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#159697 - 12/23/08 06:06 PM Re: See a wreck in CA? DON'T HELP. [Re: MDinana]
JohnE Offline
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Hmmm...what are your legs worth to you? In the original story it stated that the victim was planning on becoming a film makeup artist, that involves being able to walk, use stairs, etc. Who knows what other activities she is no longer able to participate in. So again, what are your legs worth to you?

Russ, I think you're right my friend, we're seeing the same thing thru different eyes. I hope you're wrong and not because I want to be right...;^)

Merry Christmas and watch out for drunk drivers everyone.

JohnE


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#159721 - 12/23/08 09:32 PM Re: See a wreck in CA? DON'T HELP. [Re: JohnE]
Russ Offline
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Originally Posted By: JohnE
. . .Russ, I think you're right my friend, we're seeing the same thing thru different eyes. I hope you're wrong and not because I want to be right...;^)

Merry Christmas and watch out for drunk drivers everyone.

JohnE
It would be good if I were wrong, but as precedent goes, a ruling from the CA Supreme Court is fairly strong.

Merry Christmas all. Stay safe.
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#159753 - 12/24/08 01:57 PM Re: See a wreck in CA? DON'T HELP. [Re: Russ]
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Originally Posted By: Russ
. . .and as long as it's a California court deciding what is and what is not negligent, I'll take Martin's advice. From what I read, a better course of action for the girl who did the negligent rescuing would have been to do nothing, so that is what I intend to do.
That's true irrespective of the legal situation, though. I mean, the bad outcome here is that the victim got paralysed. You wouldn't want to intervene in a way that paralysed someone even if you didn't think they'd sue you for it afterwards.
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#159756 - 12/24/08 02:25 PM Re: See a wreck in CA? DON'T HELP. [Re: Brangdon]
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We'd need to see the medical report (which may come out at trial), but the victim may have been paralyzed regardless of what her (ex)friend did. The point is though that before this ruling, a good samaritan could help without fear of being sued. That's no longer the case.
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