{"id":13525,"date":"2024-08-04T09:13:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T09:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13525"},"modified":"2024-08-04T09:13:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T09:13:11","slug":"woman-sued-weatherman-and-won-1000-after-he-predicted-it-would-be-sunny-and-it-rained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13525","title":{"rendered":"Woman sued weatherman and won $1,000 after he predicted it would be sunny and it rained"},"content":{"rendered":"

The woman ended up having to take four days off work<\/h2>\n

A woman tried to sue a weatherman for getting the forecast wrong and ended up receiving $1,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When we check the forecast in the morning, we never truly trust it 100 percent.<\/p>\n

After all, how many times has it said it’s not going to rain, but nevertheless, there’s been a few showers here and there?<\/p>\n

Which is why a weather forecast is more of a prediction – rather than facts.<\/p>\n

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The weather was stormy instead (Getty Stock Photo)<\/cite><\/div>\n

But\u00a0according to<\/a>\u00a0Kahane Law Office, back in 2015, a woman in\u00a0Israel<\/a>\u00a0actually tried to sue Channel 2 – as well as the forecaster Danny Rup – for predicting the\u00a0weather<\/a>\u00a0would be sunny, when actually it was rainy and stormy.<\/p>\n

The woman wanted $1,000 in\u00a0damages<\/a>\u00a0after she left the house in clothes appropriate for sunny weather, only to be caught in a storm.<\/p>\n

She says she ended up catching the\u00a0flu<\/a>, missing out on four days of work and spending $38 on meds.<\/p>\n

She also says she suffered from stress as a result of the incorrect forecast and requested an apology from Rup himself.<\/p>\n

Now, we know what you’re thinking. There’s no way the lawsuit could have been successful, surely?<\/p>\n

Well, the\u00a0TV channel<\/a>\u00a0actually settled it out of court, giving the woman the $1,000 that she requested and issuing an apology.<\/p>\n

The outcome has led many people to wonder whether others may go on to file lawsuits against forecasters and more importantly, will they win?<\/p>\n

Discussing on\u00a0Reddit<\/a>, people had a few thoughts about the case.<\/p>\n

One person wrote: “It could have been sunny, and if she ran into to person who transmitted the flu to her, she still would have gotten it.<\/p>\n

“If she was dressed warm, she still would have gotten it. Stormy weather does not create flu virus.”<\/p>\n

While another said: “Can confirm, being cold does NOT make you sick.”<\/p>\n

And a third added: “Weatherman could simply counter argue that weather prediction cannot be always correct.”<\/p>\n

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The case was settled out of court (Getty Stock Photo)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Meanwhile, some pointed out that settling out of court, with a payment of $1,000, could have been cheaper for the television station, as opposed to hiring lawyers to fight the case in court.<\/p>\n

One wrote: “It was settled out of court. Often businesses will settle out of court, get an agreement that this and any future related issues are settled, and pay a ‘small amount’.<\/p>\n

“$1000 is cheap compared to the cost of paying an attorney to fight it in court.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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