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Laelth

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39. Let me add ...

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 01:06 PM

Feb 2013

I have been a defendant in a lawsuit, and I know it's not pleasant.

Nobody ever said our legal system was pleasant. It's especially unpleasant when one is a potentially-liable defendant.

-Laelth

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How to get sued for $1.5 million for personal injury while taking a shower. [View all] no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 OP

Why doesn't she press charges against the tresspasser? Too late? Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #1

The FedEx guy wasn't trespassing Peregrine Feb 2013 #7

But he wasn't a Fed Ex employee... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #10

Doesn't matter whether the guy worked for FedEx or not. Laelth Feb 2013 #13

I see... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #18

If there's no injury, you are right. Laelth Feb 2013 #23

Well, that is true of most Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #24

Unscrupulous? Or just dumb? Laelth Feb 2013 #26

I served on a jury that suffered through Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #30

You're assuming the case will reach a courtroom jeff47 Feb 2013 #33

Evidently, you and I work with (or against) different insurance companies. Laelth Feb 2013 #37

Is there an injury? jeff47 Feb 2013 #41

We don't have enough facts to determine whether or not there was an actual injury. Laelth Feb 2013 #44

We can only go with what's here. jeff47 Feb 2013 #46

Interesting cases. Laelth Feb 2013 #48

The point is he didn't know he was going to lose. jeff47 Feb 2013 #50

Well, there's no way to know that for sure. Laelth Feb 2013 #53

Do you have statistics that prove the norm you're claiming? pnwmom Feb 2013 #81

Well-presented post. Thanks for this response. Laelth Feb 2013 #82

The plaintiff is unemployed jberryhill Feb 2013 #52

Let me add ... Laelth Feb 2013 #39

The OP refers to an ambulance report jberryhill Feb 2013 #35

And you see nothing wrong with this? Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #38

Define "this" jberryhill Feb 2013 #51

Excellent post. n/t ronnie624 Feb 2013 #79

File a countersuit ... zbdent Feb 2013 #2

Tell FedEx about it. Robb Feb 2013 #3

I thought I read somewhere a lot of FEDEX drivers are contractors. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2013 #27

Here's the problem. The insurance company has instructed her to speak with nobody no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #4

Let's make lemonade. Robb Feb 2013 #6

Will they stand up in court? n/t customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #45

If it stands up in court, it probably isn't injured jberryhill Feb 2013 #54

That does not strike me as a problem. Laelth Feb 2013 #17

"why should she care?" jberryhill Feb 2013 #56

So what jberryhill Feb 2013 #19

SHe subrogated her rights to the insurer when she bought the policy elehhhhna Feb 2013 #20

countersue, claiming he committed beastiality. unblock Feb 2013 #5

She wants to pursue prosecution except that no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #8

There is no basis for any countersuit Jersey Devil Feb 2013 #22

FedEx does. Robb Feb 2013 #12

Fraud? Laelth Feb 2013 #21

a non-fedex employee shows up at your door in a fedex uniform, claiming to be a fedex employee...? unblock Feb 2013 #75

Fraud Laelth Feb 2013 #76

i'm hearing that the homeowner was injured to the extent of rising insurance premiums unblock Feb 2013 #83

How much are they settling for? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2013 #9

I'm an attorney but not personal injury or insurance. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #11

Possible this is insurance fraud? MindPilot Feb 2013 #14

That's how I'm leaning. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #15

"the ambulance report" jberryhill Feb 2013 #16

You would think an attorney would know these things. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2013 #28

Well there's that... jberryhill Feb 2013 #31

Class condescension GiveMeFreedom Feb 2013 #43

+1 million alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #59

Well he won't get 1.5 million treestar Feb 2013 #25

The FedEx thing is a red herring IMHO jberryhill Feb 2013 #32

Could be. But there's something about letting a non Fed Ex employee treestar Feb 2013 #34

Yes jberryhill Feb 2013 #49

Not strictly relevant, legally, but would be a factor in any settlement Jim Lane Feb 2013 #78

they won't even insure her mzteris Feb 2013 #29

You're just not an American until you get sued. Turbineguy Feb 2013 #36

I guess we need some "tort reform", don't we? ronnie624 Feb 2013 #40

Settlement offer of less than one thousand Sanity Claws Feb 2013 #42

You'll want an incident report, medical treatment forms... Historic NY Feb 2013 #47

He lied that he was employed by FedEx. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #55

So what? jberryhill Feb 2013 #57

The dog SHOULD'VE bit the dick's dick pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #58

Why? jberryhill Feb 2013 #60

Let me clarify: no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #61

Doesn't matter jberryhill Feb 2013 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #66

No, because of the later developments pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #62

Oh, well, you want the advanced course jberryhill Feb 2013 #67

We can count on you for the opinion that "This case needs more lawyers!" pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #68

Sounds like a scam, pure and simple. richmwill Feb 2013 #63

Well, maybe the sorry sue happy jerk will use that payday to OD in a short time period. alphafemale Feb 2013 #65

I really don't believe very much of this story at all. Codeine Feb 2013 #69

+1 jberryhill Feb 2013 #70

neither do I n/t TorchTheWitch Feb 2013 #80

What was in the package anyway? jberryhill Feb 2013 #71

My dad once got sued - get this. Initech Feb 2013 #72

If we had national healthcare, incidentally jberryhill Feb 2013 #74

so she should get a lawyer and sue FedEx as their drivers are trained what to do when a dog is there Sunlei Feb 2013 #73

Refuse to renew your policy JPZenger Feb 2013 #77