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Ford Prefect · 12-19-2008, 12:18 PM

Hasn't that always been the case all over the US? From what I've always understood Canada has a Samaritan's Act that protects Canadians from liability issues in such cases, whereas the Americans don't.

Edit: A quick internet search reveals it's a jurisdictional issue in both Canada and the US, that is, it is state or provincial law. From the looks of it all Canadian provinces have provincial legislation that protects Samaritans, whereas in the US there are a lot of gaps in the system between the different states.

12-19-2008, 12:18 PM	#4
Ford Prefect Has Towel, Will Travel Join Date: Jul 2006 Exp:	Hasn't that always been the case all over the US? From what I've always understood Canada has a Samaritan's Act that protects Canadians from liability issues in such cases, whereas the Americans don't. Edit: A quick internet search reveals it's a jurisdictional issue in both Canada and the US, that is, it is state or provincial law. From the looks of it all Canadian provinces have provincial legislation that protects Samaritans, whereas in the US there are a lot of gaps in the system between the different states. Last edited by Ford Prefect; 12-19-2008 at 12:25 PM.