Sorry for your sour stomach on Friday eve.
Hopefully its a 24 hour thing and you can rock Saturday night. Yes, all in the industry are barfbags (?) and insurance is
inherently bad. But as I said, we won’t get the full story becuase PC rules, especially in the media. But lovely, don’t try to call me a racist. My hiring practices make my office look like a regular RAINBOW COALITION. Oh yeah, I don’t hire to be PC – I just hire the most talented good hearted people I can find.
Too bad they never share all the facts to help curb some of the speculation. Vans don’t just rollover by themselves. The driver, in this case the mother,usually causes that result through one or more of the following: excessive speed, changing lanes too quickly, losing control, or falling asleep. Sure, a blowout at high speeds might do it but that wasn’t the case here. So where’s the negligence and liability to justify $6MM dollars? There isn’t any except on his mother. And how do they attribute a broken neck to this? Was Julian wearing his seatblet? Probably not. Where was the comparative negligence calculation? I suspect the all hispanic jury had little trouble making a decision that someone has to pay to maintain Julian. I wonder if he has a green card?
Good question Nebraskan. I have owned 2 Aerostars in the past. Never had any problem. Well, the window motor’s kept going out, but no other real issues. Of course I never rolled one of them over. I think any vehical that sits up a little higher can roll over.
I don’t really remember this case and I live in Sarasota.
Just another example of America’s new state lottery system. you may have lawyers fees and a little less take home, but the odds of winning are MUCH greater, eh?
Proof once again that the litigation lottery is the easiest, most risk-free method of making it big in America. Wonder what the tire manufacturer got tagged for? Or the seat belt manufacturer who failed to ensure that the plaintiff had to do nothing to secure himself in the vehicle. Or the people who built the road that may have contributed to the blowout? My sympathy to the injured, but the payback is ridiculous, and the reasoning even more so.
Talk about jumping on the bandwagon! Did the article mention, other than a blown tire, a reason for the accident? If not, why is everyone hammering the mother? I have never driven a vehicle when a tire blew, but I can’t imagine it to be easy. Can’t you just withhold judgement until you have all the facts? Why ASSUME she was speeding, changing lanes too quickly, losing control, falling asleep, kid wasn’t wearing a seatbelt? Why not ASSUME she was driving responsible, the tire blew, she tried her hardest to contol the vehicle but the “defect” in the vehicle caused the accident? Was there mention of an all hispanic jury? It didn’t mention the extent of the paralysis, but I bet the kid would give back all the money to not be paralyzed.
I can be a pessimistic SOB, but some of you have me beat!
In rare cases tires can cause a rollover but usually the rollover is caused by driver error. Of course no jury is going to tell the mother that she paralyzed her son. In our area (Illinois) we have an influx of Hispanics. Most don’t drive as well as the non-hispanics. I want to know why any person wanting a dl that hasn’t had drivers ed is not required to have it. When I taught dr ed, my students were told about blowouts and we practiced panic stops. I feel sorry for the son but I don’t think the rest of the Ford owners should have to pay for it in higher prices.
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Sorry for your sour stomach on Friday eve.
Hopefully its a 24 hour thing and you can rock Saturday night. Yes, all in the industry are barfbags (?) and insurance is
inherently bad. But as I said, we won’t get the full story becuase PC rules, especially in the media. But lovely, don’t try to call me a racist. My hiring practices make my office look like a regular RAINBOW COALITION. Oh yeah, I don’t hire to be PC – I just hire the most talented good hearted people I can find.
Does this mean everyone who bought that particular version of the Aerostar van will be compensated?
Too bad they never share all the facts to help curb some of the speculation. Vans don’t just rollover by themselves. The driver, in this case the mother,usually causes that result through one or more of the following: excessive speed, changing lanes too quickly, losing control, or falling asleep. Sure, a blowout at high speeds might do it but that wasn’t the case here. So where’s the negligence and liability to justify $6MM dollars? There isn’t any except on his mother. And how do they attribute a broken neck to this? Was Julian wearing his seatblet? Probably not. Where was the comparative negligence calculation? I suspect the all hispanic jury had little trouble making a decision that someone has to pay to maintain Julian. I wonder if he has a green card?
Good question Nebraskan. I have owned 2 Aerostars in the past. Never had any problem. Well, the window motor’s kept going out, but no other real issues. Of course I never rolled one of them over. I think any vehical that sits up a little higher can roll over.
I don’t really remember this case and I live in Sarasota.
If I could have had an accident, where’s my check
Ditto Iceman
Just another example of America’s new state lottery system. you may have lawyers fees and a little less take home, but the odds of winning are MUCH greater, eh?
Iceman: The article says a blowout DID cause the accident.
Proof once again that the litigation lottery is the easiest, most risk-free method of making it big in America. Wonder what the tire manufacturer got tagged for? Or the seat belt manufacturer who failed to ensure that the plaintiff had to do nothing to secure himself in the vehicle. Or the people who built the road that may have contributed to the blowout? My sympathy to the injured, but the payback is ridiculous, and the reasoning even more so.
I am not gonna be too popular after this post…
Talk about jumping on the bandwagon! Did the article mention, other than a blown tire, a reason for the accident? If not, why is everyone hammering the mother? I have never driven a vehicle when a tire blew, but I can’t imagine it to be easy. Can’t you just withhold judgement until you have all the facts? Why ASSUME she was speeding, changing lanes too quickly, losing control, falling asleep, kid wasn’t wearing a seatbelt? Why not ASSUME she was driving responsible, the tire blew, she tried her hardest to contol the vehicle but the “defect” in the vehicle caused the accident? Was there mention of an all hispanic jury? It didn’t mention the extent of the paralysis, but I bet the kid would give back all the money to not be paralyzed.
I can be a pessimistic SOB, but some of you have me beat!
In rare cases tires can cause a rollover but usually the rollover is caused by driver error. Of course no jury is going to tell the mother that she paralyzed her son. In our area (Illinois) we have an influx of Hispanics. Most don’t drive as well as the non-hispanics. I want to know why any person wanting a dl that hasn’t had drivers ed is not required to have it. When I taught dr ed, my students were told about blowouts and we practiced panic stops. I feel sorry for the son but I don’t think the rest of the Ford owners should have to pay for it in higher prices.