[ SECRET POST #3255 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3255 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Paul Walker, Fast and Furious movies]


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03.
[Inuyasha]


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04.
[Z Nation]


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05.
[Hugh Dancy (and Claire Danes)]


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06.
[Jessica Jones]


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07.
[The Oatmeal]


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08.
[Star Wars: The Old Republic]


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09.
[Harry Potter]










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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

It wasn't even Walker's fault, his friend (who was also killed in the crash) was the driver. Walker's family sued his estate as well, so clearly they're charming people.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't actually see what's so bad about that - the friend caused his death, right? It seems less far-fetched than the Porsche suit.

[(Anonymous)]

Less, yes, but it's still shitty to insist the friend's also grieving loved ones pay for it when the person at fault is dead.

[(Anonymous)]

SA ^ though I understand grief is complicated and makes you do shitty things.

[(Anonymous)]

Well, one could say that if it was the friend's fault, he's already paid the price by dying horribly in a car crash and that his family -- who has done NOTHING-- shouldn't be punished with a money grubbing lawsuit while they're grieving for their loved one.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Could be, but Walker's family also did nothing. I can't particularly blame them for wanting to punish someone.

[(Anonymous)]

Uh, even if they're punishing people who aren't guilty? So if my grandma died and I'm really broken up about it, is it okay for me to steal your car?

[(Anonymous)]

They're not really punishing the family. Strictly speaking, the estate doesn't get access to the money until liabilities are sorted out. Taking from the estate shouldn't be equated to taking from the inheritors.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I don't see it that way. It feels like getting my paycheck garnished for something one of my family members did. Technically the money's taken out before the paycheck is even handed over to me, but it's still me who's not getting the money that was intended for me.

[(Anonymous)]

It's more like the person paying your paycheck was paying you with someone else's money.

If they are found guilty of wrongful death, then the settlement should come out of the estate, and regarded as having done so before it is distributed. At no point could the money ever be considered belonging to the inheritors. It's more like having an overdue library fine - you sort out liabilities first. After that, what's left is what you're leaving to your heirs.

[(Anonymous)]

While I don't think it's the case here, sometimes insurance companies force their customers to sue others in order to fulfill their claim. There's that woman who went viral for a few days for suing her nephew for accidentally hurting her when he jumped in her arms for a hug (she sued him for $1 so she could get medical coverage for her legitimate injuries, but some people don't have any control over how much money insurance companies sue for in their name).

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

That could also be the case.

[elaminator]

Wow, I've never heard of this...that's crazy. Obviously $1 is nothing (and she could probably just give him the dollar and have him hand it back), but what a weird hoop to have to jump through.

I have no idea if that's what's happening in the Walker case or not, but either way it's unfortunate.

[(Anonymous)]

Um, I think AYRT is missing a few details or is thinking of another case. The one that went viral (that I recall) is the case where the woman was suing her nephew - not for $1, but for $127,000. And it went viral because it was ridiculous: Aside from suing her 8-year-old nephew, I think she waited a long long time to file. Plus she was suing because she broke her wrist, which made it "difficult to hold my hors d’oeuvre plate."

Bet she doesn't have to worry about her nephew hugging her any more.

http://www.snopes.com/2015/10/13/aunt-sues-nephew-exuberant-hug/

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

Nah mate, she just had to give specific examples of the injury having impacted her life. So one of them was that she couldn't hold a plate well at a party, shit like that. The media were really gross about that story.

[elaminator]

I don't even know what to say to this...

Though at the end of the article it does say that her insurance pushed her to sue (I guess before they would pay out?). Ugh, it's fucked up.