There are times I really don't want to be associated with the human species

[August]

Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

Must have to do with this "freedom" thing we don't know about.
Anyways, I would like to express my thoughts on this "aunt", but it would break certain rules here so I rather not.

That's because your anti-anything related to America bias keeps you from understanding what actually happened. Don't you Germans understand the difference between a criminal and a CIVIL suit?

Originally Posted by August

That's because your anti-anything related to America bias keeps you from understanding what actually happened. Don't you Germans understand the difference between a criminal and a CIVIL suit?

No we don't -> no freedom.
Do you understand what tongue in cheek means? Or a certain smiley I used?
Don't take yourself too serious August...

[Betonov]

I can't understand a civil suit needed so you can get treatment.
I get injured, I go to the doctor, he signs a paper and the insurance company I feed forks out money for my treatment.
No people that have nothing to do with medicine involved.

[BrucePartington]

Originally Posted by Betonov

I can't understand a civil suit needed so you can get treatment.
I get injured, I go to the doctor, he signs a paper and the insurance company I feed forks out money for my treatment.
No people that have nothing to do with medicine involved.

"Bureaucracy is expanding, to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy."

Insurance companies have a tendency to compound bureaucracy.
I've worked as a used car warranty claim handler. The orders were to outsource technical claim investigations, which were comprised of a technical report on the analysis of damaged mechanical parts, and an expert opinion on what caused the damage to the mechanical parts involved (CSI style work). This was to be done on every claim above a certain Estimate value threshold. Of course this would add up to the costs.
More often than not, the company paid what was being claimed. Plus the investigative technical report.
At the end of the year, instead of reducing costs, we actually increased them.
But hey, bureaucracy is like a holly cow. Cannot be touched, for reasons we all know too well.

[Eichhörnchen]

Originally Posted by Platapus

The media reports that she was an Aunt. I wonder if they got the first letter wrong.

I haven't enjoyed reading a post this much in ages; what a wonderful, heartwarming story