Comments on: Dianne Reading v. Ford https://www.overlawyered.com/2005/12/dianne-reading-v-ford/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kent https://www.overlawyered.com/2005/12/dianne-reading-v-ford/comment-page-1/#comment-1756 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:07:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=2910#comment-1756 I favor the rule that no damages can be recovered if you are 50% or more responsible for your own injury.

And IANAL.

]]> By: Deoxy https://www.overlawyered.com/2005/12/dianne-reading-v-ford/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:19:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=2910#comment-1755 Ah, the joy of being both the primarily responsible party AND the person getting paid for your screwup – it doesn’t matter how small a percentage someone else contributed, as long as it’s above 0, you can just ratchet up the damamges until they are paying what you want, and “pay” yourself all the rest…

What a scam.

]]> By: Dumb Lawsuits https://www.overlawyered.com/2005/12/dianne-reading-v-ford/comment-page-1/#comment-1757 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:18:18 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=2910#comment-1757 http://www.dumb-lawsuits.com/46/

From the Galveston County Daily News: A woman is awarded a $16.7M verdict for killing her son in a car accident.

Speeding
Foggy Conditions
No Seatbelt

Yep, definitely Ford’s fault.

Denver attorney Tim O’Neill, representing Ford, had…

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