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Good Samaritan rule |
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Good Samaritan rule n. from a Biblical story, if a volunteer comes to the aid of an injured or ill person who is a stranger, the person giving the aid owes the stranger a duty of being reasonably careful. In some circumstances negligence could result in a claim of negligent care if the injuries or illness were made worse by the volunteer's negligence. Thus, if Jack Goodguy sees a man lying by the road, a victim of a hit and run accident, and moves the injured man, resulting in a worsening of the injury or a new injury, instead of calling for an ambulance, Goodguy may find himself on the wrong end of a lawsuit for millions of dollars. |
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And the other is bringing more public awareness to the California Good Samaritan Law, which protects people from possible litigation if they stop at an accident scene to help a victim. Despite common public perceptions, AED Good Samaritan laws do not protect everyone. They say that it looks too much like a good Samaritan law. |
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