That's the American way. I was reading about the NJ transit crash this morning. By standers assisted a woman who had her legs pinned between cars. I don't know if I would do the same thing after reading about another woman who sued a good Samaritan for pulling her from her burning car. She was paralyzed as a result of her accident and then sued her rescuer for moving her. Sometimes I think this world wasn't meant for me.

Im sure she sued someone else with the rescuer with a deep pocket like the governmental agency/company/insurance company. I doubt the goal was to collect from the rescuer personally.

If there was alcohol in the system of Jose Fernandez or one of the drivers, the damages could easily exceed the 6 million in earnings he made...

No she specifically sued the person who pulled her from her burning car and said it was their fault she was paralyzed. Even worse, it was her own friend. Read for yourself:

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6498405&page=1

delete

Article still doesnt address insurance or anyone else being sued. Its possible the victim may be suing her auto insurance for example but you would also have to name the rescuer in the lawsuit. If you knew case style, like whats the name of the case in court that could shed light on that issue

Funny i just finished the message and a quick google search proves my point..

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/H...ns-5687227.php

The lawsuit is only going forward because there is potential auto insurance out there to pay a judgment that can be in the millions of dollars. (one carrier paid 4 million) If the only pocket was the rescuer there almost certainly would be no lawsuit.

I dont blame someone who is paralyzed to sue a rescuer when insurance covers the incident and no money comes out of the rescuer.


You cant say i dont contribute anything to the forum

I'm without words..... Wow

...exactly why ambulance chasers have such a stellar reputation with the public.

Injury law is sketchy as can be.

Only surpassed by the firms that throw massive class actions out there so they can pocket millions and mail a tidy check for 55 cents to 60 thousand people.

Me too!....SMH

Mylan Hicks - 1993 - 2016
 

Up here in Canada, we also mourned on Sunday for a young Practice Roster player named Mylan Hicks. He played at Michigan State, tried out for the 49ers, and ended up here in Calgary.

By all accounts, an absolutely stand up guy. 23 years old, good student, and in the wrong place at the wrong time on Saturday night.

http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/col...ut-mylan-hicks

The story is he actually ended up buying a drink for the punk who eventually shot him, trying to calm things down in the club. Originally from Detroit, apparently his mother was quite glad to have her son come to Canada where he would be safer. It's just sad to see someone who comes to our country in pursuit of a dream, and just ends up paying the worst price.

http://calgaryherald.com/sports/foot...ate-university

I'm pretty sure most of you don't get much news on our little league up here, but they're athletes just trying to make a living.