A particularly bad open adoption horror story involved a situation where the birth father, who was supposed to have supervised visitation rights, used those visits to try and abduct the child. The adoptive parents had been assured by the agency that all the proper legal and safety measures were in place, but clearly they were not. This put everyone involved in a very traumatic situation and made the whole concept of open adoption seem very risky.
One possible example could be if an adoption agency misled prospective adoptive parents about a child's medical history. So the parents were unprepared for the child's health issues when they brought the child home.
One example could be a customer who was promised a certain amount of energy production but received much less. The solar panels installed by SolarCity did not perform as expected due to what was later found to be a miscalculation in the system design.
There was a case where a Romanian child was adopted by a family abroad. The family initially seemed nice, but as time passed, the child was isolated from the outside world. The adoptive parents didn't allow the child to go to school or interact with other children. They locked the child in a small room most of the time. It was a nightmare for the child who was deprived of basic rights and a normal childhood.
I heard of a case where a parolee adopted a pitbull. The parolee lived in a small apartment and didn't have a fenced yard. The pitbull, which was already a bit skittish from its past, started to become more and more stressed in the confined space. Eventually, it snapped and bit a visitor who came to the apartment. This led to a lot of legal issues for the parolee and the poor dog was taken away and put in a shelter, facing an uncertain future.
Sure. I've heard of a case where a member had a serious medical emergency. They submitted their claim promptly, but Liberty Health Share took forever to even start looking at it. By the time they finally got around to it, the member was in a lot of debt because they had to pay the medical bills upfront.
In some horror stories, people's mental states are completely altered. There was a woman who took ibogaine and afterwards, she couldn't recognize her own family members. She had a complete dissociation from her previous life. She was in a state of confusion and fear all the time. She lost her job and her social life because she couldn't function normally. It took months of therapy just to get her to a point where she could start to regain some of her former self.
Another example is when people underestimate how much they will need in retirement. A person might have saved a little but not accounted for inflation and rising healthcare costs. So, when they retire, they find their savings are depleted much faster than expected, leaving them in a financial bind.
Sure. There was a case where an inmate in a private prison was denied his prescribed medications for a mental illness. As a result, he had a severe mental breakdown and harmed himself. Another example is the use of solitary confinement as a form of punishment in private prisons. Inmates are locked in small cells for long periods, which can cause serious psychological damage.
Definitely. There have been instances where a sunscreen was labeled with a very high SPF value, but independent tests showed that it didn't actually provide that level of protection. And then there was a hair dye product. The label said it was 'ammonia - free' but later it was discovered that it did contain ammonia - like substances. These kinds of false or inaccurate labels can lead to disappointed customers and sometimes even health risks.
I've heard that some Walmart workers in certain locations have to work in very poor working conditions. The stores might be under - staffed, so the remaining workers have to take on extra tasks like stocking shelves, cleaning, and cashiering all at the same time. This can be extremely overwhelming. Moreover, during busy seasons like holidays, the workload doubles but the pay doesn't increase proportionally.