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California Court Okays Suing Good Samaritans
Moonbattery —
No good deed goes unpunished — not when trial lawyers can use them as a pretext to sue:
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a young woman who pulled a co-worker from a crashed vehicle isn't immune from civil liability because the care she rendered wasn't medical.
The divided high court appeared to signal that rescue efforts are the responsibility of trained professionals. It was also thought to be the first ruling by the court that someone who intervened in an accident in good faith could be ...
California Court Okays Suing Good Samaritans
Stop The ACLU —
No good deed goes unpunished — not when trial lawyers can use them as a pretext to sue : The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a young woman who pulled a co-worker from a crashed vehicle isn’t immune from civil liability because the care she rendered wasn’t medical. The divided high court appeared to signal that rescue efforts are the responsibility of trained professionals. It was also thought to be the first ruling by the court that someone who intervened in an accident in good faith could be sued. Next time you see someone unconscious in a crashed vehicle that ...
California Supreme Court Guts Good Samaritan Law
Rhymes With Right —
Under their interpretation of the parable , the priest and the Levite got it right. Being a good Samaritan in California just got a little riskier. The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a young woman who pulled a co-worker from a crashed vehicle isn't immune from civil liability because the care she rendered wasn't medical. The divided high court appeared to signal that rescue efforts are the responsibility of trained professionals. It was also thought to be the first ruling by the court that someone who intervened in an accident in good faith could be sued. Lisa ...
“Good Samaritan” Sued In California
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
LA Times:
California Supreme Court allows good Samaritans to be sued for nonmedical care
The ruling stems from a case in which a woman pulled a crash victim from a car ‘like a rag doll,’ allegedly aggravating a vertebrae injury.
By Carol J. Williams
Being a good Samaritan in California just got a little riskier.
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a young woman who pulled a co-worker from a crashed vehicle isn’t immune from civil liability because the care she rendered ...
Yer Another Reason Why Ohio is Better Than California
Chicago Boyz —
... I was under the impression that similar laws existed in many states, including California. But it would appear that any protection from legal consequences extends only to people rendering medical help. ...
