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(Unofficial way of saying that Fed Ex won the civil case and will not owe any money after the trial this week in Wise County.)
My source is impeccable*: Complete secondhand hearsay.
Edit: Getting comments about there being a "high/low agreement." If so, it works something like this (with completely made up numbers): Prior to trial the lawyers agree to a low figure of $200,000 and and a high figure of $1,000,000. If the verdict of the jury is anywhere within that range, it stands. If less than $200,000 the Plaintiff gets $200,000. If more than $1,000,000, the Plaintiff only gets $1,000,000. It's a way of putting some absolute certainty into the jury system.
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The original version of this hard hitting news item contained a spelling error which caused an immediate dog pile. The current version has been revised accordingly. Liberally Lean regrets this error.
21 comments:
BG, you are correct. 12-0 decision. 100% liability on motorcycle man. Total deliberations less than 1 hour.
Actually, I heard there was a "high/low" agreement prior to trial. Plaintiffs will still get the "low" agreement, but obviously not the amount they wanted.
Your source may be impeccable, but your spellchecker is not.
"Dog pile??" Meezah just a-tryin' ta help!
Double Fake Jar Jar Binks
P.S. (Sorry if I made you cry.)
Bet they wish they would have taken any previous offers!
High low--that's cool! Plaintiffs' will get something. Hopefully it will not all be eaten up in attorney's fees and expenses.
Why should the motorcycle man get anything if it is his fault. He should be paying all Fed-Ex attorney for waisting their time.
Another reason to not use FedEx. Use UPS!
Told you Fed Ex would win. Barry maybe you can explain why the plantiff receives some money, even though Fed Ex won. Thanks
im just glad we have teachers to spellcheck every thing for us.cant live without that
Completely the mc's fault...Fed Ex trucks have that funny sticker on the back...you know, the one that says "This truck makes WIDE turns"...it even has a diagram showing the truck crossing lanes.
The mc, unfortunately, decided to go WIDER than the truck...and into oncoming traffic...
And yes, they should have taken the initial settlement, but greedy, bloodsucking, parasitic ambulance-chasing lawyers...(not YOU Barry =D ), talked the plaintiff into shooting for a big payday...
No... Mc driver didn't go into oncoming traffic. No hi/lo offer either. But, out of genorosity and respect for the family, FedEx did give them some money anyway. Too bad their lawyers will get half!
3:28 The actual plintiff is dead. I guess it is his family suing. Prolly had kids maybe. It is a very tragic situation, that can be laid to rest now, hopefully.
If the M C driver had his head out of his ass he could see his children tonight.The famils deserves nothing but sympathy. They should pay Fed Xsbill.
FedEx sucks!FedEX has box vans that are unsafe and have bad blindspots.
MC guy didn't pull into oncoming traffic. Both were taking a left, MC behind FedEx BigRig. After completed left turn, FedEx swung far left to make a wide right, thus hitting and running over MC man. No eye witnesses. FedEx driver leaves scene to get lawyer. comes back 25 min later. If he wasn't at fault why did he leave the scene? He left a dead man in the middle of the road for someone else to find. Disgusting. Should everybody get money if they lose a loved one? No. But the driver wasn't arrested or even given a ticket.
Such speculative comments! To which none are true.
9:54 AM Really? FedEx driver left the scene? Surely not.
No he didn't. He pulled in and called 911.
Thanks for the info 6:21.
as far as the police report goes, the driver left the scene of the accident, only to return with his lawyer(s) 20-25min later while police were investigating. whether or not he called 911 prior to leaving, I don't know.
There is no where to "pull in". You don't move your vehicle when you've struck someone, you don't tamper with evidence.
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