Good Deed Goes Punished

The issue here is with the scumbag plaintiff, not with the court's ruling. You can't legislate decency.

Exactly. That's the shame of it all.

Let me pose this hypothetical. Suppose the legislature passes a law which essentially says, "No one can ever be liable for coming to the aid of another, regardless of whether they acted negligently." Then suppose a little boy's arm gets stuck inside of a soda machine and some nutjob decides he has to "rescue" the boy and get his arm out of the machine. So, said nutjob cuts the boy's arm off and calls 911. A blanket rule providing total immunity for "rescuers" would protect said nutjob from civil liability. Does that sound fair?

Of course not. So, the legislature provided a middle course. Let a jury determine whether a rescuer should have to pay or not.

The court's ruling is valid. Obviously the person has standing to file a lawsuit, the challenge is convincing a jury that your friend should have taken more care in saving your shitty life.

As for good samaritans in general, there's a good way and a bad way to do something. I don't suppose to know how this good samaritan conducted herself in her effort to save her life. If she took unnecessary measures I don't see how this case would be different from that doctor who cut off a patient's penis (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,427788,00.html) without asking permission because he detected cancer.

Life altering events often bring out the worst in people, that's what I think is the real shame here.

More like where there's money there's squirrel trying to get your nut.

In my business I see this type of stuff all the time.

In my business I see this type of stuff all the time.

What!? People losing their manhood during a circumcision? Dude! GET OUT! Get into ANOTHER business! Do it now! Before its to late!