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May 3, 2024
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LaVell's_Scowl
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Expert witnesses get to participate in jury deliberations now?
Come on, man
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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
RealTaysomHill
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?
RealTaysomHill
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
RealTaysomHill
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
LaVell's_Scowl
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
LaVell's_Scowl
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?
LaVell's_Scowl
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
LaVell's_Scowl
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
LaVell's_Scowl
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.
Virginia Ute
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
Virginia Ute
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
Windward_Coug
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?
IGlowInTheDark
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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