I thought these sort of lawsuits only happened in America, but they’re apparently also migrating to Canada now. Canada Press reports on a lawsuit stemming from an act of heroism in 1995.
Then 11-year-old Kerry-Jo Klingbeil saved her friend Amanda Horne’s life by pushing her out of the way of an oncoming truck. Unfortunately Klingbeil herself was then struck by the vehicle, and sustained injuries that left her mentally impaired and unable to find work according to the details of her lawsuit.
Now 17, Klingbeil is suing Horne saying that she was “compelled” to rescue Horne and now wants compensation for the injuries she suffered from the truck that otherwise would have hit Horne.
Not as bad as the victim suing the rescuer, which happens often in the United States, but still not a welcome trend.