Good samaritan sued by victim she saved

I understand the danger in moving an injured individual. Hollywood is to blame, I suppose, for convincing America that cars explode frequently.

That said, as someone who's seen a car fire up close, the ferocity of the flames can be absolutely unbelievable. If you leave the lady in the car and it blows, there's a good chance she's beyond saving.

In other words -- it's a tough call.

What I would really like to know is what the lady said to her rescuer, her friend, as she came to her aid? It would be informative to know whether she said "Leave me be!" or "Get me the heck out of here!" If this went to trial, I imagine the defense could focus on a point like that.

 

You've never had the adrenaline pumping thinking someone was about to get hurt, huh?

Again, spare me. 7-10.

 

Simon,

All the issues you raise are why we have juries. They get to hear the facts and decide if the victim's injury was really caused or contributed to by the accused's action and also whether the accused acted reasonable. All of the scenario's you raise may be possible alternatives. Doesn't necessarily mean a lawsuit is frivolous.

 

C) being thrown from the vehicle and having it roll on top of them

D) being left on a gurney in a hospital corridor for eight hours or longer

E) parents and/or significant other, after they see the damage to the automobile

F) heart attack or stroke, after receiving a notification of an increase in their insurance premiums

 

yes it does

But it's nice to know the lady-driving-with-McDonald's-coffee-between-her-legs-without-figuring-it-might-be-hot jury is on this board.

 

You do realize that McDonalds intentionally made their coffee that hot despite knowing that it would cause massive burns if spilled on bare skin and ignored it because they thought customers preferred scaldingly hot coffee that would stay warm longer?

 

And you realize that opening your coffee in a moving car while holding it between your thighs is a stupid thing to do when said beverage is made with boiling water?

 

Not all of us live in Canuckistan, where every citizen is guaranteed Universal Cup Holder coverage.

 

Yeah, fuck it. Just act, baby. Don't bother thinking. Heroes don't think! They act! Fuck yeah! Sounds like you've seen a few too many action movies, amigo.

I'm not saying the samaritan was wrong here. But I'm also not just going to say this person was absolutely did the right thing without hearing just how close this car was to blowing up. And since there's nothing in the article about the car being engulfed in flames at any point, I'm kind of assuming it wasn't about to explode.

Prudence may have been necessary here and, apparently, the state Supreme Court thinks enough of that theory that it believes this should go to trial.

I'll be interested to follow this case and see what kind of evidence is presented.

 

Nice change of pace, but it's irrelevant to your ridiculous contention which you can no longer legitimately support.

 

Like that has ever stopped him before

 

It's truly a study in the power of memes, that McDonalds coffee story.

No matter how much you tell people that there was a legitimate reason for that woman to sue and that McDonalds was likely at fault, people still cite it as an example of a frivolous lawsuit.

Really makes you wonder about the polling on tort reform.