Comments on: $9 million award to student who developed OCD after car crash

By: Turk

Turk — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:50:12 +0000

She was speeding and talking on her cell phone at the time of the crash – and 25% responsible. Is this what they call New Math?

Well, actually, the article says that this is what the defense lawyers argued. That doesn’t mean it was accurate from a fly-on-the-wall point of view. Trials are about reconstruction of events. Juries get all the snippets, not just second-hand media summaries.

Ok, call me cynical, but what say we track the severity of her OCD post-award?

The article, for what it’s worth, says that there were seizures. This points to an organic cause of brain injury. I assume neurological experts batted this around in front of the jury.

By: blhlls

blhlls — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:21:35 +0000

If the jury determined tha she couldn’t have done much to avoid the accident because the other driver turned in front of her, then 25 percent for her speed and cell phone sound about right.

By: John Rohan

John Rohan — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:11:09 +0000

Here’s a link to that article that doesn’t require you to log in:

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012307120048

By: Jesse Spurway

Jesse Spurway — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:35:42 +0000

phew. it could have been worse…$6 million.

By: mojo

mojo — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:43:43 +0000

Ok, call me cynical, but what say we track the severity of her OCD post-award?

By: Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:11:42 +0000

She was speeding and talking on her cell phone at the time of the crash – and 25% responsible. Is this what they call New Math?