There are times when we don’t think that America is a completely litigious state, where every move you make could get you either sued or arrested. This is not one of those times. Dr. Don Kalant Sr. (what, no “Esquire?”) attended a Chicago Bulls game this past season and is suing the team because their mascot, Benny the Bull (not to be confused with “Sammy the Bull” Gravano), high-fived him so hard that Kalant ripped his bicep. So hard… owww!… that he stayed the rest of the game. It’s the little things that give you away, you know?

“Benny’s flying down the aisle, giving everybody high-fives,” Kalant’s attorney, Shawn Kasserman, said Monday in a telephone interview. “When he gets to Dr. Kalant, he either inadvertently trips or, as part of the shtick, trips… . He grabbed Kalant’s arm and fell forward.”

Kalant stayed for the rest of the game but later had surgery and could miss as much as four months of work, Kasserman said. Kalant is seeking unspecified damages for medical bills, physical pain and lost earnings. The lawsuit claims Anderson was negligent in either “falling forward while grabbing a fan’s hand” or “running out of control” through the crowd.

Really? Because we thought the most negligent thing anyone associated with the Bulls could pull was exposing their fans to this.

Oral surgeon says in suit that he was injured in high-five with Chicago Bulls mascot [Chicago Sun-Times]
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