A St. Louis museum is so fed up with frivolous lawsuits that it has taken to Facebook to defend itself. 
 
Recently, the City Museum in St. Louis, known for its seven-story tornado slide, warren of tunnels and outdoor gym comprised of material salvaged from destroyed buildings, posted a message on its Facebook fan page addressing the issues of safety and frivolous lawsuits. 
 
Management stated:  "We understand that by creating a place where kids and adults can run, jump, and play, that there is a risk for injury. We are constantly doing everything we can to mitigate that risk all the while trying to protect the integrity of the museum. What exhausts us are the people that see the museum as an opportunity to perpetuate insurance fraud."
 
Despite the numerous safety notices around the building, management went on to note in its Facebook entry that some people threatening lawsuits were in no real danger.  "Just to give you a quick glimpse into what we go through at the City Museum, a couple of years ago our rock fell 4 feet. The next day we had over 12 people call and tell us they were injured when the rock fell. To investigate these claims, we reviewed the video of the rock falling and we posted the video clearly showing that there was no one next to the rock when it fell on our website. When this was brought to several of the caller's attention they either hung up or changed their stories," the posting noted.
 
Several days after the initial posting, which drew nearly 100 comments on Facebook, City Museum posted another note listing three more vexing lawsuits:  "Christina Ramage vs City Museum- It's your wedding night. You take the slide. Your husband, a body builder, doesn't wait until you clear the bottom and slams into you. The slide says 'One at a time' and 'Wait until bottom is clear;' Joli Sutter vs City Museum- You run and jump into the baby ball pit. Sign says '6 and under' and 'Do not jump;' and Timothy Walker vs City Museum - Your physical limitations should have told you that going down a slide, especially with knee problems in the past, is a bad idea."
 
"Bob [Cassilly] just got frustrated," explains spokesman Rick Irwin. "The majority of the lawsuits are frivolous. People look at any opportunity. We actually have an employee here who was sitting in a coffeehouse the other day and this guy came up to him and said, "Do you wanna make a lot of money? See that wet floor? I'm gonna fall on it and you can be a witness.'"
 
"We have a lot of fans out there," says Irwin. "They always see the allegations, but we've never made a statement. We want them to know what we put up with."

—Source:  The Riverfront Times (St. Louis)