1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

Frivolous law suits

Discussion in 'The Dungeon' started by YAM#849, Jul 10, 2003.

  1. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    John:

    One rarely defends an insurance company in a personal injury suit b/c the insurer is not usually the one who gets sued. the defendant is the supposed wrong-doer. Some companies are self-insured, meaning they decided to have no insurance and handle the suits brought against them instead of turning them over to the insurance co. About %75 of the time (in my personal experience) the wrong-doer was insured thus making it the ins. co.'s obligation to hire an attorney and make litigation and settlement decisions.

    Virtually all of the dozens of insurers that I have handled cases for are VERY tight with cash and may eventually settle but they make the plaintiffs' counsel work for their $.

    that is my personal experience anyhow.

    Rodger
     
  2. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    With our insurance our ex-underwriter was much more willing to settle than the newer underwriter. Needless to say I like the newer one better :)

    And just FWIW we've never had a successful suit against WERA (we've had I think 6 or so where it was said we were negligent in one way or another when a rider got hurt, they've all been thrown out). We have however paid out a bunch of medical claims which is as it should be.
     
  3. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    Mongo:

    I'd be interested to know what kind of negligence was allegedly committed.

    I bet most of the claims were brought by attorneys who had no idea what road racing was all about.

    I'll also bet that the role of the waiver was significant in all or most of the cases, as was the doctrine of assumption of the risk.

    Aside from stupid track design (can you say assumption of the risk?;) ) the most negligent thing I ever saw at a race track was at the 1983 Brainerd AMA National (my first) when Mark Jones and Hugh Humble (I think) were killed in an collision on the front straight b/c of a combination of rider error and a ridiculous track exit procedure. But that kind of crap doesn't happen all that much, thank God.

    Rodger
     
  4. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

    hey rodger, I cut my tongue on a cap on a yogurt at McDonalds the other day... how much money you think I could get out of mickey D's for that????
     
  5. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    None. You owe them $.
     
  6. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

  7. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

  8. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    Zeb, this is for you:

    > On their way to a justice of the peace to get married, a couple has a fatal car accident. The couple is sitting outside heaven's gate waiting on St. Peter to do an intake.
    >
    > While waiting, they wonder if they could possibly get married in heaven. St. Peter finally shows up and they ask him. St. Peter says, "I don't know, this is the first time anyone has ever asked. Let me go find out,"and he leaves.
    >
    > The couple sits for a couple of months and they begin to wonder if they really should get married in heaven, what with the eternal aspect and all. "What if it doesn't work out?" they wonder. "Are we stuck together?" St. Peter returns after yet another month, looking somewhat bedraggled.
    >
    > "Yes," he informs the couple, "you can get married in heaven." "Great," says the couple, "but what if things don't work out? Could we also get a divorce in heaven?" St. Peter, red-faced, slams his clipboard into the ground. "What's wrong?" exclaims the frightened couple. "Good grief!" St. Peter exclaims. "It took me three months to find a priest up here! Do you have any idea how long it will take me to find a lawyer!?"


    :D I figured you'd appreciate that.

    Rodger
     
  9. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

    ya right, you know you're the one contributing a couple grand to that socialist party over there on the west coast..... they've got what, a special ed teacher running for president???? Heard a blurb about them on Fox, something about the government owning everything and paying everyone the same amount..... :Puke:
     
  10. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

    :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: lawyers take a lot of flak, but I'll bet there's a bunch of honest ones out there........ oops, I'm thinking about the ones in the unemployment line.....
     
  11. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    Most are honest - but there definately some real bad apples.
     
  12. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

  13. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

  14. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    Zeb, if you don't stop this shit I'll sue your ass.:mad: :mad:


    Rodger






    :D :D
     
  15. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

    you won't get much.... I'll then sue you for sueing me.... how much do lawyers make these days, I'm sure it's a lot more than a gov't employee.... :):eek: :eek:
     
  16. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

  17. guerrilla

    guerrilla Real King of the Jungle

    Nothing to add just bored and post padding. I'm almost to 1000 career posts (See Artist Formerly Known as AIP)
     
  18. Knarf Legna

    Knarf Legna I am not Gary Hoover

  19. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93511,00.html


    Dumb ass..... "I wore your clothes on a nationally publisized show, but I don't want anyone to think that I am sponsoring these clothes....."

    It's like someone running on Dunlops and not being sponsored by Dunlop, but they win the national championship and dunlop lists their name and picture somewhere as running dunlops, who the crap cares, that just gives them more recognition???
     
  20. ZebProctor1

    ZebProctor1 Well-Known Member

Share This Page