Lawsuit targets Sabres

[shrader]

Here is his website.

Here is his email.

Have at it!

 

You've already intimidated him with pictures of of calf, haven't you?

[inkman]

You've already intimidated him with pictures of of calf, haven't you?

I wouldn't want him to sue me for damages...

[ExiledInIllinois]

Then the Sabres should have sued the Flyers.

 

Ding! We have a winner, nice catch!

 

:D

[ExiledInIllinois]

Again... Just playing the other side... If the panel that fell on him was due to being faulty, doesn't he have a point? Isn't it the Sabres' repsonsibility to make sure the thing is sound and able to take a hit form the players...

 

Just saying... Don't really no all the facts to the case.

 

Just because it says "at your own risk" doesn't mean you wave everything... Lets see their maint. logs.

[That Aud Smell]

I said he wasn't because he should KNOW better...

 

copy that.

 

hence my use of pseudo-intellectual.

 

;)

[spndnchz]

:unsure:

[sabregoats]

Just looked at his website. He is one of the idiots who tried to save the H-O grain elevator. He is right the grain elevator is historical, only it is a historical piece of crap. Go idea: keep an empty and vacant concrete structure on a piece of land someone is willing to develop. I don't know that a casino is the best use of the land, but it is certainly better than an artifact of times long ago. The Welland canal and the St. Lawrence killed the use of those elevators, they will never be used again to store grain and they are ugly as hell. He is just a guy that thinks it is intellectual to go against the grain (no pun intended), and loves the sound of his own voice more than anything else.

 

 

 

 

What a lovely site, it is no wonder he wants to preserve it. It is obese and useless just like what he sees when looking in the mirror.

 

/end rant.

alright I give up with the image thing. Could someone teach me how to get it to post an image, thanks.

[ExiledInIllinois]

My skid plate on my older ruck always was purposely missing two bolts in order to facilitate a faster fluid/oil change... Now I am not gonna sue if I went 4 wheeling and tore that plate and oil filter off (maybe some would)... In a different situation (say an offroad competition, who knows?), somebody could possibly have grounds to sue me if they were hurt by my negligence...

 

Not saying this is the case... We don't know all the facts.

[That Aud Smell]

I said he wasn't because he should KNOW better... all of that rant was directed at that guy!!! :ph34r:

 

copy that.

 

hence my use of pseudo-intellectual.

 

;)

 

:unsure:

 

confusion persists? maybe i missed the original point ... thereby coming off as a pseudo-intellectual myself. :lol:

[Goose Nasty]

this lawsuite is a waste of time and money...what a crock of #%^$#!...

[frisky]

Anybody remember the lady that fell from the Oranges back in the Aud near the end of a game against the Islanders? Way back time machine time. I believe we lost too.

[BetweenThePipes00]

this is horrible... more waste of taxpayers money to hear a non-sense case in court. Although it should be thrown out long before it ever gets to court.

 

I'll bet you his lawyer contacted him and has been chirping in his ear... it sounds strange but that happens a lot.

 

check this story out... My uncle went to a game in the early 80's against the Canucks, when they had those black V uniforms, long before the "protective netting"... anyway, someone took a shot and it deflected into the stands and my uncle lost sight of it in the black uniforms... it came up and hit him in the chest, he was stunned but overall fine. A few minutes later a lawyer came running down to him and told him to fall over, my uncle was like "WHAT?!". the lawyer said "fall over, we can sue them"... my uncle told him to take a hike... so it doesn't surprise me that this guy is suing someone, sad but true

 

This REALLY freaked me out until I looked and saw it was my brother posting ;) ... was afraid Uncle Mike was leading a double life or something ... the story is funnier when he tells it ...

Seriously, it probably took this guy 11 months to find a lawyer willing to waste hsi time on this ... why stop at just the Sabres ... why not go after the league as a whole, even deeper pockets ... so annoying ...

[ExiledInIllinois]

this lawsuite is a waste of time and money...what a crock of #%^$#!...

 

Again... How can you assume that from only these few words:

 

A college professor and professional photographer from Buffalo filed a lawsuit against the Buffalo Sabres and HSBC Arena on Wednesday.

 

Bruce Jackson said he was injured during a playoff game last May when a piece of protective plastic shielding surrounding the rink popped out and fell on him.

 

"I saw two players hit it and I saw it bounce," said Jackson, who was sitting in the front row at the May 19, 2007 game against the Ottawa Senators. "then I saw it come out and I thought, I'm going to die."

 

The panel crashed down on Jackson's head and also struck his son.

 

The Sabres declined to comment on the lawsuit. There is a warning on the back of every ticket, telling fans that they attend games at their own risk.

 

"The glass is there, I thought, to protect me, not to hit me."

 

:blink: :blink:

 

Maybe it was missing a bolt? Maybe the thing was rusty and snapped? Maybe there was no negligence at all and he will lose this case.

 

Why are people missing this point?

[Buffalo Fan]

no mention of that, you're right -- but that was, after all, wkbw reporting -- they're just a few notches above the newscast of a community college's media production class.

 

i wouldn't be surprised if there were some injuries -- cuts, bruises at a minimum. still, i'd also be stunned if management failed do what they could to make-nice with this guy, i.e., pay any reasonable medical bills, lost wages, etc. and offer another set of tickets of their choosing and a good number of "sabres bucks". if management did fail to act in that way, i'd be disappointed.

 

in any event, this just confirms beyond any doubt that bruce jackson's a tool.

 

In a padded room with a bubble-safe outfit on. Holy crap, when will it stop...my wife is a defense attorney, and this sort of sh!t in Philly is rampent. Juries in Philly WILL PAY big $$

[ExiledInIllinois]

In a padded room with a bubble-safe outfit on. Holy crap, when will it stop...my wife is a defense attorney, and this sort of sh!t in Philly is rampent. Juries in Philly WILL PAY big $$

 

What is going to happen when somebody is really negligent? People will probably thank this guy. Not saying he will win... But, he is keeping people compliant.

 

What will happen when an organization cuts a corner and stuff like this summarily thrown out?

[That Aud Smell]

Again... How can you assume that from only these few words:

 

:blink: :blink:

 

Maybe it was missing a bolt? Maybe the thing was rusty and snapped? Maybe there was no negligence at all and he will lose this case.

 

Why are people missing this point?

 

What is going to happen when somebody is really negligent? People will probably thank this guy. Not saying he will win... But, he is keeping people compliant.

 

What will happen when an organization cuts a corner and stuff like this summarily thrown out?

 

Look, I don't think anyone's speculating that the case will be thrown out summarily -- negligence cases almost always require disposition by a jury.

 

What I think people are reacting to is this: After the dust settled and the injuries healed, any hockey fan worth his/her salt would have viewed such an incident as a feather in his/her cap (tuque?), a badge of courage, a fantastic "war story." Based on the information available (e.g., there's no talk of a catastrophic injury), the fact that this overblown academic (he works to maintain something of a "high profile" in the area, btw, as a public activist) is suing over such an incident is just pathetic.

 

As I said earlier, I would go a little easier on the guy if I discovered that the team didn't do what was right in terms of offering to pay for medicals/wages and otherwise offer a goodie bag of tix/merchandise.

 

EDIT: One last thing: I live and pay the mortgage and tuitions because of lawsuits of all kinds, but that public policy bit about how plaintiffs' lawsuits are key to keeping corporate America honest is among the most over- and mis-used cliches going. In this particular instance, I have to scoff at the idea that the good men and women who are charged with the responsibility of maintaining the arena need the threat of a lawsuit to prompt them to do their level best to ensure the safety of people sitting in the first 5-6 rows of the 100s.

[shrader]

As I said earlier, I would go a little easier on the guy if I discovered that the team didn't do what was right in terms of offering to pay for medicals/wages and otherwise offer a goodie bag of tix/merchandise.

 

Which would be very hard to believe. Its amazing watching just how fast someone is there to check on people when something like that happens. There's no way that any team in all of professional sports would ignore a situation like this. But then again, they're probably also prepared for 2-3 of these lawsuits a year.

[Buffalo Fan]

What is going to happen when somebody is really negligent? People will probably thank this guy. Not saying he will win... But, he is keeping people compliant.

 

What will happen when an organization cuts a corner and stuff like this summarily thrown out?

 

 

I don't think anyone would deny a person compensation if a. they were truly damaged, and b. there was true neglagence. If the reverse is found true on a. or both points, then there should be reprocussions for the person bringing suite. It seems to me that punitive damages should not necessarily go to the person bringing suit unless they have real damage. Punishment is ok, but to reap a windfall because you told the teacher should not be the motivation. I love it when I hear people say, "I just don't want ANYONE to have to go thru what I went thru", when there is a nice fat check waiting for them.

 

I will admit that with the limited info, we are all assuming this is a frivilous law suit. 1+1 should = 2.

[Bmwolf21]

Golisano's probably pissed, he probably figures that there's no way he's giving away tickets or merchandise to anyone, so go ahead and sue them. He'll also save some bucks by having LQ take a break from his front-office/Waterfront "duties" and act as the team's legal counsel.

[GoatheadInCT]

What is going to happen when somebody is really negligent? People will probably thank this guy. Not saying he will win... But, he is keeping people compliant.

 

What will happen when an organization cuts a corner and stuff like this summarily thrown out?

 

You can what if this thing to death, but when you enter into a place where obvious hazards are present, you don't sue someone just because it happened to happen to you. Can you honestly say the glass came out because the Sabres cut corners with the construction or placement of these panes?

 

Our court system is NOT meant to prop up the ignorant at the expense of others.

[fallen627]

I'm firing off a letter today- the best way to counter a professor is to kill them with cold, hard facts and logical arguments.

 

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I think you might be overgeneralizing here. Odds are that someone with a Ph.D. has a pretty solid grasp of argumentation and rhetoric.

 

Bad experience with a prof. recently?

[Claude Balls]

"The glass is there, I thought, to protect me, not to hit me."[/i]

I believe it did protect your ugly mug from two big dudes with sticks in hand and razors on feet, from landing on top of you potentially gashing some part of your physically fit anatomy. Shut your piehole nitz!

[Buffalo Fan]

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I think you might be overgeneralizing here. Odds are that someone with a Ph.D. has a pretty solid grasp of argumentation and rhetoric.

Bad experience with a prof. recently?

 

 

That's a pretty big assumption...I've seen some flighty prof's...they don't call them "nutty professors" for nothing.

[Campy]

If he can prove negligence on the part of the arena and/or the club, he'll win - and rightly so. But I'm pretty sure he won't.

[Buffalo Fan]

If he can prove negligence on the part of the arena and/or the club, he'll win - and rightly so. But I'm pretty sure he won't.

 

I would also bet that it won't see a court room...the insurance company will feel it is easier to give this guy a few bucks than spend the cash on attorneys, court costs, etc. I like to call it the smash and grab.