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Damn! The "medical attention" at the finish was somewhat lacking. That's a reason to sue, not because of the slip itself. |
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The dude is lying |
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Nevermind, he's not lying |
| Gerry the Jogger |
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I KNEW that was gonna happen! You run a lot of miles your head goes up and down, up and down. What do you think is happening to your brain inside that boney head? It is pressing against the top and then against the bottom time after time; 4367 times a mile. After a while the brain is swueezed from the top and from the bottom. Brain hemmorrhage is a sure bet. Some of us end up with a brain the size of a frozen pea and a hollow skull that allows the pea to rattle around like one rollette wheel |
| Skuj |
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I see! |
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Wow, did anyone else listen to Njenga on that clip? What a little b#tch he is! Claiming that he is the true winner. Dude, don't get out kicked in the last quarter if you want to be the true winner. And then later in the interview Njenga starts crying. What a hoser! |
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That would explain a lot, Gerry. |
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It's a troll attempting to impersonate Gerry...I hope. |
| whadda girly!!!!!!!! |
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Njenga's a punk, now I see why he gets beat so much. I feel sorry for pulling for him in the final miles. |
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Does that help your low self-esteem any? |
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link..? |
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If you ever run a race, take a look at the legal disclaimer you agree to when you sign up. He doesn't have a leg to stand on -- literally and legally. |
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Skuj is right, he should have been immobilized before being moved. This is very basic stuff here - any 15 year old who took first aid at the red cross learns this. The oncoming traffic excuse (ie move a guy out of the road when cars are about to run him over) is very weak because they had plenty of time to immobilize him first - the finish line is wide and there weren't going to be a mass of finishers for at least another 12-15 minutes. It's mostly one or two guys coming in at a time. I assume for insurance purposes that the invited elites do have to sign the same waiver as everyone else but waivers generally don't absolve the race of all liability and certainly not for gross negligence and probably not for medical malpractice and the like if they really were MDs. If someone has a copy of the waiver it'd be interesting to see what it says even if certain provisions of it may not be enforceable. |
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I've participated in and helped put on several events and know that not all that is put into legal disclaimers is enforceable. I mean, could they have placed land mines along the course and not lose a lawsuit? Of course there are limits that any waiver can cover. The court will take into account the circumstances of a particular situation and decide if the disclaimer holds or not. If someone slipped on the road that's one thing but here the race organizers put the logo mats down. They should have thought about how slippery they could become. If it were raining, as does happen in Chicago at this time of year, they might have been even more slippery! I'm not a lawyer or judge but I'd think that if he wanted to sue over this, he would have a decent case. Let's hope he recovers fine and that the ambulance chasers don't get to him! |
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Disclaimers do not allow a party to be negligent. Whether this is negligence is for the courts to decide if it comes to that. I could see a race person saying it is standard and expected to have advertising on the road especially if it is televised. I'm pretty sure the Boston finish line is painted on for example. On the other hand, a good tort lawyer could argue the "reasonable" race organisor has a duty to make the course as safe as possible. ONe friend I had running had a relative at the finish. She was a medical person for the army and was mortified they moved him that quick, along the lines of what Skuj was arguing. |
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I hope he followed the rules! From the Chicago Marathon web site: I am injured, what can I do? You can inform us by e-mailing marathon.office@abnamro.com or calling us at (312) 904-9800. |
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