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driver being sued
Discussion in 'UPS Discussions' started by suffolk_804, Jun 26, 2008.
suffolk_804
i driver is being sued by a customer because he DR a ORM-D package and the customer's dog then ate it and then died
suffolk_804,
Stupid dead dog.
Stupid dead dog.Click to expand...
Owner doesn't seem much brighter than the dog.
Too bad for Spot.
Too bad for Spot.Click to expand...
See spot splat..
suffolk_804 said:
i driver is being sued by a customer because he DR a ORM-D package and the customer's dog then ate it and then diedClick to expand...
ORM-D; Ole Rover Might Die
Brilliant job hseofpayne !!!
ORM-D is very often completely misunderstood. US regulations do permit hazardous material to be classified and shipped as ORM-D when it is packed for commercial or retail purposes. Theoretically, if a commercial enterprise ships it to a private person for "private consumption", it is not ORM-D anymore, but Hazardous Material, requiring labeling, marking, packing and documentation in line with requirements. The same would go, if this ORM-D (or "Consumer CommoditY" ) is shipped by air. Applicable laws change for this type of shipment. A simple ORM-D sticker is not good enough, it must be an ORM-D-AIR sticker.
ORM-D is very often completely misunderstood. US regulations do permit hazardous material to be classified and shipped as ORM-D when it is packed for commercial or retail purposes. Theoretically, if a commercial enterprise ships it to a private person for "private consumption", it is not ORM-D anymore, but Hazardous Material, requiring labeling, marking, packing and documentation in line with requirements. The same would go, if this ORM-D (or "Consumer CommoditY" ) is shipped by air. Applicable laws change for this type of shipment. A simple ORM-D sticker is not good enough, it must be an ORM-D-AIR sticker.Click to expand...
I just drive a truck and deliver boxes...geez
First, even if the package was properly marked, there are no rules regarding the ORMD package to not be released. Secondly, you can sue any one you want, for anything. That does not mean you will win, or even see it completed.
Thirdly, as a UPS driver, you have a rich uncle that has quite a bit of money to take care of the problem. So unless the driver is stupid and does not tell the company, the company will take care of the lawsuit as it deems prudent. Probably will offer the customer the $50 bucks it takes to get a dog from the pound.
Seriously though, the driver has no worries, unless the company is not notified.
BTW, when someone sues the "driver", in all reality they are suing the one with the deep pockets.
Brilliant job hseofpayne !!!Click to expand...
Thank YA, ThankYa very much, I'll be here all week; please take care of your waitstaff and tip your bartender on the way out!
I just drive a truck and deliver boxes...geezClick to expand...
All of that is gonna be on that last waterboarding test you have to take!
ORM-D; Ole Rover Might DieClick to expand...
arrg - that was good
a little off topic. but worth it IMO
tune: I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover I'm looking over my dead dog, Rover,
Who I hit with the power mower.
One leg is missing, the other is gone,
A third leg is scattered all over the lawn.
Is spinning on the car port floor...
I'm looking over my dead dog, Rover,
Who I over-looked before!
My dog's not eating, he no longer barks;
No need explaining, there's no dog remaining;
He's a part of the lawn you see...
Who I sent to Eternity!
Don't worry because a customer is trying to sue. At my center, the company got served papers by a local ambulance chaser, saying that I threw a 78 lb. box at a customer and hit her in the chest, causing her to need her pacemaker replaced, and is seeking $100,000. Management thought it was such an absurd claim, they didn't suspend me or take any other action. They told her to bring it on. We are waiting for them to make the next move. It has been almost a year. They (mgmt) think it is dead in the water, but told me to write down the details so I don't forget, just in case. It is the first time I ever saw management side with a driver from the get go.
Don't be surprised if nothing ever comes of it (your case). Don't they have leash laws? If you left it on the porch, the dog shouldn't have been able to get it.
The customer ordered the pkg therefore giving implied consent to deliver. As far as I am concerned once delivered the responsibility falls to the owner. My dogs would destroy pkgs so I left a note for any pkgs to be left outside the gate. And I have many customers that have special delivery instr. for a variety of reasons.
lets flip the story. does anyone know of a driver that has ever sued the owner of a dog for being bit??
We have a driver that was bitten by a dog. A very serious bite. Still has the scar. I have seen the scar and this is no minor scar. I am guessing considering the scar that remains, both physical and emotional, that this was probably settled out to avoid a suit. I have not asked the driver if this is the case though.
We have drivers who have sued for dogbites. You can get a couple grand from their homeowners ins. More if you end up with a permanent scar.
I would definately sue. Could always use the 2 thousand.
I would definately sue. Could always use the 2 thousand.Click to expand...
$4K in NY.
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driver being sued | BrownCafe - UPSers talking about UPS
driver being sued
Discussion in 'UPS Discussions' started by suffolk_804, Jun 26, 2008.
suffolk_804
i driver is being sued by a customer because he DR a ORM-D package and the customer's dog then ate it and then died
suffolk_804,
Stupid dead dog.
Stupid dead dog.Click to expand...
Owner doesn't seem much brighter than the dog.
Too bad for Spot.
Too bad for Spot.Click to expand...
See spot splat..
suffolk_804 said:
i driver is being sued by a customer because he DR a ORM-D package and the customer's dog then ate it and then diedClick to expand...
ORM-D; Ole Rover Might Die
Brilliant job hseofpayne !!!
ORM-D is very often completely misunderstood. US regulations do permit hazardous material to be classified and shipped as ORM-D when it is packed for commercial or retail purposes. Theoretically, if a commercial enterprise ships it to a private person for "private consumption", it is not ORM-D anymore, but Hazardous Material, requiring labeling, marking, packing and documentation in line with requirements. The same would go, if this ORM-D (or "Consumer CommoditY" ) is shipped by air. Applicable laws change for this type of shipment. A simple ORM-D sticker is not good enough, it must be an ORM-D-AIR sticker.
ORM-D is very often completely misunderstood. US regulations do permit hazardous material to be classified and shipped as ORM-D when it is packed for commercial or retail purposes. Theoretically, if a commercial enterprise ships it to a private person for "private consumption", it is not ORM-D anymore, but Hazardous Material, requiring labeling, marking, packing and documentation in line with requirements. The same would go, if this ORM-D (or "Consumer CommoditY" ) is shipped by air. Applicable laws change for this type of shipment. A simple ORM-D sticker is not good enough, it must be an ORM-D-AIR sticker.Click to expand...
I just drive a truck and deliver boxes...geez
First, even if the package was properly marked, there are no rules regarding the ORMD package to not be released. Secondly, you can sue any one you want, for anything. That does not mean you will win, or even see it completed.
Thirdly, as a UPS driver, you have a rich uncle that has quite a bit of money to take care of the problem. So unless the driver is stupid and does not tell the company, the company will take care of the lawsuit as it deems prudent. Probably will offer the customer the $50 bucks it takes to get a dog from the pound.
Seriously though, the driver has no worries, unless the company is not notified.
BTW, when someone sues the "driver", in all reality they are suing the one with the deep pockets.
Brilliant job hseofpayne !!!Click to expand...
Thank YA, ThankYa very much, I
'll be here all week; please take care of your waitstaff and tip your bartender on the way out!
I just drive a truck and deliver boxes...geezClick to expand...
All of that is gonna be on that last waterboarding test you have to take!
ORM-D; Ole Rover Might DieClick to expand...
arrg - that was good
a little off topic. but worth it IMO
tune: I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover I'm looking over my dead dog, Rover,
Who I hit with the power mower.
One leg is missing, the other is gone,
A third leg is scattered all over the lawn.
Is spinning on the car port floor...
I'm looking over my dead dog, Rover,
Who I over-looked before!
My dog's not eating, he no longer barks;
No need explaining, there's no dog remaining;
He's a part of the lawn you see...
Who I sent to Eternity!
Don't worry because a customer is trying to sue. At my center, the company got served papers by a local ambulance chaser, saying that I threw a 78 lb. box at a customer and hit her in the chest, causing her to need her pacemaker replaced, and is seeking $100,000. Management thought it was such an absurd claim, they didn't suspend me or take any other action. They told her to bring it on. We are waiting for them to make the next move. It has been almost a year. They (mgmt) think it is dead in the water, but told me to write down the details so I don't forget, just in case. It is the first time I ever saw management side with a driver from the get go.
Don't be surprised if nothing ever comes of it (your case). Don't they have leash laws? If you left it on the porch, the dog shouldn't have been able to get it.
The customer ordered the pkg therefore giving implied consent to deliver. As far as I am concerned once delivered the responsibility falls to the owner. My dogs would destroy pkgs so I left a note for any pkgs to be left outside the gate. And I have many customers that have special delivery instr. for a variety of reasons.
lets flip the story. does anyone know of a driver that has ever sued the owner of a dog for being bit??
We have a driver that was bitten by a dog. A very serious bite. Still has the scar. I have seen the scar and this is no minor scar. I am guessing considering the scar that remains, both physical and emotional, that this was probably settled out to avoid a suit. I have not asked the driver if this is the case though.
We have drivers who have sued for dogbites. You can get a couple grand from their homeowners ins. More if you end up with a permanent scar.
I would definately sue. Could always use the 2 thousand.
I would definately sue. Could always use the 2 thousand.Click to expand...
$4K in NY.
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