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Taking legal action - why are some people so keen on it?

LifesGood View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:41 PM Post #1
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A friend told DH a story the other day about his DDs school. He is on some committee there and they were discussing an accident a child had when they fell off a piece of equipment at the school. Apparently the mother's first comment was "I hope you've got insurance!". I've no idea how badly the child was hurt, but I was astonished that this was foremost in the mothers mind - suing the school. It would never occur to me to take legal action against the school for something like this. But obviously lots of people do think like this, hence the problems with everyone having to be so cautious about everything in the public domain (and evidenced by the number of posts and threads that are edited/deleted on EB). I'm trying to figure out why we have become so litigious. Any ideas?

BadCat View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:43 PM Post #2
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Money. Lots and lots of money.

Lucretia Borgia View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:45 PM Post #3
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People love lawyers. We are so warm and fuzzy. Like a basket full of kittens...... What BadCat said.... This post has been edited by Lucretia Borgia: 11/12/2012, 07:45 PM

WinterIsComing View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:46 PM Post #4
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

whathousework? View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:51 PM Post #5
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DS broke his arm at school last year, just playing as normal on the playground equipment and fell the wrong way. The poor principal was so apologetic and stressed when I got there pick DS up. He was genuinely worried about what action I would take against the school. It took a lot of convincing on my behalf to assure him I wasn't going to 'sue' the school. I feel sorry for teachers if this if they have to live with this constant fear.

123tree View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:51 PM Post #6
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I think it is because we watch too much American television. I think unfortunately it is one of the ways we are becoming more American.

casime View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:52 PM Post #7
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It drives me mental that as soon as anything happens, the first instinct is to sue. A dog club I was involved with got sued because a woman's dog jumped up at her and she fell over and sprainedher wrist.

ZombieMum View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:55 PM Post #8
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Yeah I'm not sure "Insurance" meant suing the school or taking legal action. Our school pays for an insurance policy that will cover some treatment for kids that have accidents. Like teeth that are damaged and need future work. I know of one child that had a dental injury years ago, and parents were still claiming for the cost of treatment as it caused other sorts of issues. They aren't claiming against the school, they are claiming against the policy.

HollyOllyOxenfre... HollyOllyOxenfree View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 07:56 PM Post #9
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I think a lot of the time it's greed, but sometimes it's an attempt to right a wrong. Legal action may often be the only way to get an apology, or an acknowledgment of wrongdoing, and could be the first step in getting things changed so unfortunate incidents can be avoided.

cinnabubble View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 08:01 PM Post #10
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In lots of cases, legal action is the only way to be compensated sufficiently to ensure that ongoing medical expenses are met.

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