Word: samaritanism
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...Supreme Court of California has ruled that one good deed may very well not go unpunished - unleashing a debate not only on who is a Good Samaritan but also who shouldn't even think about being one. On Dec. 19, the court made a decision in the case of Alexandra Van Horn v. Lisa Torti. The case alleged that Torti worsened the injuries suffered by Van Horn by yanking her "like a rag doll" from a wrecked car on Nov. 1, 2004, thus rendering Van Horn a paraplegic. The court found that Torti wasn't protected from legal action under...
...proposed legislation, SB 39, would enact the Good Samaritan Protection Act, which would amend the current statute to define emergency care as "medical or nonmedical." Referring to the current Good Samaritan statute, Benoit says, "If in fact the intention was just to limit it to medical providers providing medical care, that was too narrow [a piece of legislation] in my estimation, and this case shows it. I don't believe that was really the intent, even if it is in fact the way it's been interpreted. If not, it needs to be changed. We need to clarify that...
...decision, the supreme court made reference to common-law principles, saying that a "person has no duty to come to the aid of another. If, however, a person elects to come to someone's aid, he or she has a duty to exercise due care. Thus, a 'Good Samaritan' who attempts to help someone might be liable if he or she does not exercise due care and ends up causing harm...
...Cake is served. Plot Overview A stressed, yet hopeful narrator named “Drew” relates the fable of a troubled protagonist named “Harvard.” Harvard is caught in a series of natural disasters and suffers greatly. Ultimately, a mysterious good Samaritan named “We” teaches Harvard that Puritan moderation and blind faith in one’s superiority will win the day. Main Characters Harvard: Probably allegorical. Harvard is tenacious, but vulnerable; cautious, but optimistic. Drew Faust: A sparse, unobtrusive narrator, Drew’s presence is felt...
...McCain's deeply touching story of finding his Good Samaritan in the Hanoi prison reminded me of the saying that the purest ore comes from the hottest furnace. Fiona Scott, Germantown, Tennessee...