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by noonespecial 4977 days ago
Unfortunately, it may cost you quite a bit of time and money to convince said court that what you did was not grossly negligent should someone press the issue.
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No one in their right mind would press the issue, lest it causes a chilling effect on bystanders attempting to help someone in need.
Lawsuits and "right mind" seldom are within shouting distance of one another.

http://suite101.com/article/good-samaritan-risks-lawsuit---s...

And just for a twist:

http://abovethelaw.com/2011/08/lawsuit-of-the-day-good-samar...