They 'fat fingered' the scale.

Unlike Criminal trials, when you go for money, you have to evoke sympathy from the jury.  After this episode, I dont think he has a chance in hell.

I hope you are wrong.  The poor guy had an accident.  From what I hear, it was his fault.  But I dont see it as grounds to sue, but then there has been worse.

"your Honor, There was no warning lable on the blender not to insert fingers while running".

Yep, another Stella award.

Who is to say the store knew where it was lost at the time?  If you pull a bone headed stunt, are you going to run and tell someone?  Perhaps you would, but many would try to hide their stupidity.

Once the deed was discovered, and the finger found, there are enough witnesses to the fact that giving it back to the guy who lost it so that it could be re-attached was the right and decent thing to do.  Instead, this clown could only see dollars dancing in front of him.

The finder did nothing legally wrong.  He did a lot ethically and morally wrong.  And in the end, I hope the Jury considers that when he brings the lawsuit.  He was not harmed in any way.  The guy who lost the finger has paid for his stupidity with the loss of the digit.  The store I am sure has already suffered loss of sales, and if it is found that they did indeed do as you alleged, then they indeed deserve that loss.  And if there is a penalty, give it to the customers who patronized the establishment in the past.

Exactly.  We dont know the whole truth yet, but this was about the guy who found it waiting a week to offer it back.  That was just selfish and low.

Well, from what you say, it appears the co-workers were trying to help the injured worker, and another, oblivious to what had happened, sold it. A comedy of errors, surely.  A conspiracy, does not appear so.

Are we into Puns today?