Family wants $990,500 for student's 'severe' basketball injury

[mick]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Aye, like a typist, or a machinist, or...hmmm...plenty out there, just can't think of it all. For me, it would be the end of my teaching career since I teach sign language, and I definitely need my hands for that. But this whole thing brings a good point, how does one figure future potential income from the loss of use of the hand, etc.?

...By guess, and by golly....

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

A million $$$ in Orange County is not the same as $1M in other parts of the country. Million $$$ homes in Orange county would be $150-250K in other parts of the country.

I'm pretty sure the school district (assuming it's a public school) is in pretty dire straits right now, since California is basically bankrupt.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I'm pretty sure the school district (assuming it's a public school) is in pretty dire straits right now, since California is basically bankrupt.

That's a good enough reason to apply a proper face plate.

I wonder if the kid left the court legally....

[Amesman]

Just remember the old saying that anyone with a pencil and a filing fee can sue. Collecting is another matter.

(And once a jury does decide on a guilty verdict, if it gets that far, there is absolutely no science to whatever damages it grants, and no reference they can refer to -- except, of course, they have the plaintiff's suggested price tag. Very head-in-the-sand approach in that aspect, bordering on the bizarre.)

And face it: With just one newspaper article as our information, for now we have to call this one a HTBT.

[Amesman]

Originally Posted by mick

I wonder if the kid left the court legally....

And dang it, Mick, that was going to be one of my lines, before I took time to tap out the above.

Guess I'll be doing a much better job of inspecting the court prior to tip-off this season. I can't recall ever checking the walls, padding, etc.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Guess I'll be doing a much better job of inspecting the court prior to tip-off this season. I can't recall ever checking the walls, padding, etc.

I would hope this is the site administrator's job. I will do a cursory check around the court, but I'm not checking every outlet along the walls.

[rsl]

I love this. The best experts in basketball rules trying to discuss legal issues!

It makes for interesting dialogue, but in this arena we are all fan boys.

Unless one of you happens to be an ambulance chaser as their day job...

[Hugh Refner]

Originally Posted by rsl

Unless one of you happens to be an ambulance chaser as their day job...

I'm not a lawyer. I work for a living.

[Amesman]

Originally Posted by rsl

I love this. The best experts in basketball rules trying to discuss legal issues!

It makes for interesting dialogue, but in this arena we are all fan boys.

Unless one of you happens to be an ambulance chaser as their day job...

I imagine there's been a lawyer or two who has discussed certain hoops issues in their time. No harm, no foul.

[SAK]

Anyone know if this kid was any good??

[Hugh Refner]

Originally Posted by Amesman

I imagine there's been a lawyer or two who has discussed certain hoops issues in their time. No harm, no foul.

Yeah, I'm sure every NBA player has an agent and a lawyer. I bet they discuss hoops issues every day, like how to leverage contracts to get more money.

Originally Posted by Amesman

(And once a jury does decide on a guilty verdict, if it gets that far, there is absolutely no science to whatever damages it grants, and no reference they can refer to -- except, of course, they have the plaintiff's suggested price tag. Very head-in-the-sand approach in that aspect, bordering on the bizarre.)

And there's no certainity that the jury's award will hold up. Some states are screwy enough that if the judge thinks the jury is wrong, he/she can just throw the verdict out completely. Of course, there's always the appeal process, in which a higher court can screw it up even more for one party or the other.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I'm pretty sure the school district (assuming it's a public school) is in pretty dire straits right now, since California is basically bankrupt.

Not necessarily. The state is broke. There are talks about the state borrowing money from counties and municipalities. Orange County has a pretty wealthy tax base.

[basketballen]

Q: What do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom to the ocean?

A: A good start.