Re: Ken B.'s NPF comments/ 1-800-433-7022

[Ivan M Suzman <cureit@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Ken...and thanks to all who continue to suppport me through the
saga.

Ivan
^^^^^^GREETINGS  FROM^^^^^^^^^^
Ivan Suzman  47/10   cureit@xxxxxxxx
Portland, Maine   land of lighthouses     deg. F
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On Fri, 24 Oct 1997 19:27:22 -0400 KEn Becker <KenBecker@xxxxxxx> writes:
>Ivan, I am not a person who enjoys taking legal action either,
>ironically, I
>am married to a legal secretary! However, everything in this great
>country is
>now geared to suing and being sued!  Even if $2200 was in petty cash
>at NPF,
>there is probably no one with authority to disburse that cash!  So
>when NPF
>gets donations and grants and whatever other sources of income, it
>must
>earmark a certain percentage for paying legal expenses, and lawsuits.
>In
>other words, it is the way business is done. If you are going to net
>$2200,
>your lawyer will probably to get many times that, then maybe they'll
>settle
>for two or three times the amount, and you'll end up with about what
>you
>asked for, in your pocket.  This is based on the hopeful settlement
>out of
>court. Your lawyer will not just try to sue the NPF, but also the
>doctor, his
>receptionist, and anyone who was involved in any way, IF they appear
>to have
>any money to sue for.
>You could end up in trial, with a jury, or just before a judge, who
>might
>just decide the whole thing like a traffic judge, in a few seconds.  I
>am not
>giving legal advice, just parroting  what I have heard from my wife.
>There
>are so many variables, the mind boggles. There are many cases where
>the fault
>is obvious, but the defendent has no money, no insurance, nothing of
>value,
>so the plaintiff gets nothing. The other side of the coin is the case
>where
>the defendent has millions of dollars, but the judge and or, the jury
>decides
>they are not at fault, again, the poor plaintiff still gets nothing!
>Good luck, hope you have a good lawyer, and get a fair settlement. I
>wouldn't
>count on getting millions of dollars, as people have been killed and
>gotten
>far less.  Meanwhile, you should still pursue a writing career, so
>maybe you
>can become wealthy and enjoy life a little more! Ken B
>