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"Sometimes, to make a convincing case for yourself, you have to show as well as tell, walk the walk as well as talk the talk.<br /><br />If, however, you&rsquo;re trying to make the case that you&rsquo;ve been injured severely enough to warrant substantial compensation, walking the walk may be the last thing you want to do. Walking the walk might, in fact, undermine your case.<br /><br />After all, there are certain things that a seriously injured person simply cannot do: swim the English channel, for instance, scale Mount Everest, run a marathon, etc.<br /><br />If, on the other hand, you are seeking some cash, you may still be able to do strenuous things &ndash; but you would not want any witnesses to, or public records of, your vigor.<br /><br />Erica Tamburin made the mistake of walking the walk when she ought not have. She participated in the Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon in May 2010, finishing in 2 hours, 43 minutes (50th out of 173).<br /><br />What would have been a respectable performance for anyone was truly extraordinary for a young woman claiming severe, permanent injuries from a car accident in the Cabela&rsquo;s parking lot just six months earlier. (Ms. Tamburin was also listed as the first baseman for the HJS coed softball team subsequent to her accident.)<br /><br />Tamburin filed suit against Cabela&rsquo;s in 2011, claiming injuries to her head, neck, shoulders, back, chest, arms, body chemistry, and psyche. The exact nature of the injuries to her &ldquo;body chemistry&rdquo; and &ldquo;psyche&rdquo; is not known.<br /><br />Tamburin&rsquo;s daughter is also listed as a plaintiff in the case, allegedly having suffered the loss of the love, society, comfort, companionship, and services of her mother.<br /><br />Maybe Tamburin is struggling to make ends meet while raising that daughter, but does that justify a lawsuit? What is the value of her self-respect? What lesson is she trying to teach her daughter?<br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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