SMRT files defence against lawsuit by family of Thai girl

[caroline3sg]

limlim:

1. SMRT has been operating for decades in SG w/o accident.


2. Many developed countries don't have barriers too.

So, based on reasonableness, there is no liability on SMRT on not providing a barrier.

So, the thai has no case.

There was precedent of accident in which there was a female teacher who fell onto the tracks while reading students' scripts and died when hit by train.

The Thai girl's father wants to get compensated for her handicap as she needs prostatic legs for life.

[phankao]

caroline3sg:

limlim:

1. SMRT has been operating for decades in SG w/o accident.


2. Many developed countries don't have barriers too.

So, based on reasonableness, there is no liability on SMRT on not providing a barrier.

So, the thai has no case.

There was precedent of accident in which there was a female teacher who fell onto the tracks while reading students' scripts and died when hit by train.

The Thai girl's father wants to get compensated for her handicap as she needs prostatic legs for life.

Parents never teach kid to be careful properly. Some more so daring to send a 14year old alone overseas. This not a school trip, leh.

Even in BKK, there's no barriers, right?

I've always told my kids to stand far behind the yellow line. THey can get disorientated/dizzy as the train arrives, so better to be safer.

[limlim]

caroline3sg:

There was precedent of accident in which there was a female teacher who fell onto the tracks while reading students' scripts and died when hit by train.

The Thai girl's father wants to get compensated for her handicap as she needs prostatic legs for life.

For your example, who is negligence? it seems to be the teacher but maybe it is better not to comment w/o more facts.

The term compensation implies that the other party is liable.

However, based on the points that I have mentioned, clearly not having barrier cannot be used as a reason to say that SMRT is negligent or liable

The Thai should ask for \"goodwill donation\" from SMRT instead, not a lawsuit to ask for \"compensation\", which, clearly, has no case.

[caroline3sg]

limlim:

caroline3sg:

There was precedent of accident in which there was a female teacher who fell onto the tracks while reading students' scripts and died when hit by train.

The Thai girl's father wants to get compensated for her handicap as she needs prostatic legs for life.

For your example, who is negligence? it seems to be the teacher but maybe it is better not to comment w/o more facts.

The term compensation implies that the other party is liable.

However, based on the points that I have mentioned, clearly not having barrier cannot be used as a reason to say that SMRT is negligent or liable

The Thai should ask for \"goodwill donation\" from SMRT instead, not a lawsuit to ask for \"compensation\", which, clearly, has no case.

I am not disputing with you regarding the Thai father has no case. I am just stating there was similar case of accident with no barriers installed.

SMRT gave $5000 as \"goodwill\" and he treated it as compensation which to him is a small amount (he is in insurance line), that's why he sued.

[tankee]

since he is in insurance line, wouldn't his daughter be insured? :?


able to send his girl to study here, he must be of quite senior level, if not owner of the firm.

[Jennifer]

If the Thai family wins the case, who knows how many desperate pple will create a similar "accident" to get a big sum of compensation?

[pinky]

Jennifer:

If the Thai family wins the case, who knows how many desperate pple will create a similar \"accident\" to get a big sum of compensation?

true, the $3.4M claim is a huge amount and must be one of the highest so far

[Daddy D]

If SMRT loses this case... we can expect higher fare increase soon? :?

[hquek]

if smrt loses this case, then next time someone spill hot coffee in macD, we’re going to expect another lawsuit.


not sure how crowded the station is, but so far, I’ve not been at a platform where it’s so overflowing with pp that one must stand past the yellow lines.

In any case, folks taking mrt must resign themselves to listening a LOT more announcements about standing behind the yellow lines.

[verykiasu2010]

at best a try luck law suit, like in US, lawyers try all kind of stunts to get money


smrt can counter-sue for business disruption as a result of the carelessness of the passenger