Trina Thompson went to Monroe College with the idea that once she graduated, she would find a great job. That is usually the reason people go to college. However, as with most grads, it is extremely difficult to find that great job or any kind of job in this tough economy. So, now Trina wants her money back [article link] from the college because she is unable to find work. The college didn't do enough to help her get a job. So, she is suing to get her money back. Student loans are mounting up and she is facing a financial crisis.

I sympathize with Trina Thompson in the respect she is unable to find a job after getting her degree. It is tough. However, what makes her different from the thousands of other college grads, who like her, are unable to find work? Maybe their living arrangements are different. But, there are many who are in her predicament. I've never heard of a college grad suing a college because they can't find work. You are not guaranteed a job once you graduate. Surely, Trina understood this once she started school. The mere fact she is able to even file this lawsuit points up to another pet peeve of mine; tort reform. I know those two words send trial lawyers into a frenzy. But, I realized we needed tort reform when a woman was able to successfully sue McDonalds for spilling hot coffee on herself a few years back. She won almost three million dollars in that suit. I put Trina's lawsuit in the same category. Nothing in life is guaranteed, including getting a job once you graduate from college. I've been there and done that. I personally don't see where she has a leg to stand on in this lawsuit. But, I thought that McDonalds lawsuit was frivolous also. And one woman is a multi-millionaire as a result of spilling hot coffee on herself. Only in America.