Comments on: Cheerleader fell and suffered brain damage – but school’s insurance won’t pay up http://www.slip-and-sue.com/cheerleader-fell-and-suffered-brain-damage-but-schools-insurance-wont-pay-up/ Your complete online personal injury resource Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:43:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kim http://www.slip-and-sue.com/cheerleader-fell-and-suffered-brain-damage-but-schools-insurance-wont-pay-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2552 Kim Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:58:48 +0000 http://www.slip-and-sue.com/cheerleader-fell-and-suffered-brain-damage-but-schools-insurance-wont-pay-up/#comment-2552 This article needs to get this fact straight, Patty was attending John Marshall High School at the time but was at Santee high school for the schools football game againts Santee High. This article needs to get this fact straight, Patty was attending John Marshall High School at the time but was at Santee high school for the schools football game againts Santee High.

]]> By: Audrey http://www.slip-and-sue.com/cheerleader-fell-and-suffered-brain-damage-but-schools-insurance-wont-pay-up/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Audrey Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:17:24 +0000 http://www.slip-and-sue.com/cheerleader-fell-and-suffered-brain-damage-but-schools-insurance-wont-pay-up/#comment-830 A tragic accident to be sure, and my heart goes out to the family. The article doesn't say whose insurance is refusing to pay - the family's? The school's? I don't see how the school is remotely to blame here. One or more students were supposed to catch her during the stunt and it seems like they failed (dropped her?) So shouldn't those students and *their* families be made to pay? I agree that this is an accident and should be covered by insurance, but it should be the cheerleader's parents' insurance. And if they won't pay, then why is this a case that warrants any coverage? If people are squawking at the school, then they don't get it. If we were to point the blame at her fellow students who let her fall, I doubt you'd see people taking her side. That's what insurance is for - you pay someone else to assume your risk. Or your kid's risk if they're minors. Since the school didn't do anything wrong, it sounds like people are just looking for a scapegoat with deep pockets. A tragic accident to be sure, and my heart goes out to the family. The article doesn’t say whose insurance is refusing to pay – the family’s? The school’s? I don’t see how the school is remotely to blame here. One or more students were supposed to catch her during the stunt and it seems like they failed (dropped her?) So shouldn’t those students and *their* families be made to pay?

I agree that this is an accident and should be covered by insurance, but it should be the cheerleader’s parents’ insurance. And if they won’t pay, then why is this a case that warrants any coverage? If people are squawking at the school, then they don’t get it. If we were to point the blame at her fellow students who let her fall, I doubt you’d see people taking her side.

That’s what insurance is for – you pay someone else to assume your risk. Or your kid’s risk if they’re minors. Since the school didn’t do anything wrong, it sounds like people are just looking for a scapegoat with deep pockets.

]]> By: Kimberly Archie http://www.slip-and-sue.com/cheerleader-fell-and-suffered-brain-damage-but-schools-insurance-wont-pay-up/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Kimberly Archie Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:17:02 +0000 http://www.slip-and-sue.com/cheerleader-fell-and-suffered-brain-damage-but-schools-insurance-wont-pay-up/#comment-165 Parents really need to be aware of the liability they are undertaking when their children play sports. Yes, most injuries are manageable, but when they are catastrophic it can destroy a whole family. Parents really need to be aware of the liability they are undertaking when their children play sports. Yes, most injuries are manageable, but when they are catastrophic it can destroy a whole family.

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