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    nutbastard: "The Longueira family says they will sue" arguably a more disgusting idea than falling into a sewer. more »
    OMG! Ponies!: She's got about 3 months to find a lawyer stupid and skeezy enough to take up the case. She's got scrapes and bruises. That puts the pain&suffering s... more »
    philibuster: Ha! My ACME roll-up manhole worked! more »
    Barry99705: I'd have laughed more if she was actually hurt. Call me what you want, but that's Darwinism at work right there. Was really wishing for a cop today ... more »
    ITLawMan: Sadly, from a libel standpoint, they DO have a case against the city. Yay, for being a strain on the city's already strained finances! Frivolous laws... more »
    drokcab: God damn, I'm going to text and fall down a flight of stairs and sue the owners of the building. This shit is so frivolous. She deserved it. more »
    Invisible-Echidna: Silly kids. Don't they know you shouldn't walk and text unless you have spider sense? more »
    itchytooth: It's time we stand up and oppose this faceless oppressor that has been holding us down for so long! For the sake of all of us, I hope her family sues ... more »
    puffnstuff: Isn't there an app for that? Where you can see while you text? more »
    GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday: What's even worse is it wasn't her phone. It was her friend. Which makes me wonder, why didn't her friend warn her? And there's still a shoe down t... more »
    t3chn0v1k1ng: reporters have recovered an image of said shoe more »
    Chris Hansen: omg, im fallin, ttyl? more »
    switchblade saints: cowabunga, dude! more »
  • #texting

    Teenager Falls Into Open Manhole While Texting

    As if you needed more evidence that texting is more dangerous than swine flu, a 15-year-old girl from Staten Island walked into an open manhole while texting. She's fine, don't worry, although she did lose a shoe in the sewer. More »