Personal Injury Law

Our legal freedom and the Beijing Olympics 2008

By Brian F. LaBovick, Esq.

We sometimes forget how fortunate we are to live in an open Society. Journalists covering the Beijing Olympics have been routinely prevented from going into certain parts of Beijing, including Tiananmen Square, have been promised access to the Internet and have not been able to get it. We forget how lucky we are in the United States to have it here, where we can look at things and do what we believe is right and say anything and be critical of Government Officials, Lawyers, Judges and anyone that we want.

As an Attorney, when we are reviewing our files and looking at cases, sometimes we are critical of certain people involved, whether it is the Judge, opposing Counsel, or witnesses. But what we take for granted in our Society is that we can be openly critical, whereas, in a lot of places, we would not have that option. It is special for us to be able to voice our opinions.

In relation to Personal Injury cases, in most Countries, you would not have the right to bring a Suit if you have been hurt. If there is no Healthcare and you do not have the money for it, you would just suffer. When people talk about Tort reform and that there are too many lawsuits, most of those people have not been on the receiving end of an injury. If they ever are, my suspicion is that their opinions would change. It is special in the United States that we have the right to try and balance the scales, when someone has been hurt. The Justice system was never designed for someone to try and make a profit and never have to work again for a relatively minor injury. But it is designed to allow people who have been hurt to get the medical treatment they need to fix the Injury and try to bring them back as close as possible as to where they were before the injury. If they are not able to be brought back physically equal, the Justice system attempts to balance that scale. In addition, the Justice system attempts to provide the injured party the finances that will allow them either to get nursing treatment at home or additional medical care to help alleviate their pain, or wages that they would have earned but can’t because of whatever has happened to them.

Enjoy watching the Beijing Olympics 2008… Go Team USA!

Full post as published by LaBovick Injury Law Blog on August 10, 2008 (boomark / email).