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I am getting sued for being a hero

#81
Bob Lee (QSC) said:
Call a local newspaper and talk to one of the reporters. Name the woman and her attorney. Man, they would kill to write a story on something like this. It almost writes itself.

See if the attorney still wants to sue you in the light of day.
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Genius idea, and actually is probably your best card in this situation.

I will be honest, this whole situation doesn't surprise me!

I have a similar story:

2 1/2 years ago there was a bomb threat to the business I worked out. I was told to check out the perimeter and look for suspicious bags. I found one in the alley, asked security what to do and they told me to call it in. I did, and cops came immediately. The whole zone was evacuated including the municipal building which was right around the corner.

Police brought me to the station, introduced me to a detective in homicide who then tried to convince me to "admit" to having done the act, putting the bag there myself, and calling it in. 8 hours later I was still there telling them I hadn't done it. An hour after that, they put their robots to work and put the suspicious bag in a pressure unit, creating a contained explosion.

The bag had a set of clothes, shoes and some lady's purse.

Even after this, they were trying to get me on federal charges of a bomb threat (real or NOT), because they STILL thought I put it there. I was let go when my business' attorney found out. That night they arrested a bum for getting in the way of the bomb squad, so they eventually arrested SOMEONE, which is all they were going for in the first place.

I thought to myself afterward, what if I found that bag and didn't call it in, and it actually was a bomb? If I knew it was a lose-lose situation the whole time, I don't know what I would have done.
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#84
Ask her, quite simply, at what part of the rescue was her leg broken. She can either answer or she can not. If she says she can't remember, then she cannot prove that it happened at that time. If she answers, you can medically prove that it was at the time of the accident (going on the paramedics testimony). Either way, she's got nothing.

Then sue her for damage to clothing ruined during the rescue.

That said, it sounds more like an ambulance-chaser lawyer than a recently saved person. Her lawyer is giving her bad advice and making her sue everyone within a mile - just to see what sticks. Find the name of her lawyer and look up his history and current actions.
 
#85
need4mospd said:
A loser-pays legal system discourages REAL cases that SHOULD make it to court. Say a person was injured due to a manufacturer's product defect. The manufacturer likely has a team of lawyers that specializes in winning that type of case, a team that makes say $300,000 a case. The team of lawyers has a much higher probability of winning, even if the manufacturer is 100% guilty. So the poor schmo gets to suffer his injury AND pay $300,000+ if the outcome doesn't go his way.

Would you file a lawsuit if you knew you'd be on the hook for a $300,000 bill PLUS your own legal and court fees if you lost? If I had anything but a 100% certainty, I'd think twice about it for sure.
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I suggest you brush up on your Donoghue v. Stevenson before making such a claim about product defects. ;)
 
#86
The good samaritan act for Illinois: Invalid Link Removed.

"(745 ILCS 49/67)
Sec. 67. First aid providers; exemption for first aid. Any person who is currently certified in first aid by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association and who in good faith provides first aid without fee to any person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the aid, be liable to a person to whom such aid is provided for civil damages."

It would seem someone is protected by the act if they're certified in first aid, otherwise not really. We talked about this in our first aid course. Our trainer told us many judges will throw out such claims based on the intent of the good samaritan act, but a person is not necessarily fully covered by the act.

I hope things turn out fine for you. That's a slimy thing to do. :rollno:
 
#89
Reminds me of some fraud that happened some years back to my dad... I don't really remember that well though, I was only a kid...

Making a long story short, this company/laboratory (don't remember which) had made this kind of fusion machine, that didn't work at all. Everybody claimed that it did, except my dad. He had to say something, then we got sued, lost, and in the end we were forced moved to Mexico (never get sued by a big company). So far it's been going a lot better than my life in the USA.

Good thing my parents are Mexican, and have American citizenship. I've got both nationalities now...

Today's my 6th year anniversary living here. I've been here in this country since I was 9, I'm 15 now.

I wish ya best of luck, man.
 
#93
jugglingfreak said:
Well, Illinois does have a "Good Samaritan Act" The OP's location was listed as Chicago.

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It has already been mentioned in this thread, however, as mentioned originally, it does seem to only cover people with medical training (from a basic CPR/First aid certificate, to EMS, to Doctors etc).

If the OP has no formal/certified training, I don't think the law will specifically cover him (but granted, Im not a lawyer, either way I'm still hard pushed to believe anyone would actually agree with her POV).
 
#99
What is that lawyer's name/address again? He may like 101 page anonymous faxes that say in bold letters "See next page for details" for 100 pages and then "Details" on page 101. Do that 3 times a day for a few weeks, really gets under people's skin.

Apparently, or so I've heard.
 
#100
wabbit said:
It's bs that this is happening but I feel that everything will work out fine for you.

When all is said and done, you did the right thing man and your karmic footprint is clean. You did what a lot of people wouldn't. Bravo!!
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And didn't. Bravo indeed.

He may not have backflipped through burning flames, ran through a brick wall, or reached down and caught a woman who was falling off of a skyscraper with one hand, but this isn't Hollywood, either. He was the one person who took action that doggone well could have saved this woman's life, while everyone else stood around. Kudos to you for doing the right thing, instead of sticking with the crowd.
 

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