Ooops! (Thanks, Agent M Loves Tacos)

Oh, my. Given the complaint, one naturally must conclude that this poor family underwent a terrible hardship:

"The emotional distress suffered by the plaintiffs is so severe that no reasonable person could be expected to endure it, and the emotional distress has resulted in physical symptomatology of emotional distress," the suit claims.

The plaintiffs say they "have incurred and wil continue to incur expenses for hospital care, medical care and attention, medications, other materials and supplies."

Medical malpractice? Defective product? Environmental contamination? Stalking and harassment? Nope: free porn.

Robert Bourne, Denise Roy, and their minor daughters, Elise Roy and Danielle Bourne, say Verizon, their cable provider, failed to stop "unauthorized transmissions" of the Playboy Channel despite being notified multiple times between March and August 2008.

There are obvious comments to make here: couldn't they just turn the TV off or change the channel? They don't seem to be claiming that Verizon gave them only the Playboy Channel. I suppose this could just be another example of litigious American society, yet another "frivolous" lawsuit to be held up as evidence that we need "tort reform" in this country.

But: hospital and medical care? Who in the family had to seek medical attention after seeing the Playboy Channel? Which member of the household has such a fragile constitution and such a terrified perspective on sexuality that the mere availability of naked women brought on physical distress?