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May
26
Golden 33
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If you are looking for a quick hands-on course to learn internet marketing — useful for those in business as well as anyone who wants to figure out how to obtain more readers for his or her blogs — check out Golden Technologies’ “Golden 33″ internet marketing challenge.
The latest Golden 33 post deals with the “Dos and Don’ts of Managing Social Media and Blogging.”
The key concept is to start writing content for your blogs and social media networks, then interacting with your online community. The Golden 33 exercises provide a guide that helps sharpen ones internet skills.
Even if you aren’t a business person, learning techniques that help spread your message throughout the internet is valuable and worthwhile.
May
13
Don’t talk on cell phone with drunk driver
Filed Under law | 4 Comments
Don’t let friends or family members drive drunk.
Also remember to never follow a family member while speaking to her on the cell phone, if she is driving while under the influence.
The Indiana Court of Appeals issued an opinion yesterday that holds that a mother following her drunken daughter while speaking to her on a cell phone could potentially create joint liability for the mother for any driving actions the daughter undertakes.
Further, the Indiana Court of Appeals held that the mother could encourage the daughter’s driving actions and/or distract her daughter by talking to her on the cell phone while she was driving drunk.
From Buchanan vs. Vowell, No. 49A02-0909-CV-873 (Ind.Ct.App.2010) (PDF).
The allegations made by Jerry in his amended complaint show that Shannon agreed to enter into a concerted activity whereby Shannon would follow the drunken Candice and would direct and/or distract her by calling her on her cell phone. The allegations also show that Candice and Shannon conspired to leave the scene of an accident where serious injury to Jerry had occurred. Thus, like the passenger in Sanke, Shannon encouraged Candice’s tortious activity. It is possible that Shannon, like the passenger in Sanke, could be held jointly liable for Jerry’s injuries.
Furthermore, we note that Shannon owed a duty of reasonable care to those that shared the road with her, both motorists and pedestrians. See Claxton, 615 N.E.2d at 474. Shannon, as an individual, may have breached this duty by calling and distracting a person she knew was operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Thus, Shannon may be found liable for Jerry’s injuries even if she did not gratuitously assume a duty or act in concert with Candice.
