It was printed to give people the mindset of a person who might be making judgements over other peoples problems. This is not the character of a person I want to be in the position of chosing right or wrong. Obviously this type of person being in a position of power is part of what is wrong with our legal system.
Judge dude is a jerk.
That is all.
I will say at least in this case there appear to be actual injuries.
Here's an example of what I run into on a monthly if not weekly basis. At 4pm today I got a call out for a truck accident. I get to the scene about an hour later and talk to the operator of the Cement mixer truck. He advised that he was driving about 55mph following an SUV. The light turned yellow and the SUV hit the brakes hard. He did likewise and turned left to avoid the SUV.
Although the scene had been cleared I was able to view both vehicles. On the truck a bracket on the side of the truck that holds the shutes had a minor scratch on it. No other damage.
I go to the tow yard and see the SUV. There is a small dent in the corner of the metal bumper, a cracked tailight an 1/8" scratch in the paint just below the light. The lady was taken away in a neck brace on a stretcher.
From what the driver of the truck and the tow driver said was that the woman was walking around and when she called 911 she confirmed no injuries. After making another phone call she had "head tramau" and was taken away by stretcher. He husband arrived and she was heard by the tow driver as saying "we're getting paid".
I went to the scene. There was about 100' of skid marks from the truck which ended 34' from the white line. I don't believe the SUV and portion of the truck to the rear tires is 34'. I also don't buy that SUV driver didn't see or hear the truck trying to stop. There was another 15-20' from the white line to the actual intersection. I believe the SUV driver may have stopped short on purpose with the intention of causing an accident.
For some people its like winning the lottery called insurance. Commercial vehicles may as well let the lawyers put advertisements on the side of trucks to help offset the costs.
There are real claims and real injuries out there. Then there is stuff like this.
In reply to Greg Voth:
That crap makes me ill.
Greg is right. There are plenty of people out there who are legitimately hurt, do really have a hardship from it, and do really deserve some compensation from what they went through. I quite enjoy helping those people.
For every one of those, though, there are 2-3 who exaggerate, play off old injuries, our outright try to fake their way to get paid. Some attorneys make obscene amounts of money from these people, and the firms are known for it. I have a new claim yesterday, one car backed into another, with a scratch on the bumper. The driver is claiming cervical herniations and head trauma. While I know this is impossible given the actual impact, because it is in Philadelphia where the juries are completely insane and plaintiff's bar is quite strong, if I offer him a nominal amount, his attorney (one of the most notorious in the city for this sort of thing), will push it to trial, where a jury will probably award him a lot of money, just because.
I want to be clear though, there are also plenty of reasonable attorneys in the business who don't want to associate with that sort of person, and try to pick only the legitimate clients to represent. Over time you learn who they are and get to a good working relationship where things can be resolved reasonably and amicably.
In reply to Greg Voth: Thats some BS. It makes people like me who actually are injured, though not seriously just a badly sprained neck and back, look like vultures. I don't even want extra money, just enough to pay my medical bills and scrips.
I skimmed most of the story and most of the replies. The part I did read, though, was that the punk ass kid hit the old fart judge:
914Driver wrote: The scenario: A 17-year-old snowboarder slides down the mountain. He misjudges the path of a skier beneath him.. The snowboarder and skier collide.
I haven't skied for a few years, but had been a skier all my life. I'm pretty sure that on the legal jargon on the back of the lift ticket is "a downhill [person] has the right of way," meaning, in this scenario, the kid should have watched where the berkeley he was going and the judge is in the right.
He may be in the "right", but he still sounds like an assh^le. Sometimes it's best to lay off the self-righteous attitude for the sake of being a decent human being, regardless of whether or not one is "right".
RealMiniDriver wrote: In this scenario, the kid should have watched where the berkeley he was going and the judge is in the right.
While you're correct, from what I've been reading, it seems like the judge shut the door on the kid and a collision happened. E36 M3 happens! If you won't tolerate that, don't ski. My friend just berkeleyed up his calf skiing. Is he suing the ski resort? NO! He's taking his lumps and paying his medical bills.
The shiny happy person judge even admitted the only reason he's suing is that he knows the kid's parents are insured.
This is why I hate people just a little more every day.
Trans_Maro wrote: This is why I hate people just a little more every day.
not my saying, but i do like it:
"the more people i meet, the more i prefer my dogs"
RealMiniDriver wrote: I haven't skied for a few years, but had been a skier all my life. I'm pretty sure that on the legal jargon on the back of the lift ticket is "a downhill [person] has the right of way," meaning, in this scenario, the kid should have watched where the berkeley he was going and the judge is in the right.
Well, I can't fault the guy, I guess, 'cause I do the same thing all the time. But being "right" and being a decent person isn’t the same thing. I have demonstrated that over and over again, I'm afraid. I understand the judge got hurt. But his injuries were covered by his insurance. Not to mention, sounds like he was a real jerk to the kid. And now to come right out and say he’s only suing because they have insurance makes him kind of a jerk. He’s telling us he doesn’t feel some great right to compensation, he just sees an opportunity to cash in at someone else’s expense.
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