ROFL! Woman received dad's leg in the mail...sues company

Larry_OHF · 01-29-2003, 04:35 PM

You know...this is funny! This woman got her dad's leg in the mail, and she thought she had received some frozen crabs! Now, she is suing the company although they had been ordered by a judge to do it!

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HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -- An Alaska woman, shocked to receive part of her dead father's leg in the mail instead of the gourmet "LobsterGram" she was expecting, has filed suit against the Houston, Texas, firm that sent it, alleging mental anguish.

LaMara Lane wants $1 million for breach of contract and the mental anguish that beset her after opening what she thought was a food gift delivered to her home in the Alaskan town of North Pole, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court.

But Identigene Inc., which does DNA testing, said it was only following orders from a North Dakota judge when it shipped the leg to Lane last year.

"We have a court order that says send it to this place and this woman," Identigene President Caroline Caskey told Reuters. "I feel like I'm in 'The Twilight Zone.' "

The odd saga began in 2000 when George Semmens died in North Dakota. He left his $200,000 estate to Lane, who was his only child, but whose mother he never married.

A sister of Semmens challenged whether Lane was his daughter, which resulted in a North Dakota judge ordering his body exhumed for DNA testing.

Identigene confirmed that Lane was his daughter.

Tony Buzbee, an attorney for Lane, a 41-year-old teacher's aide married to a hunter, said the leg arrived in a container designed to keep contents cold, which led Lane to believe she had been sent a LobsterGram, a popular gift in the frozen north.

Buzbee told the Houston Chronicle that Lane was so shocked "she's had to store the bone and flesh in her neighbor's freezer."

Aragorn The Wise · 01-29-2003, 05:00 PM

omg... I would faint on site. That is very freaky

Beaumanoir · 01-29-2003, 05:04 PM

That would be extremely disturbing

Can see the funny side from our position though [img]smile.gif[/img]

Sir Kenyth · 01-29-2003, 05:10 PM

Oh....my....god! Could they not at least have given her a call to warn of it? Talk about a shock! Gruesome is putting it mildly. Truth is stranger than fiction. What the hell would you do with it? She'll have to have it put back in the coffin I guess. A costly process that may require another court order.

lucius · 01-29-2003, 06:22 PM

Thats funny but that would be really gross

AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe · 01-29-2003, 06:25 PM

Ok what court orders you to mail a leg? Honestly?

Cloudbringer · 01-29-2003, 08:36 PM

eeeeeeeeeeeeew! I can't believe they didn't just re-bury it! Isn't that what happens after an exhumation is complete? Yikes....I'd sure have freaked out too if it were me!

Lavindathar · 01-29-2003, 09:18 PM

Weird laws over there.

But this time, I believe she deserves some compo, unlike most of Americas claims!

The Hunter of Jahanna · 01-29-2003, 09:53 PM

Well it might not be lobster, but who wants to eat an ocean roach anyway?? I say debone it, marinade it and chow down!!That way "dad" will always be a part of you.

Kakero · 01-29-2003, 09:59 PM

uhh..I would imagine I would freak out too if I unexpectanntly receive such package.

01-29-2003, 04:35 PM	#1
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	You know...this is funny! This woman got her dad's leg in the mail, and she thought she had received some frozen crabs! Now, she is suing the company although they had been ordered by a judge to do it! Link HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -- An Alaska woman, shocked to receive part of her dead father's leg in the mail instead of the gourmet "LobsterGram" she was expecting, has filed suit against the Houston, Texas, firm that sent it, alleging mental anguish. LaMara Lane wants $1 million for breach of contract and the mental anguish that beset her after opening what she thought was a food gift delivered to her home in the Alaskan town of North Pole, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court. But Identigene Inc., which does DNA testing, said it was only following orders from a North Dakota judge when it shipped the leg to Lane last year. "We have a court order that says send it to this place and this woman," Identigene President Caroline Caskey told Reuters. "I feel like I'm in 'The Twilight Zone.' " The odd saga began in 2000 when George Semmens died in North Dakota. He left his $200,000 estate to Lane, who was his only child, but whose mother he never married. A sister of Semmens challenged whether Lane was his daughter, which resulted in a North Dakota judge ordering his body exhumed for DNA testing. Identigene confirmed that Lane was his daughter. Tony Buzbee, an attorney for Lane, a 41-year-old teacher's aide married to a hunter, said the leg arrived in a container designed to keep contents cold, which led Lane to believe she had been sent a LobsterGram, a popular gift in the frozen north. Buzbee told the Houston Chronicle that Lane was so shocked "she's had to store the bone and flesh in her neighbor's freezer." __________________

01-29-2003, 05:00 PM	#2
Aragorn The Wise Manshoon Join Date: December 30, 2002 Location: USA Age: 39 Posts: 172	omg... I would faint on site. That is very freaky __________________ <br />If TCP/IP handshaking was less formal, perhaps SYN/ACK would be YO!/SUP! instead...

01-29-2003, 05:10 PM	#4
Sir Kenyth Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: somewhere Age: 54 Posts: 1,785	Oh....my....god! Could they not at least have given her a call to warn of it? Talk about a shock! Gruesome is putting it mildly. Truth is stranger than fiction. What the hell would you do with it? She'll have to have it put back in the coffin I guess. A costly process that may require another court order. __________________ Master Barbsman and wielder of the razor wit!<br /><br />There are dark angels among us. They present themselves in shining raiment but there is, in their hearts, the blackness of the abyss.

01-29-2003, 06:25 PM	#6
AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe Hathor Join Date: October 11, 2001 Location: At My Computer Age: 43 Posts: 2,217	Ok what court orders you to mail a leg? Honestly? __________________ Now the swinging bridge<br />Is quieted with creepers. . . <br />Like our tendrilled life. -Basho

01-29-2003, 08:36 PM	#7
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	eeeeeeeeeeeeew! I can't believe they didn't just re-bury it! Isn't that what happens after an exhumation is complete? Yikes....I'd sure have freaked out too if it were me! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

01-29-2003, 05:04 PM	#3
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 35 Posts: 4,896	That would be extremely disturbing Can see the funny side from our position though [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-29-2003, 06:22 PM	#5
lucius Dungeon Master Join Date: November 24, 2002 Location: grande prairie Age: 35 Posts: 92	Thats funny but that would be really gross

01-29-2003, 09:18 PM	#8
Lavindathar Harper Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Lancs, England Age: 39 Posts: 4,729	Weird laws over there. But this time, I believe she deserves some compo, unlike most of Americas claims! __________________ =@

01-29-2003, 09:53 PM	#9
The Hunter of Jahanna Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 25, 2001 Location: NY , NY Age: 63 Posts: 960	Well it might not be lobster, but who wants to eat an ocean roach anyway?? I say debone it, marinade it and chow down!!That way "dad" will always be a part of you. __________________ \"How much do I love you?? I\'ll tell you one thing, it\'d be a whole hell of a lot more if you stopped nagging me and made me a friggin sandwich.\"

01-29-2003, 09:59 PM	#10
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	uhh..I would imagine I would freak out too if I unexpectanntly receive such package.

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