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A snowHead
That's the title of this press release yesterday from Chalat Hatten & Koupal*, which is worth a read if you're thinking of suing somebody ...
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/safety-and-legal-issues-for-skiers-and-snowboarders-98303.php
Quote:
After obtaining medical treatment for your injuries, it is a good idea to speak to an attorney who can determine whether you may be able to file a lawsuit to recover compensation for your injuries.
Click on the link in that press release and you get to this site/page:
http://www.chalathatten.com/CM/OtherSeriousPersonalInjuries/OtherSeriousPersonalInjuries11.asp
Check out the case studies. They make sobering reading - especially the one titled "$8.3 Million Verdict for Minor Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury"
The difference between the US and the UK here is that settlements in the US are massive. As far as I'm aware, each of the case studies quoted would constitute the legal green light for a lawsuit in the UK, but the compensation would be much lower.
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* A firm of personal injury lawyers in Denver, Colorado
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
$8.3 m is not THAT far away from what someone with the rest of their lives to deal with might get over here. A kid requiring 24 hour care until the day they die would get a similar kind of sum I reckon. However, being the USA, things might have been exaggerated somewhat... traumatic brain injury might mean a large bruise.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Remember... in the US large settlements are awarded because they know that they are generally reduced on appeal.
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Don't forget also that in many cases, US damages are awarded by a jury rather than a judge. Juries are believed to use damages sometimes as a way of punishing the defendant (for their conduct in the case or because they are unpopular for other reasons), rather than simply compensating the plaintiff, which leads them to make ridiculously large awards (as English juries sometimes did in libel/slander trials until judges were given power to intervene). Add to that the fact that US law provides in some areas for the award of 'punitive damages' (a contradiction in terms), and high awards are unsurprising ($8.3m in this case may not have been ridiculous, though).
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Don't ski in the US. Problem solved. And not jet lag as a side-effect. Double winner.
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