It’s been 17 years since the television sitcom Seinfeld ended and we
saw Jerry, George, Elaine and Cosmo Kramer thrown in jail for breaking
the ‘Good Samaritan Law’ in the small town of Latham, Massachusetts.
But it wasn’t Kramer’s first time in a courtroom. Together with his
lawyer Jackie Chiles he was the plaintiff in a number of civil cases, so
let’s take a walk down memory lane with lawyer Glenn Duker and revisit them.
Cosmo Kramer vs The Coffee Company
Kramer sneaks a cafe latte into a dark movie theatre. As he tries to
shuffle past sitting patrons, he spills his coffee and wouldn’t you
know it, it’s too hot. He meets litigator Jackie Chiles who files a
lawsuit against the coffee company, a reference to a real life 1994
case in which a McDonalds customer sued the restaurant for making a
coffee that was ‘too hot’. However before Chiles is able to settle on a
tidy dollar figure for his client, Kramer jumps in ahead of him and
accepts a deal for free coffee for a lifetime.
Cosmo Kramer vs Sue-Ellen Mischke
When Kramer spots Elaine’s old nemesis Sue-Ellen Mischke walking the
streets of New York wearing a bra as a top, he has a car accident
which causes an injury that affects his golf game. He calls upon Chiles
again, this time to sue Mischke for personal injury, and given that she
is an heiress to a candy bar fortune they expect the $$$ payout to be
substantial. But then… Kramer takes advice from his golf caddy who
suggests that Mischke try the bra on in court. Despite his lawyer’s
protests, Kramer insists she put the bra on. Of course, it doesn’t fit
over her clothes (“if it doesn’t fit you must acquit”) and Kramer loses
the case.
Cosmo Kramer vs “Big Tobacco”
After Kramer decides to turn his apartment into a smoking lounge for
himself and his friends, he emerges four days later looking noticeably
aged and ‘disfigured’. Once again, Kramer turns to his lawyer Chiles
who files a lawsuit against the tobacco companies. Unbeknownst to
Jackie, Kramer ends up settling out of court when he’s offered the
chance to become the public face of the company on their billboards. It
would be the last time Jackie represented Kramer until the series
finale.
In real life, civil court cases aren’t a lot of fun, but they are
sometimes necessary all the same. When you need an experienced
litigator with the know-how to provide qualified, worthwhile legal
advice, call on the expertise of Glenn Duker, solicitor in Melbourne and make the experience as stress free as possible.
For more information visit today :- http://www.glennduker.net.au/
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