I'd suggest reading a bit more before anyone decides to not act.
All the court decided was that if a person acted negligently they can held liable.
In the case cited, it would appear that the "friend" acted negligently by yanking the victim out of the car for no good reason, she, the negligent one, claimed that the car was on fire, a claim disputed by everyone else on the scene.
JohnE
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