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mbyron Sat Jul 25, 2009 08:30am
Q: How do you keep a lawyer from drowning?

A: Take your foot off his head.

Mark Padgett Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:30am
A lawyer and a coach are both drowning. You have a big decision to make - lunch or a movie?

Ref Ump Welsch Mon Jul 27, 2009 01:31pm
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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett (Post 616776)
A lawyer and a coach are both drowning. You have a big decision to make - lunch or a movie?
Both...the longer I'm absent, the less complicit I am. :D

amusedofficial Tue Jul 28, 2009 06:47am
He was damaged and it wasn't his fault so..
 
The amount mentioned in a civil suit as "damages" doesn't necessarily have to comport with reality. Most suits settle, but as in any negotiation, neverleave money on the table. Insurers love it when you negotiate against yourself.

Lost future earnings is generally proved with expert testimony from vocational experts

Back In The Saddle Tue Jul 28, 2009 08:36am
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Originally Posted by amusedofficial (Post 617333)
The amount mentioned in a civil suit as "damages" doesn't necessarily have to comport with reality. Most suits settle, but as in any negotiation, neverleave money on the table. Insurers love it when you negotiate against yourself.

Lost future earnings is generally proved with expert testimony from vocational experts
Assuming a 9th grader has any idea what vocation he wants to pursue. Your typical 9th grader is going to be a doctor AND a fireman AND a policeman AND drive a garbage truck AND ...

As for the "somebody was negligent, somebody has to pay" mentality, that's just messed up. "Little Johnny is hurt, quick somebody call the lawyer. Oh, and call 911, we need to get this documented." What a sad, pathetic society we've become.

mick Tue Jul 28, 2009 09:23am
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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle (Post 617366)
As for the "somebody was negligent, somebody has to pay" mentality, that's just messed up. "Little Johnny is hurt, quick somebody call the lawyer. Oh, and call 911, we need to get this documented." What a sad, pathetic society we've become.
Your beautiful granddaughter got cut on that plate from ear to chin....

That, too, was messed up.

Mark Padgett Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:52am
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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle (Post 617366)
Your typical 9th grader is going to be a doctor AND a fireman AND a policeman AND drive a garbage truck AND ...
AND, if you ask his parents, an NBA superstar. :o

grunewar Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:38pm
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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett (Post 617396)
AND, if you ask his parents, an NBA superstar. :o
Well, then we better raise this $990K up a bit, as that kind of "coin" doesn't even equal "guaranteed money" or a "signing bonus" anymore! :rolleyes:

BillyMac Tue Jul 28, 2009 05:19pm
And Maybe Rock Star, TV Star, Movie Star, And Professionbal Athlete ...
 
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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle (Post 617366)
Your typical 9th grader is going to be a doctor AND a fireman AND a policeman AND drive a garbage truck.
You forgot astronaut.

Camron Rust Tue Jul 28, 2009 06:55pm
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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 617538)
You forgot astronaut.
What if that 9th grader's goal is to be the next Bill Gates! What a settlement that would be!

grunewar Wed Jul 29, 2009 06:31am
Now wait just a gosh darn minute here......
 
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref (Post 615745)
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The boy is seeking $785,000, of which $35,000 is for current and future medical bills, $250,000 is for lost future earnings and $500,000 is for damages.
The parents seek $205,500, mainly for damages linked to what the claim calls "emotional distress arising from witnessing the harm to their child." All told, the family is seeking $990,500.
Aren't we taking this a bit too far? :eek:

I thought the point of most of this money was to help for lost future wages and damages....... i.e., now the player can no longer be a basketball superstar because he has a bad/possibly scarred hand.

Please to be explaining - How does that disqaulify him from discovering an IT company, or becoming an astronaut, or even movie star (minus a hand model of course)?

Ref Ump Welsch Wed Jul 29, 2009 01:08pm
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Originally Posted by grunewar (Post 617624)
Aren't we taking this a bit too far? :eek:

I thought the point of most of this money was to help for lost future wages and damages....... i.e., now the player can no longer be a basketball superstar because he has a bad/possibly scarred hand.

Please to be explaining - How does that disqaulify him from discovering an IT company, or becoming an astronaut, or even movie star (minus a hand model of course)?
How does it disqualify him from being a handyman? :D

SAK Wed Jul 29, 2009 09:21pm
He can still become a basketball referee

Back In The Saddle Thu Jul 30, 2009 07:22am
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 617553)
What if that 9th grader's goal is to be the next Bill Gates! What a settlement that would be!
No kidding! It takes a lot more $ to drop out of Harvard these days.

Back In The Saddle Thu Jul 30, 2009 07:37am
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Originally Posted by mick (Post 617377)
Your beautiful granddaughter got cut on that plate from ear to chin....

That, too, was messed up.
Yes, that is sad. And it's reasonable that if the facility was negligent they should paying the medical expenses. But life is a dangerous business, we have no expectation that we're never going to get hurt, and the pervasive and cancerous mentality that "somebody's gotta pay!" is nothing more than wanton vengeance, greed and opportunism. In most cases we'd all be a lot better off if Little Suzie's folks got a life instead of a lawyer.

Just my $0.02


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