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Pa. Jury Awards $10M to Teen Injured Wearing Lap Belt in Crash
East News February 11, 2008
A Pennsylvania jury awarded $10.2 million to a teenager who was paralyzed in a drunken driving crash while wearing a lap belt in the backseat.
The belt tore into Chelsea Pursell's abdomen, ...
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| Subject | Posted By | Posted On |
|---|---|---|
| RE: Assumption of risk? | JGD | Feb 14, 2008, 7:07 am |
| RE: Forest Gump on the Jury? | Dread | Feb 12, 2008, 8:23 am |
| Forest Gump on the Jury? | johnny | Feb 11, 2008, 4:10 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Jury Duty | lastbat | Feb 11, 2008, 3:18 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Jury Duty | wudchuck | Feb 11, 2008, 2:49 pm |
| RE: RE: Jury Duty | Randy | Feb 11, 2008, 2:12 pm |
| RE: Jury Duty | I want to see other verdicts | Feb 11, 2008, 1:55 pm |
| RE: Jury Duty | Eli | Feb 11, 2008, 1:55 pm |
| Jury Duty | rum and coke | Feb 11, 2008, 1:39 pm |
| Money for Misery | Calif Ex Pat | Feb 11, 2008, 1:33 pm |
| It Ain't Gonna Change | Dreadd | Feb 11, 2008, 1:32 pm |
| RE: MONEY?! | lastbat | Feb 11, 2008, 12:54 pm |
| RE: MONEY?! | SWFL Mark | Feb 11, 2008, 12:48 pm |
| MONEY?! | wudchuck | Feb 11, 2008, 12:27 pm |
| RE: Wait... the POLE was 10% at fault? | DWT | Feb 11, 2008, 11:49 am |
| RE: Wait... the POLE was 10% at fault? | Stat Guy | Feb 11, 2008, 9:43 am |
| Wait... the POLE was 10% at fault? | Anon | Feb 11, 2008, 9:29 am |
| Assumption of risk? | Dustin | Feb 11, 2008, 7:45 am |
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Subject: MONEY?!
first of all, why did she allow herself to be in the car with a drunk? that in itself is a 100% liab on herself for being in that car.
secondly: what caused the car to lose control and have the accident? the driver who is DRUNK! so, let me see, that makes him 100% responsible. if he was not drunk, then he would have not lost control of the vehicle. if she was smart, she would not have gotten into the vehicle.
thirdly: how can we give a fixed object fault? afterall, it was already in place, it did not move like an animal -- or did we purchase an animated pole?!
fourth: seatbelt, glad she wore one, but seatbelts can not always save lives. this was a tragic accident due to the loss of life. but the force generated to produce such wretching experience was caused by whom? the drunk driver for losing control and then hit the pole! seatbelt - is an inanimate object, used to sustain a driver in her position. the failure of the seatbelt - um...was she still in the vehicle? was it now shown that the force of the accident caused the effect? not every situation can be resolved and saved. why should the seatbelt make be responsible? they did not driver the vehicle that caused the crash. the vehicle was made properly but the driver lost control while DRUNK. again, back to the driver.
so why is this society so interested in blaming everyone but who the blame should be? it's because they know that the JURY can give easily. i know if i was the automaker, i definately would get this tossed out! afterall, i was not responsible for the accident! if we go this far, then why did they not sure the person whom gave that driver a drink? what about the bar and it's owner or the party host? this is what you call over justice civilly only because people can't be replaced and i know that it's hard to lose a loved one. but in reality - the only fault is the driver who was drunk, and partially the her for getting into the vehicle with the drunk driver! DID we forget that issue? afterall, if it is her friend, then she should have made the effort to either take the keys, become the designated driver, or eventually not have ridden in the vehicle.