Hi All
05-26-2004, 05:23 PM
#32
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The reason i said sue the company he worked for and the bar that served his is because that's what you do when you sue. You sue everyone involved. And your right in the perfect world it would only be him the driver and his insurance company. But if he was on the job you deff need to sue the company. Now taking it as far as the bar is a little wrong. But yes you can do it. And this isn't coming from me. This is what i was taught by a lawyer that taught my business law class.
05-27-2004, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Srce' date='May 25 2004, 01:56 PM
Every man is responsible for his own actions, and here we don't punish the solicitor for doing his rightful business. The bar didn't have anything to do with this, after all, who would Luis sue if the guy had been drinking at home or at a friend's place?
05-27-2004, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by -=RX-7 KID=-' date='May 26 2004, 02:23 PM
The reason i said sue the company he worked for and the bar that served his is because that's what you do when you sue. You sue everyone involved. And your right in the perfect world it would only be him the driver and his insurance company. But if he was on the job you deff need to sue the company. Now taking it as far as the bar is a little wrong. But yes you can do it. And this isn't coming from me. This is what i was taught by a lawyer that taught my business law class.
how would you like it if you owned a company and one of your employees kills someone and you get jail time for it. same idea
think for once. that is one of the many reasons this country has become so fucked up. your gonna be one of the people that tries to sue mcdonalds cause you got fat.
05-27-2004, 03:15 AM
#38
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Originally Posted by venomrx7' date='May 27 2004, 12:38 AM
this is the second time recently that I have agreed with you. scary...... 
05-27-2004, 10:37 AM
#39
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Got a phone call from my solicitors this morning and they said that the driver of the truck attended court and had his licence suspended for 2 years and his truck licence for life. He must pay all medical bills and court fees. Solicitors told me about the compensation form that they will be processing for the amount of $67000 against the accused and $150000 against the company he works for. I asked my solicitors not to proceed with the claim against the company. It's a bit of money, I know but why should the company pay for there employee stupidity. There going to look into collecting more from the accused.
05-27-2004, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by TyresmokinRx7' date='May 27 2004, 08:37 AM
Got a phone call from my solicitors this morning and they said that the driver of the truck attended court and had his licence suspended for 2 years and his truck licence for life. He must pay all medical bills and court fees. Solicitors told me about the compensation form that they will be processing for the amount of $67000 against the accused and $150000 against the company he works for. I asked my solicitors not to proceed with the claim against the company. It's a bit of money, I know but why should the company pay for there employee stupidity. There going to look into collecting more from the accused.
What about the insurance company, it would seem to me that they would be the ones stepping up to the plate here. I dunno how the guy's employer would be in line before them? That's kind of messed up, I can't see how the company would be resposible for a guy being a ******* moron. I still think he should be in jail, seems like attempted murder or negligence, I dunno. Maybe when you feel better you can drive over there and break matching bones, let him know how it feels. Break a rib and tell him it's from me. The company had the truck insured right? If not then I guess they would assume the liability that insurance company should.
Very perplexing to me who bares the responsibility for things these days, seems as if there's a guy sitting around a table and he says, ok, who has the most money in this room and one guy reluctantly raises his hand and everyone else says "not it" and he writes a check. The ****** behind the wheel should loose his house, car, savings, whatever you name it, personally I would get far more satisfaction out of that, then knowing I prolly got the guy who hired him at the company he worked for fired.
Anyhow, keep us posted, I'm very interested to see what Mazda has to say about the airbags.