Ohio Man Sues Coworkers Who Won't Share Mega Millions Lottery Win....Poll

technically, no...but c'mon...

Ya gotta be innit to winnit. No dough, no go. Life's a bitch.

This is a perfect example of what is wrong with America.

Let's wait to find out if he wins anything or not. By all rights, he should be countersued for legal fees by the other employees.

What's sad is the fucking greedy coworkers not having the slightest inclination to share it with him. Yes, this IS what is wrong with America.

Technically I don't think he has a very strong case, but shame on the coworkers.

Depends on if he was a regular contributor to the pot.

Wait a minute, he hadn't contributed to the pot for MONTHS? That changes everything for me. If he had missed the pot just one day because he wasn't physically present to contribute, that is different than him not even participating for months. I think he will lose this one.

They piss on your shame when they shit on their fellow non-jewish white while they roll around in their jewish bucks.

That's the American way.

he missed for three months without paying. he could have very easily set up some arrangements if he wished to continue to contribute in hopes of winning. if it were my company, we would probably give the guy his share. but who knows, maybe this guy was a dick

It depends on how long he had contributed in the past. If he had contributed for more than a year in the past, and was out sick due to a relatively serious illness he should be entitled to 60-90% of his share imo.

No way, have you ever had insurance? Think they would cover you without paying for 3 months? You gotta pay to play is what they say on the plane from spain watching flowers in the rain.

I vote no because he was on leave for 3 months. It's not like he was a contributor last week and every week before that, but this week he was out Wednesday so screw him. No, he was out for the last 3 months and wasn't contributing, which means no dice.

He hadn't contributed for MONTHS!!

If they hadn't won would he be coming back months later and telling the others: "... OH here, take $200 of my money for all the weeks I did NOT contribute." HECK NO!!

If it was just a week or two while he was out sick it would be one thing ... but months?

He is just one greedy bastard.

Looks like not everyone is reading the article. He contributed for the last 8 years....out sick for 3 months...does that change it for ya?

He didnt pay for that ticket yet is equally entitled to the award?
Democrat and bambam voter for sure.
They lawyers always win

But the greedtards know no other way! It's TECHNICAL...

The entitlement runs deep in this one......

so, do you get to keep fkkking someone that you dumped or broke up with?
Same thing

No, he still did not pay to play. Do you think he would have paid back lotto fee's when he returned?

I suppose that you get to keep the car or home you voluntarily stopped making payments on?

Excellent point.

Last Edited by Dee Lisch on 09/07/2011 02:35 PM

22 won.. so whats that each? 4.3 million each? Then TAX.. whats TAX 40 percent.. 2.7 million cash.. I would give him personally 300k coz I'd feel sorry for him..And encourage the other tight asses to do the same...

he may have a case, but i feel 'no freakin way' because of the precedent this may set for future cases of this kind. he should have sent his $5 a month in to a co-worker each month.

$15 in three months? that wouldn't financially ruin anyone.

Ohhhh RIIIiiiiight mate, suuuure you would....

If I was one of the 22- I would share with him. Then he wouldn't be tempted to file a lawsuit! Wouldn't expect everyone to chip in for him though.

Precedent already exists for cases like these. There is a reason that lotto corps now have group play tools/forms/advice etc (in Canada at least). If he had been in with a set group for a long time and there was no formal "removal" from that group then courts have said he is still a part of the group.

This doesn't hold true if the group changes on a draw to draw basis. The way I understand it, courts focus more on the makeup of the group rather than who paid who when.

Not that I agree with it entirely but I can see that viewpoint. What if the person responsible for buying the tickets was sick for a week, bought the ticket before collecting money from the group... and that ticket won? That person could claim "Nobody paid me, its mine." when clearly it was purchased for the group. There are gray areas.

The whole lottery thing is a spit in the face of the slaves anyways. "Let's play a game, slaves! We will pick one of you and you don't have to be a slave anymore! Ha Ha look at the loser slaves so envious of the winner"

money without work are given by devil, and you will see this as story continues

His guess is that they'll throw him a few hundred thousand rather than have it tied up for years in court. And he's probably right.

Legally he's fucked. But that won't stop some greedy attorney from taking it on a contingency fee basis and raking 40% of the eventual settlement. Also, it is probably smarter for the gang to give him $2 or 3 hundred K to just go away and leave them alone. Not fair, but life today is seldom fair.

why was he out of work for 3 months?