$46 Million Jiu Jitsu Lawsuit - Rener Gracie

Personal injury attorney discusses a recent $46 million dollar Jiu Jitsu lawsuit settlement. The settlement came as a result of leaving a man paralyzed. Rener Gracie was the expert in this case.
What are your thoughts on this case and settlement?

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[stevenfuller]

If someone offered me $46million to be quadriplegic, I’d politely decline.

[kylekol]

$46 mill aint S H I T for the ability to walk and pick up your own drink again. Ask anyone who’s been put in that position. Money ain’t nothing when it comes to your health.

[skapunker]

Man you know you fucked up as Jiu Jitsu practitioner when you have a Gracie work against you in court.

[DeepCFisher]

Just so everyone knows, the dude who got paralyzed is walking again

[mstevenchapman]

There are Quadriplegics that would pay 46 million to walk again or just sit by themselves. That's so messed up.

[jota]

His determination and commitment paid off, and come March he was able to walk out of the hospital with just a pair of crutches for support. “I could live on my own again. I was still in a wheelchair about 70% of the time, but I was able to walk around my apartment.” He then spent the rest of the year relearning everything. “How to dress, clean, cook, how to breathe, swallow, chew... crawl! I literally had to relearn life at 23 and 24.”

HE WAS ABLE TO WALK AGAIN

[brycemcintyre]

No amount of money can soften the pain of a life changing injury like that

[dynamite]

My coach told me about this one day at class and said he’s gotta add more restrictions to make sure people don’t get hurt cause of this case, really sad stuff

[ephemera]

A Jiu Jitsu instructor is supposed to protect and nurture their students. Hell, I used to have crackly ass shoulders and when my instructor heard my shoulder pop while rolling he told me to chill out and assess myself for any pain so we stopped rolling. It’s simple things like caring about your students which make a good Jiu Jitsu gym. Throw the book at the black belt, he knew what he was doing and in all honesty should be taken out back and given the same that his student got from him.

[kevinwinther]

As a martial artist and a healthcare professional I do think this is fair. They 2nd degree black belt is a master of his craft and has spent upwards of 20 years on the mat (I presume). For him to put someone in that position is completely negligent.

[mrbaldjeep]

Black belt should have been looking out for him. We're supposed to take care of each other on the mats

[tumble]

that guy wanted to learn how to defend himself and ended up not being able to defend himself against a newborn

[whatwhat]

I wouldn't be surprised if the insurance company ends up lawyering up to find some loophole to not pay anything at all

[bogoss]

I did jujitsu back then. Was practicing and the other guy grabbed my leg and put too much pressure then dislocation happened.
He apologized but I could clearly see that he didn't feel sorry.

*For people who commenter that I should have taped: it was a training session where you hold onto the opponent and the goal is to let the opponent practice switching position to escape the lock. It wasn't about submission.

[fabianfigueredo]

If someone offered me $46 million dollars for being quadriplegic, i would just walk out of the room.

[Teddingtin]

Apparently he was able to walk again. I hope he’s able to take that 45 mil and enjoy a comfortable and fulfilling rest of his life.

[CRValtierra]

Im so greatful for having such good instructors in my gym.

[michaelg]

Having the moment your life changed forever on video is so chilling

[lspence]

100% fair. I heard the guy is much better now, so good for him 🤝

[Gravedigger]

Yes he deserves that money. Unfortunately there are a lot of these assholes in gyms and it isn’t just jiu jitsu. You have guys in kickboxing and boxing gyms who target new guys so they can boost their egos by beating the ever loving shit out of them. Sometimes you want a light spar and you go like 25% power just enough they can feel it and they decide to throw haymakers and put you to sleep in a spar. More people should be sued and face legal consequences for these actions.