Lauren Rosenberg, a Los Angeles California native, launched a lawsuit against Google over Google Maps’ failure to show her right direction which resulted in an accident. She says that Google Maps issued her directions to walk down a rural highway. She started walking down the highway--which had no sidewalk or pedestrian paths--and was struck by a car. The case is in the nature of a cat in the microwave lawsuit when people do not shy to acknowledge their intellectual defects that prevent them from understanding obvious facts.
The woman is searching for damages in medical expenses ($100,000), as well as punitive damages. She is also suing the driver who struck her, Patrick Harwood of Park City, Utah.
As is known from the reports on January 19, 2010, Rosenberg tried to get from 96 Daly Street, Park City, Utah, to 1710 Prospector Avenue, Park City, Utah. She looked up the walking directions using Google Maps on her Blackberry. Google Maps suggested a route that included a half-mile walk down "Deer Valley Drive," which is also known as "Utah State Route 224." Well, she started walking down the middle of a highway, and a car hit her.
Rosenberg's complaint filing says:
"As a direct and proximate cause of Defendant Google’s careless, reckless and negligent providing of unsafe directions, Plaintiff Lauren Rosenberg was led onto a dangerous highway, and was thereby stricken by a motor vehicle, causing her to suffer severe permanent physical, emotional, and mental injuries, including pain and suffering."
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