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 SHAKE IT, DON'T BREAK IT 
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Shakira Imitator Can't Sue Bar

Shake it and break it? You're on your own, court rules

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(Newser) – A woman who says she shredded knee ligaments when she fell during a “Shake it Like Shakira” contest can't sue the New York bar that staged the competition. Calico Jack’s Cantina is off the hook after Megan Zacher's lawyer failed to convince a judge the bar “knew or should have known” that the imitation of Shakira’s patented gyrations by nonprofessionals was “dangerous and likely to cause injury,” the New York Post reports.

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lumina
Oct 23, 09 12:19 PM CDT
The bar is lucky she didn't have a hot McDonald's coffee in her lap at the time. Reply
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plstyle
Oct 23, 09 12:57 PM CDT
Go figure huh? Does this mean that everything is heading in the right direction?
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BeatBlaster
Oct 23, 09 3:21 PM CDT
Can we please sue this girl for wasting time and money? It's really crappy that some people in our society stop at nothing to blame everyone but themselves. Stupidity costs money!!!! Reply
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cochiserocks
Oct 23, 09 6:01 PM CDT
Agree - Can we perhaps sue her for not taking any responsibility at all for her own life or should we sue the lawyer who might probably handed her a card from the audience and promised her a no win, no fee deal?!? I can't decide which is worse.
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calkino
Oct 23, 09 3:58 PM CDT
finally, a court doing the right thing in a case like this. Reply
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