* on the jury she gets a dollar and no more.And her lawyer gets a third of that.

[jacquej]

I wonder what the new code in the vastly expanded billing regs for this might be?