No good deed shall go unpunished.
“Accident? There was an accident here?
Sorry, I didn’t notice. The big red “LAWSUIT ALERT” in my head kept me from helping.”
Way to go lawyers — let’s undermine the legislation AND ensure no one in their right mind renders aid.
Good one, John.
Disgusting.
Simply crazy! help someone get sued, don’t help them get sued. Heck next thing they will pass a law saying that if you are near a accident that the victims can sue you just for being there. Insanity rules in modern America.
CA is sure creating that spirit of being a good and friendly neighbor.....
“Judge Peter Pettifogger “
This is a joke, right?
How did Ca become such a screwed up state?
Y’know, these postings of yours are a real pain in the ass sometimes. They are too close to reality and not funny. It is hard enough to stay ahead of cynicism without your help. FWIW.
The name of the clown judge is actually Pettifogger?
Reminds me of the “Shoe” comic strip featuring Senator Bedfellow.
Trial lawyers and judges continue their efforts to destroy our society. Unfortunately, they are succeeding.
It would be ironic if some member of the Ca SC needed assistance and failed to get it because of this ruling. It has the makings of a Night Gallery episode.
This sounds unfair until you realize that if people couldn’t be sued under all circumstances, trial lawyers would be deprived of potential income.
See. Doesn’t it seem more fair now?
The line that catches my eye is the attitude about Accident victims have suffered already. I take it to mean, then, if one is unlucky enough to just pass by let alone try to help..well we should just face it..we are going to have to fork over our hard earned dollars to this accident victim who will also sue the guy who hit or actually caused the initial accident, the highway dept, etc...
So we too need to lawyer up to counter sue..lets tie up the courts real good..
This is just outrageous.
California Supreme Court allows good Samaritans to be sued for nonmedical careBy Carol J. Williams
December 19, 2008Being a good Samaritan in California just got a little riskier.
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a young woman who pulled a co-worker from a crashed vehicle isn't immune from civil liability because the care she rendered wasn't medical.
The divided high court appeared to signal that rescue efforts are the responsibility of trained professionals. It was also thought to be the first ruling by the court that someone who intervened in an accident in good faith could be sued.
Lisa Torti of Northridge allegedly worsened the injuries suffered by Alexandra Van Horn by yanking her "like a rag doll" from the wrecked car on Topanga Canyon Boulevard.
Torti now faces possible liability for injuries suffered by Van Horn, a fellow department store cosmetician who was rendered a paraplegic in the accident that ended a night of Halloween revelry in 2004.
But in a sharp dissent, three of the seven justices said that by making a distinction between medical care and emergency response, the court was placing "an arbitrary and unreasonable limitation" on protections for those trying to help.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-good-samaritan19-2008dec19,0,4033454.story
It could very well be possible that the rescuer used no reasonable caution to pull the victim out and actually compounded the injury and could have made a recoverable injury permanent. I'm betting this is what happened.
Calif. Court: Would-be Good Samaritan can be sued
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152133/posts
Calif. Court: Would-be Good Samaritan can be sued
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151214/posts
California Supreme Court allows good Samaritans to be sued for nonmedical care
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152041/posts
California Supreme Court allows good Samaritans to be sued for nonmedical care
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151501/posts
Calif. Court: Would-be Good Samaritan can be sued
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151214/posts
Good grief, this is right out of Atlas Shrugged!
So just because I happen to be near some sod that has drunken themselves into a stupor then gotten behind the wheel and injured themselves (and possibly others)... If I have "the means" this a-hole judge feels it is right to appropriate them? Am I mis-reading this trash?
"Some means of compensation to try to balance the scales is our social responsibility." ??? I always check my wallet when someone starts talking about "social responsibility." Here's a hint judge - you cannot legislate responsibility.
Pettifogger advised those unwilling to face responsibility for damages to “flee the scene before they are recognized or can be identified. Society has trained professionals for these situations. We must be confident that sooner or later, these trained professionals will arrive to take the appropriate action.”
I can guaran-damn-tee you I'm not going to CA anymore unless I absolutely have to for work. What an F-d up state. Meanwhile, the accident victim that may have lived from simple first aide bleeds-out, or goes into shock, or burns to death. Nice job judge, hope you sleep well at night.
I’m going to sue you for unnecessarily raising my blood pressure. }8-(