Saratoga judge's ski injury case chills teenage snow boarder - Times Union

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Saratoga-judge-s-ski-injury-case-chills-teenage-3390297.php

It will be very interesting as to how this turns out.

That crap drives me nuts....we are a sue happy country and that makes me sick

I guess that technically, since the kid hit the guy, he's ultimately responsible, regardless of whether there was reckless behavior or not. Same basic idea if your car is parked in a parking lot, and someone else bangs into your car. Even though it was probably completely accidental, the guy who hit your car is responsible for the damage. I don't really see how this is any different.

That said, it appears that the guy who got hit in this particular case, is a low-life slimeball who's really just looking for a payday. His medical bills were covered ... let it go, and don't get ridiculous about the other stuff.

two bads -  the kid's luck and his outfit!

well three - he hit the downhill person...

ol Bill Shakespeare was 100% correct as to what to do about lawyers

If this guys gets elected it will be a miracle

I think whomever is his opponent will be able to have a FIELD day with this!  If I was the insurance company, I would be asking for old records and making sure that there was a recent injury!  

Wait, what a douche!

Have you ever heard of an insurance company paying out a dime without proof of loss or injury?  I haven't.

""I wasn't doing anything stupid," Andrew Nicoll said."

Well, yeah, you were, if, first, you wore that outfit on that morning, and, second, if you were so out of control that you hit the guy so bad he popped his rotator cuff.

Pretty much ruined the guys winter, too. That's worth something. Life is short.

Do a Google search on Wait and it comes up douche, douche, superdouche, megadouche . . . and his daughter might be worse

Benny Profane wrote

""I wasn't doing anything stupid," Andrew Nicoll said."

Well, yeah, you were, if, first, you wore that outfit on that morning, and, second, if you were so out of control that you hit the guy so bad he popped his rotator cuff.

Pretty much ruined the guys winter, too. That's worth something. Life is short.

 
Was it stated anywhere he was out of control?

I like the statement "If you run into somebody, that means you're not in control."
What if the guy he hit completely cut across the the fall line when everyone else is skiing the trail as it should be.

Who hasn't seen this happen?

If the judge sues the kid's family, the insurer eventually will pay to settle.  Regardless of how strong a defense the kid has, the insurer will determine how much it will cost to go to trial and offer slightly less than that amount.  This happened to me.  My lawyer (paid by the insurer) agreed with me that we definitely would win at trial, but it wasn't my call.  I didn't like it one bit, but I understood how things work in the real world.

As a judge, Wait is fully aware of this, too.  

skimore wrote

Benny Profane wrote

""I wasn't doing anything stupid," Andrew Nicoll said."

Well, yeah, you were, if, first, you wore that outfit on that morning, and, second, if you were so out of control that you hit the guy so bad he popped his rotator cuff.

Pretty much ruined the guys winter, too. That's worth something. Life is short.

 
Was it stated anywhere he was out of control?

I like the statement "If you run into somebody, that means you're not in control."
What if the guy he hit completely cut across the the fall line when everyone else is skiing the trail as it should be.

Who hasn't seen this happen?

Oh boy, here we go again. I'll bite.

Son, the downhill skier has the right of way. Period. No, no......shhhhhhhhh......shush!....quiet!.....no arguing. That's just the way it is. Dem' da' rules. Take it or leave it. No negotiation. Capice?

Just like the slow guy on the highway who goes from right to left lane when no one is in front of him and gets rear ended.........other guys fault

Yup, just like that. Ask your insurance company. I know, I know, it's not fair. Yup, so is life. Not fair, that is.

Spongeworthy wrote

and his daughter might be worse

Hahahahaha I've been thinking about her as soon as I read who the plaintiff was. Good stuff

Just because you can does not mean you should.  He is in a position that should be an example of how lay people should act.

He =fail.  

And to play it off as no big deal cause his insurance company will flip the bill is disgusting.  The guys ethics are in the gutter.

tjf1967 wrote

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Don't know the facts for sure but on the face of it... +1 and +1.

With regard to the downhill skier rule, IMO: you need a rule, and if the rule was REVERSED chaos would reign...

But it's not exactly comforting to have judges who understand the rules, know how to work them and seem devoid of ethics.

Like I said, I wasn't there, but this feels a little off.