10 Ways to Find Yourself in Litigation During the Holidays

By: Jeb Crandall

Here are 10 ways you could find yourself in litigation during the holidays.

1. Deep-fry a turkey and catch your neighbor’s house on fire.

2. Don’t shovel your sidewalks and watch your invited guests slip and fall.

3. Host a holiday party at your house and over serve your guests.

4. Decorate your house Clark Griswold style and cause a distraction to passing motorists.

5. Undercook the turkey and send your guests home with a wicked case of food poisoning.

6. Conduct a reenactment of the first Thanksgiving and injure your neighbor with a stray arrow.

7. Dress up as Santa and slide down your neighbor’s chimney unbeknownst to him.

8. Force your way to the front of the line at Best Buy on Black Friday and give an elderly woman a slight nudge out of the way to get that last iPad.

9. Spend too much time with the in-laws to where you need either a divorce attorney or a criminal defense attorney.

10. Pull a Ralphie with your Red Rider carbine-action 200-shot BB gun and shoot out someone’s eye.

If you can avoid these holiday faux pas, you should start the New Year happy, healthy, and most importantly, litigation free!

With a special thanks to Carol Dillon for her contributions.