New Jersey Mother Settles Weight-Loss Lawsuit for $1M
East News • April 3, 2008
Her lawyer says the mother of a Rochelle Park, New Jersey teen has settled a lawsuit over his weight-loss surgery for $1 million.
Elaine LaBeur's decision came after a few days of testimony in the ...
Insurance Journal is not responsible for the content of the message below.
Subject: RE: Bottomline
Posted On: April 3, 2008, 2:30 pm CDT
Posted By: lastbat
Comment:
I think we justify paying survivors money by saying they have been injured. Though in this case any "injury" would be purely emotional in many cases. Even for those cases wherein the primary earner is killed I can't see anything past a couple months support while people get on their feet. Sometimes life sucks and you don't get to keep your standard of living.
I think the biggest problem is the only thing we have to throw at these cases is money. And we don't know where to throw it to. Unfortunately I'm not smart enough to come up with a better solution; I only know there is one out there.
Subject: RE: Bottomline
I think the biggest problem is the only thing we have to throw at these cases is money. And we don't know where to throw it to. Unfortunately I'm not smart enough to come up with a better solution; I only know there is one out there.