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Re: A new experience -- one that I hope not to repeat
Posted By: ZwemGek, on host 144.92.164.197
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 14:45:42
In Reply To: Re: A new experience -- one that I hope not to repeat posted by Faux Pas on Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 10:34:59:

> The family of the deceased hopes that they can sue you in civil court and find you responsible for her death because you didn't provide assistance to the woman that was trapped under the car.
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> The family of the survivor of the wreck is thinking of suing you because you attempted to provide medical assistance or advice to the survivor even though you are not qualified to do so. They would argue that you put the survivor in more of a life-threatening situation than if you waited for someone with the proper medical training to come along.


I may be wrong about this, but aren't there "good Samaritan laws" in effect that basically prevent this sort of thing? I think that it would be nearly impossible for them to sue you, given your account of the whole thing. Unless you're a medical professional, I think you're protected from this kind of a lawsuit. You may want to look into it, though.

ZwemGek

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