This site being sued

Page 8 of 12 [ 183 posts ] Go to page Previous 1 ... 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Next

Previous topic | Next topic

Catalyst
Velociraptor

Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Posts: 420
Location: Left of Center

30 Nov 2006, 2:21 am

MelancholyBunny wrote:

You've obviously never met a Doctor.

Or a movie producer.

_________________
"And if I had the choice, I'd take the voice I got, 'cause it was hard to find..."
--Johnette Napolitano

Remnant
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 1 Nov 2005
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,750

02 Dec 2006, 4:57 pm

Here, the obvious choice would have been psychologist/psychiatrist.

Quatermass
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Posts: 18,779
Location: Right behind you...

02 Dec 2006, 6:28 pm

BazzaMcKenzie wrote:

Remnant wrote:

This litigation culture is causing far too much damage.

Lots will agree with you, but

http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/bp174
The legal system for adjudicating tort claims in the United States delivers important beneﬁts to the American people. Most notably, these benefits include the compensation of injured persons (including people harmed by giant corporations and other powerful interests), the deterrence of wrongdoing, greater investments in product innovation and safety, and the civilized, non-violent settlement of disputes. These benefits are rarely quantified, and critics generally focus exclusively on the system's costs, whose magnitude and impact they tend to exaggerate

States with "no-fault" insurance systems have higher accident and injury levels than States with some personal liability. It can be shown that litigatgion results in lower accidents, less injuries, less human suffering.

Counter intuitively, litigation is actually a good thing.

Unfortunatley this does not take away Alex's stress and costs from a frivolous/malicious case.

ASSUMING the US system is pretty much the same as ours, if he can convince a court that the claims made against WP have been done malitiously, (i.e. libelous comments made with malice) he may have a case to counter sue IMO. But of course this is not without cost.

If Alex needs to pass the hat around, I will contribute.

Pfftt! A litigious culture (sorry to the certain Swede) does have those benefits, but have you noticed it's usually the one with the most money (ie corporations etc) that wins?

Lemme tell you a little incident, just over 10 years ago. My family went to the USA, and amongst other things, we toured (with an expat tour operator) parts of Los Angeles. Now, we went into this really posh hotel, and this old rich b***h with a dalmation saunters by. My brother tries touching the dalmation, and it bites him. The first thing this old bag screeches is "Has it broken the skin? Has it broken the skin? It's had all it's shots!" Of course, my brother hadn't been given rabies. The dog didn't break the skin. However, that has always stuck in my mind what litigation has done in America....

_________________
(No longer a mod)

On sabbatical...

Quatermass
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Posts: 18,779
Location: Right behind you...

02 Dec 2006, 6:36 pm

This is idotic. I would feel for their loss, but the stupid litigious bastards are blaming us for the fact that Freund had not been given enough support as a human being?

_________________
(No longer a mod)

On sabbatical...

Aaron_Mason
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 3 Jul 2005
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Posts: 511
Location: Bathurst, Australia

02 Dec 2006, 7:06 pm

Alex, stick a PayPal button up on the site somewhere and I'll throw my spending money for this week in*

We're all behind you!

(*= probably about AUD$100 or so )

_________________
We are one, we are strong... the more you hold us down, the more we press on - Creed, "What If"

AS is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

I'm the same as I was when I was six years old - Modest Mouse

Pyth
Pileated woodpecker

Joined: 30 Nov 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 194

02 Dec 2006, 8:02 pm

That's not an accusation.

That case was obtained by rectal extraction. This isn't valid...

Good luck, Alex. Good luck.

sigholdaccountlost
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 10 Jul 2006
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,207

03 Dec 2006, 8:53 am

This is rapidly turning into the 'List professions where one can fail and becoem wealthier in the end' thread.

_________________
<a href="http://www.kia-tickers.com><img src="http://www.kia-tickers.com/bday/ticker/19901105/+0/4/1/name/r55/s37/bday.png" border="0"> </a>

Remnant
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 1 Nov 2005
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,750

03 Dec 2006, 2:23 pm

sigholdaccountlost wrote:

This is rapidly turning into the 'List professions where one can fail and becoem wealthier in the end' thread.

True, and did anyone else notice that "President of the United States" seems to be one of those occupations? Dubya sure failed his way to the top.

Remnant
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 1 Nov 2005
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,750

03 Dec 2006, 3:57 pm

Quatermass wrote:

This is idotic. I would feel for their loss, but the stupid litigious bastards are blaming us for the fact that Freund had not been given enough support as a human being?

It really seems like a better case could be made for suing the parents.

sigholdaccountlost
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 10 Jul 2006
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,207

03 Dec 2006, 8:34 pm

Remnant wrote:

sigholdaccountlost wrote:

This is rapidly turning into the 'List professions where one can fail and becoem wealthier in the end' thread.

True, and did anyone else notice that "President of the United States" seems to be one of those occupations? Dubya sure failed his way to the top.

Should I start a thread for that in the random discussion forum?

_________________
<a href="http://www.kia-tickers.com><img src="http://www.kia-tickers.com/bday/ticker/19901105/+0/4/1/name/r55/s37/bday.png" border="0"> </a>

Catalyst
Velociraptor

Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Posts: 420
Location: Left of Center

03 Dec 2006, 9:18 pm

sigholdaccountlost wrote:

Should I start a thread for that in the random discussion forum?

I think it's officially a tangent at this point.

_________________
"And if I had the choice, I'd take the voice I got, 'cause it was hard to find..."
--Johnette Napolitano

sigholdaccountlost
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 10 Jul 2006
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,207

04 Dec 2006, 8:11 am

Catalyst wrote:

sigholdaccountlost wrote:

Should I start a thread for that in the random discussion forum?

I think it's officially a tangent at this point.

Umm...http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php? ... ic&t=20848

_________________
<a href="http://www.kia-tickers.com><img src="http://www.kia-tickers.com/bday/ticker/19901105/+0/4/1/name/r55/s37/bday.png" border="0"> </a>

tinky
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 24 Mar 2006
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 8,015
Location: en la luna bailando con las vacas

04 Dec 2006, 7:58 pm

*begins to build fort around site* *grabs saw*

_________________
tinky is currently trying to overcome anatidaephobia. They're out there and they will find you...

tinky's WP Mod email account: tinkywp@yahoo.com

you may tire of the world but the world will never tire of you

Pyth
Pileated woodpecker

Joined: 30 Nov 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 194

04 Dec 2006, 8:02 pm

... *Helps tinky*

No seriosuly, this is... This whole legal situatyion makes me question the parents sanity.

janicka
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 11 Sep 2006
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,911
Location: Mountain Paradise

04 Dec 2006, 8:04 pm

*Picks up hammer and tries to help. Hits finger and begins to swear*

tinky
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 24 Mar 2006
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 8,015
Location: en la luna bailando con las vacas

04 Dec 2006, 8:07 pm

*gives janicka a ruler to measure things* don't slap yourself to death

Page 8 of 12 [ 183 posts ] Go to page Previous 1 ... 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Next

Jump to:

This site being sued Post Reply New Topic

This site being sued