Comments on: Update: Trespass atop rail car, win $24 million https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/update-trespass-atop-rail-car-win-24-million/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:54:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: VMS https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/update-trespass-atop-rail-car-win-24-million/comment-page-1/#comment-19854 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:54:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7086#comment-19854 I always thought that a plaintiff could not recover as a matter of law in a case like this. The attractive nuisance doctrine should not apply to 17 year olds.

]]> By: cowpill https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/update-trespass-atop-rail-car-win-24-million/comment-page-1/#comment-19576 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:22:54 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7086#comment-19576 I guess it does pay to be stupid.

]]> By: Supremacy Claus https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/update-trespass-atop-rail-car-win-24-million/comment-page-1/#comment-19528 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:42:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7086#comment-19528 The PA state Supreme Court has a policy against rewarding a crime with a civil judgment. The US court should respect the policy of a court that is senior to it, in every way.

]]> By: William Nuesslein https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/06/update-trespass-atop-rail-car-win-24-million/comment-page-1/#comment-19461 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:44:59 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7086#comment-19461 How did Stengel get on the bench. Atop a railroad car would be more appropriate for him

What about the limit on the ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages of 9 to 1?

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