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May 3, 2024
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maxpowers

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Last login: May 17, 2024
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Rogue Juries

cougarobgon

May 3, 1:52pm

Yep.

Idacoug

May 3, 1:53pm

Geeze. Maybe I need to get my lower extremities lacerated real quick 🤑

Cougs4Lfe

May 3, 1:56pm

What makes this a rogue jury situation? He asked for $25, got $9. Seems like they went the opposite of what you’re sayin

May 3, 2:01pm

Asked for 25 Mil got 9 Mil, deserved $5

Reasonable1

May 3, 2:03pm

So they deserve $5 for the harm that was caused?

May 3, 2:10pm

Board name checks out

Cougs4Lfe

May 3, 2:11pm

I mean...how can you have any idea what he "deserved?" None of us know the case except the first guy and his

RalphWiggam

May 3, 2:11pm

Right. Nobody here can say what the number is. But assuming the jury got it right as to fault, I don’t get why the

May 3, 2:18pm

Just doesn’t seem right for a cut on the leg. Even partial amputations can heal.

Reasonable1

May 3, 2:20pm

I was there. It was basically a paper cut! These juries are out of control! We should just let State Farm and Allstate

Icecat

May 3, 2:45pm

Scary when a tiny fraction of the billions Allstate, State Farm, and their ilk

May 3, 4:13pm

we wouldn't have to pay "billions" without frivolous lawsuits.

qwerew

May 3, 6:33pm

A jury that the insurance company helped pick

May 3, 7:59pm

maybe not this particular case but it happens a lot. Only need one strong

qwerew

May 3, 8:20pm

Expert witnesses get to participate in jury deliberations now?

May 3, 8:24pm

no but anyone ever involved in cases like this knows it happens. The plaintiffs

qwerew

May 3, 8:29pm

What you have: contempt for ordinary people

May 3, 8:59pm

wrong, I have helped plaintiffs get large awards when legit. I've also helped

qwerew

May 3, 9:05pm

Frankly appalling that somebody who does expert work for plaintiffs

May 3, 9:14pm

our system is the best. Yes, frivolous suits are appalling. Of course I have

qwerew

May 4, 11:28am

People are the worst. People are terrible. Of course I have contempt for

Jay Rick

May 3, 11:12pm

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qwerew

May 4, 11:17am

Generally that is true. A cut on the leg doesn't sound like a big deal. But there ae exceptions.

RalphWiggam

May 3, 2:59pm

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qwerew

May 3, 6:37pm

Sounds like complete BS symptoms from a laceration, too.

May 3, 2:02pm

Assume a retained foreign body? ER buddy told me that is one of the hardest

cougfanz

May 3, 2:24pm

Yeah foreign bodies in lacs are almost impossible to find. It’s not unreasonable to just leave them in because

May 3, 2:39pm

I’m definitely going with the made up stuff..

cougfanz

May 3, 2:59pm

Astronomical med mal judgements seem to be getting more common over

cougfanz

May 3, 2:03pm

Depends on the state, Nevada used to be crazy in this regard, we passed laws

vegasnative

May 3, 3:57pm

pretty sure that guy's gonna be doing more skiing now than ever

maxpowers

May 3, 2:04pm

Yes very sad. We were sued recently by a couple that had damages to their

md7Coug

May 3, 2:04pm

Did your insurer pay? Did you have an umbrella policy?

Iman23

May 3, 2:21pm

Insurance covered it.

md7Coug

May 3, 2:56pm

You had limits that covered millions? Dang good policy.

Ycrazy

May 3, 3:00pm

Probably wasn't clear, this was the business I work for.

md7Coug

May 3, 3:07pm

That sounds like karma coming back to bite them

ShinobiCoug

May 3, 2:43pm

Identity of the defendant matters a lot here. Who is the judgment against?

Jay Rick

May 3, 2:05pm

My friend's brother tries to get run over by those robot cleaners whenever he

May 3, 2:07pm

Tracy Morgan is going for an Amazon truck next (he already got hit by a Walmart truck):

Icecat

May 3, 2:28pm

I was an auditor out of college. Customer had a $5Mil claim awarded against it

AF_Puma

May 3, 2:25pm

And then everyone clapped?

Icecat

May 3, 2:33pm

You're entitled to believe as you like. I did the audit and it was there in

AF_Puma

May 3, 2:35pm

Whoever made a decision to pay $5 million in the 1980s (between $12.5 million and $19 million today) for a driver who

Icecat

May 3, 2:49pm

Are you sure?

SierraCoug

May 3, 2:53pm

I’m sure you’re summarizing the plaintiffs evidence and claims fairly and accurately.

Icecat

May 3, 2:42pm

not true. My wife was on a jury that wanted to award a crying woman a big

qwerew

May 3, 3:22pm

This second-hand anecdote containing almost no material facts is very helpful to the discussion.

Icecat

May 3, 6:44pm

"people"/juries do award plaintiffs millions for no good reason. My point stands

qwerew

May 3, 6:57pm

The eleven other people on the jury were all brainwashed by the slick plaintiffs lawyer’s beguiling words while your

Icecat

May 3, 8:03pm

she said there were other "hold outs" as well but they slowly got worn down by a

qwerew

May 3, 8:26pm

That is the system we have. If you get to trial it can be messy but you appeal or live with the result.

Icecat

May 4, 1:46pm

It's cute when people are naive and think juries aren't manipulated and moronic at times. They think the system works!

Crazy Joe Davola

May 4, 7:02am

“Who knows about this case.... maybe it was justified.” That’s literally my entire point. We don’t know about the case

Icecat

May 4, 1:04pm

I just scanned your message for 10 seconds. TLDR. Why are you putting this much thought and time into this?

Crazy Joe Davola

May 4, 6:05pm

Sounds good man.

Icecat

May 4, 7:33pm

How much of it do the attorneys get?

May 3, 3:59pm

If it went all the way to trial, probably at least 40%.

vegasnative

May 3, 4:04pm

There are rogue verdicts sometimes for sure, but most of the time when I hear

vegasnative

May 3, 4:04pm

I know someone who was injured in an auto accident and now gets bad migraines

DwigtA2RM

May 3, 6:11pm

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qwerew

May 3, 6:40pm

You’re a chump not filing a frivolous lawsuit and getting that sweet $9 mil since frivolous lawsuits are so easy to win

Icecat

May 3, 6:49pm

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qwerew

May 3, 7:08pm

not easy at all but it does happen.

qwerew

May 3, 9:13pm

Please link a news article describing a case where someone got $9 million for a headache arising from frivolous claim

Icecat

May 4, 1:08pm

I wouldn't trade 25 mil for my abilities to ski/ bike / run. I'd be devastated

BikeGuy

May 4, 6:32am

What expert witnesses did they use to prove and quantify hedonic damages/loss of enjoyment of life?

Sandstone Cougar

May 4, 5:20pm

The same expert witnesses who said this happened to a reasonable degree of scientific certainty

SierraCoug

May 4, 5:38pm

Did Stan Smith testify to that too?

Sandstone Cougar

May 4, 6:39pm

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