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🚨 **ā€œI’LL SUE YOU FOR BREATHING!ā€: Man Tries to Sue Car Accident Lawyer for ā€˜Not Causing His Accident Fast Enough’** 🚨

🚨 **ā€œI’LL SUE YOU FOR BREATHING!ā€: Man Tries to Sue Car Accident Lawyer for ā€˜Not Causing His Accident Fast Enough’** 🚨

You know how every time you scroll through TikTok, some guy in a rented suits and a $5,000 watch is screaming at you to ā€œCALL NOW!ā€ because you *might* have been in a fender bender? Yeah, that guy. The one who smells like desperation and Axe body spray? Well, welcome to the ultimate circle jerk of the American legal system: a man in Tampa, Florida—because where else—has reportedly tried to sue his own car accident lawyer for… wait for it… ā€œfailing to cause his accident more quickly.ā€

I’m not joking. Put down the Monster Energy drink and read that again.

According to court documents that read like a rejected *It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia* script, a 34-year-old guy named—I’m not making this up—Chad Thundercock IV (okay, I made that up, but his real name is equally ridiculous: D’Brickashaw McMansion, legally changed from ā€œMikeā€) filed a pro se lawsuit against his personal injury attorney, the law firm ā€œWreck & Settle, LLC,ā€ and the entire state of Florida for ā€œemotional distressā€ and ā€œloss of opportunity.ā€

Here’s the deal, per the filing: In early 2023, McMansion was t-boned by a distracted Uber Eats driver delivering a 64-ounce soda to a guy who was already 24 minutes late for his Jiu-Jitsu class. Classic Florida. He hired a lawyer, settled for $12,000 after the lawyer took their cut, and everyone went home. Except McMansion didn’t.

In his complaint—which is 47 pages long, single-spaced, and written in Comic Sans—McMansion argues that his lawyer ā€œfailed to expedite the infliction of bodily harmā€ upon him. Translation: He wanted to get into a *more serious* accident so he could get a bigger payout. He claims his lawyer had a ā€œfiduciary dutyā€ to make sure he got hit by a semi-truck, not a Honda Civic delivering a large Diet Coke.

ā€œThe defendant [the lawyer] knew I was aiming for a life-altering spinal injury, not a mild concussion and a bruised ego,ā€ McMansion wrote. ā€œI specifically asked for whiplash with a side of chronic pain. I got a stiff neck and a rental car for three days. This is a breach of contract.ā€

I swear to God, I am not making this up. This is a real person who exists in the same timeline as you. He’s out there, breathing the same air, possibly voting.

The lawyer, a guy named (checks notes) Saul Goodfellow, released a statement that was basically a 10-second video of him laughing hysterically while sitting in a Lamborghini. ā€œMy client’s expectations were… optimistic,ā€ Goodfellow said, barely containing his giggles. ā€œHe wanted me to orchestrate a hit-and-run by a drunk driver with a suspended license, a DUI, and a net worth of $50 million. Unfortunately, I’m a lawyer, not a stunt coordinator for *Fast & Furious*.ā€

But here’s the real kicker: McMansion is *not* just suing for the lack of accident. He’s also suing for ā€œemotional distress caused by not being able to post dramatic hospital photos on OnlyFans.ā€ No, really. He claims his injury was ā€œnot Instagram-worthyā€ and that his potential ā€œsick contentā€ was ā€œsabotagedā€ by the lawyer’s incompetence. He even included a photo of his bruised knee with the caption ā€œCould have been a severed leg, but nooo.ā€

Legal experts are, predictably, losing their minds. ā€œThis is the most American lawsuit I have ever seen,ā€ said Professor Karen Li from the University of Chicago Law School, after taking a long drag of a cigarette. ā€œIt combines the entitlement of a suburban dad with the logic of a raccoon who just discovered Red Bull. It’s beautiful, and terrifying.ā€

The lawsuit has been dismissed with extreme prejudice—twice. McMansion has refiled it as a ā€œfederal civil rights violationā€ under the 14th Amendment, claiming his ā€œpursuit of happinessā€ includes the pursuit of a catastrophic car crash. He’s also started a GoFundMe titled ā€œHelp Me Get Hit by a Bus (Legally).ā€ As of press time, it has raised $14. That’s 14 dollars. Not 14,000. Fourteen.

Meanwhile, the original car accident lawyer is now countersuing McMansion for defamation, slander, and ā€œwasting the court’s time with the dumbest argument since someone tried to sue God for a lightning strike.ā€ That case is still pending, but I think we all know who’s going to win.

So what have we learned today, class? If you’re going to get into a car accident, maybe don’t treat it like a career path. And if your lawyer doesn’t personally arrange for a semi-truck to sideswipe you at 70 mph, that’s not a ā€œbreach of contract.ā€ That’s just being alive in America, baby.

But hey, it’s Florida. They’ve seen weirder. Like that guy who sued the zoo because a gorilla called him ugly. That went to trial. I’m not kidding.

So here’s to you, D’Brickashaw McMansion. You are the hero we didn’t ask for, the idiot we deserve, and the reason I need a third drink. May your future accidents be more lucrative, and your lawyers more… imaginative.

Final Thoughts


Having covered countless legal sagas from the wreckage-strewn highways of America, I can tell you that the value of a car accident lawyer isn’t just in the courtroom theatrics, but in their brutal, unsentimental ability to translate your pain into a language insurance adjusters understand: cold, hard liability. The real tragedy I’ve witnessed isn’t the crash itself, but the victims who signed away their futures on a quick settlement before they understood the full scope of their injuries. In the end, hiring competent counsel isn’t about greed; it’s about ensuring that the system, which often thrives on inertia and fine print, is forced to reckon with the true cost of someone else’s negligence.