View Full Version : Colorado man rescued in flood considering a lawsuit
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25285282/colorado-man-rescued-flood-considering-lawsuit
A Broomfield man rescued from the September floods has filed papers indicating he might sue his rescuers, including the North Metro Fire Rescue District.
Roy Ortiz was rescued by North Metro and others who responded to the scene after his car was washed off the road Sept. 12.
He says crews took too long to respond to his accident after he became trapped in his upside-down car near the intersection of U.S. 287 and Dillon Road in Lafayette.
No lawsuit has yet been filed, but Ortiz's lawyer, Ed Ferszt, has filed a legal document that is a typical precursor to filing a lawsuit against a government agency, said Sara Farris, a spokeswoman for North Metro.
trlcavscout
03-06-2014, 18:49
Sounds like an Obama supporter to me.
Can always put him back in the river.
Great-Kazoo
03-06-2014, 18:51
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.
RonMexico
03-06-2014, 18:57
This is pure craziness, let him swim next time.
StagLefty
03-06-2014, 18:58
This was a subject on KHOW this a.m. Consensus is he's not concerned with a lawsuit just looking to see if he can get a settlement before it goes that far. [facepalm]
hghclsswhitetrsh
03-06-2014, 19:01
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.
This echoed one million times over.
kidicarus13
03-06-2014, 19:05
Wonder if he's even in the country legally.
Whistler
03-06-2014, 19:06
This is what happens when you remove Darwin from the equation, predators or scavengers would have eaten him long ago. And the lawyer for dessert.
OtterbatHellcat
03-06-2014, 19:09
Plaintiff = Guy La Douche
One more reason not to risk your life to help people. Then you open up yourself to this kind of bullshit. You risk your finances and waste a bunch of your life fighting this kind of crap.
In order to bypass Governmental Immunity, he would have to prove gross negligence or that they ignored some type of prior notice. Tough road ahead for that kind of claim.
Great-Kazoo
03-06-2014, 19:16
In order to bypass Governmental Immunity, he would have to prove gross negligence or that they ignored some type of prior notice. Tough road ahead for that kind of claim.
Not when 150 other stranded folks jump on the ban wagon.
HAVE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW BEEN INJURED WHEN SNEEZING ?
DEWEY, CHEATUM AND HOWE Are in negotiations with KLEENEX Corp. for an undisclosed amount, for failure to include proper instructions for use of their product.
He needs to go back in the river.
He's alive, so I guess they didn't take too long. Asshole. [facepalm][fyou]
John Cook is a bigger man than I.
buffalobo
03-06-2014, 19:26
Ungrateful azz wipe.
Most folks would be happy to be alive.
Lobbed from my electronic ball and chain
Not when 150 other stranded folks jump on the ban wagon.
HAVE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW BEEN INJURED WHEN SNEEZING ?
DEWEY, CHEATUM AND HOWE Are in negotiations with KLEENEX Corp. for an undisclosed amount, for failure to include proper instructions for use of their product.
Kleenex is not a Government (or Quasi) agency.
Send'n Franky and Louie over to tawk wit him.
Great-Kazoo
03-06-2014, 19:40
Kleenex is not a Government (or Quasi) agency.
They have deeper pockets;)
it's like every other frivolous lawsuit.
They have deeper pockets;)
it's like every other frivolous lawsuit.
You realize that "they" is really "us" and there are some of us who have no pockets left.
Unless a petitioner can get past governmental immunity in the hearing, a lawsuit won't go anywhere.
What grounds does he have to sue?
And really, this lawyer should be dis-barred for bringing this frivolous lawsuit.
Jesus-With-A-.45
03-06-2014, 19:58
Fuck that fucking asshole.
OtterbatHellcat
03-06-2014, 20:01
Fuck that fucking asshole.
Eloquent, and to the point.
:D
Tinelement
03-06-2014, 20:05
Dickweed was saved.
Maybe he shoulda came and helped us that lost with the weeks of clean up.
Sounds like a man in serious need of multiple dick punches.
USMC_5-Echo
03-06-2014, 20:18
What better way to waste tax payer money than a retard suing for no good reason. Reminds me of the dumbass that sued McDs because she didn't know the "coffee was hot and it burnt me".....[facepalm]
He (and all like him) should have to pay all costs when he looses.
Was he charged for the rescue? Add that too.
Reminds me of the claimant I had that complained about how rude the officer was, who drove him to his house after the accident, THEN to the rental car place!
I think it's fair to assume that the guy that was stuck in the car wasn't the one that hatched the idea to bring a lawsuit. I'd be curious to know how many different lawyers contacted him with that bright idea.
Have you no compassion? He is so traumatized by the sound of rushing water that he shits himself when he pisses.
I think it's fair to assume that the guy that was stuck in the car wasn't the one that hatched the idea to bring a lawsuit. I'd be curious to know how many different lawyers contacted him with that bright idea.
This might be the case since lawyers get around 30 to 35% of total money awarded to someone who wins there case.
As they say on the biker forums, "fuck the fuckin' fuck!"
Unfreaking believable.
If this crap goes all the way to litigation, I hope there are same jurors who will favor recuers.
KevDen2005
03-07-2014, 02:25
Reminds me of the claimant I had that complained about how rude the officer was, who drove him to his house after the accident, THEN to the rental car place!
Got a very similar complaint about a week ago. DUI arrest, passenger is hammered drunk and from out of town. I gave her a ride to the hotel. That one was booked so I gave her a ride to a second hotel. I got a complaint the next day that I was rude.
GilpinGuy
03-07-2014, 03:47
If he gets a settlement, which is what it appears he's hoping for, the floodgates will open (no pun intended) for other scumbags and the payouts will probably be more than the cost to fix the damn roads, etc. The scummy-type attorneys must be drooling.
Got a very similar complaint about a week ago. DUI arrest, passenger is hammered drunk and from out of town. I gave her a ride to the hotel. That one was booked so I gave her a ride to a second hotel. I got a complaint the next day that I was rude.
Can't be nice to drunk people. Not worth your time. They never remember what happened and their complaint percentage the day after the incident is unusually high.
wctriumph
03-07-2014, 23:31
Ungrateful azz wipe.
Most folks would be happy to be alive.
I think most of us would not have driven into a situation where we would have been washed off the road! "If flooding occurs, seek higher ground". Duh!
Got a very similar complaint about a week ago. DUI arrest, passenger is hammered drunk and from out of town. I gave her a ride to the hotel. That one was booked so I gave her a ride to a second hotel. I got a complaint the next day that I was rude.
her inner thigh isn't an armrest!
sorry, couldn't resist, completely just joking!
Got a very similar complaint about a week ago. DUI arrest, passenger is hammered drunk and from out of town. I gave her a ride to the hotel. That one was booked so I gave her a ride to a second hotel. I got a complaint the next day that I was rude.
My cousin had a Denver cop drive him and a girl around looking for a hotel with a room at 2:00am. They had called a cab from a house party and when he saw the crown vic coming down the street he assumed it was a cab. Turned out it was the cop and he was like, "Where you goong? I'll take you." Drove them to 2 or 3 different places.
And that's why cops are bad. :p
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