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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:22 PM Original message |
When child ejected in auto collision, mom sues car dealership |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. And this is all the dealerships fault?? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes. Jointly and severally with others, such as the manufacturer. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. Lawsuit should be against the manufacturer, not the dealer |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. It won't be tossed out. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. Distributor statute |
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appamado amata padam (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's a longshot, but yes, |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Knowledge is not typically a requirement for defective product liability |
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appamado amata padam (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Thank you - I should add - |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's hardly uncommon that a lawyer goes after every deep pocket to see what sticks |
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John1956PA (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Sign of the times: the dealership's pocket may be deeper than the manufacturer's. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. Could have been sold as a used car and they claimed it was all of the above to get her to buy it. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. How fast was Mr. Harris driving, and had he been drinking??? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
10. Depends on how that state handles defective product claims |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. We are a sue happy nation. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Solution... |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. if we had free universal healthcare no body would need to sue to cover costs. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yes, that sounds like a good idea. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. Odd that it wasn't one of those poorly made imported trucks. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. No it was a poorly made Dodges. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
15. Five words stand out here folks |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Those five words won't affect the outcome much, if any. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. "Party admissions" + police reports = 2 of the biggest hearsay exceptions! |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. You're assuming there was a party admission, of which there is no evidence. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Well, there's *some* evidence. It's merely circumstantial. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. It's a jury point. They'll hear the evidence. They'll decide. |
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SilverShield (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. Its never your fault |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. So why are so many people against tort reform? n/t |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Because I have faith that the courts can sort it out. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
20. Apparently you should be able to walk away completely unscathed when |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
24. How did he lose control? Texting, talking on the phone, playing with the radio? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
25. Seems like she should sue the driver but, of course, she's going after the deepest pockets |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
27. I always thought that pickup trucks were never designed to be |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
33. kind of light on details... |
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