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Read it first.
Common sense clearly tells me that when someone asks you to sign a document, any kind of document, you should read it first. Is that still the norm or has something changed? Something evidently has as I recall at least some people who have stopped doing it. Draw your own conclusions as to who they are.
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The most troublesome example is insurance policies. In many cases, the insurance company will not even allow you to see the entire policy document until you have already purchased it. I had a life insurance salesperson curse and hang up on me when I asked him to send me a copy of a policy I was reviewing for a friend. He said the policy was over a hundred pages long and refused to provide a copy. |
For me it depends upon the situation. Some documents I read and ask clarifying questions.... some I have my attorney read and advise. Some I just shake my head and sign the damn thing.
If I'm unsure about a deal or a situation, I'll usually ask a lot of questions way before I sign anything. The reality is that often a lawyer wrote the document to protect their clients interests. It's often in small print, covers ever possible thing and is in legalese. My doctors seem to have me sign a document annually that holds them blameless if anything bad should ever happen to me while under their care). I doubt that it is negotiable, or that editing it would be accepted. If I refuse to sign the document that terminates the professional relationship. I can go to another doctor, but I'll face the same document.... I purchase trip insurance on occasion...now there's a lengthy document if there ever was one....some hot shot attorney must of gotten paid by the pound to produce that sucker Now, I imagine that there are folks out there that go through every document with a fine tooth comb....just because they can. And I'm happy that they do, because those are the ones that will force a class action suit and ultimately change one or two words in the document. |
You need to know what are signing. If what you are signing is important to you, you should know what you are signing for. Of course there is one group of people that never read what they are signing for. Be smart and understand what is being signed for the good of all.
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A lot of people wouldn't understand the mumbo jumbo legalese they are reading anyway. Example "the fine print"...how many people actually read that?
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123 is talking common sense & reality. You probably over cooked your noodles. |
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A perfect example is an "EULA", otherwise known as an "End User License Agreement". One is often part of the software installation process you readily agree to - when you can find the "Agree" button, anyway. I'm going to guess that 99% of these agreements go unread by users.
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Now wouldn’t it be nice if there was a requirement to use plain language in a contract or at the very least minimize the number of pages of a contract, mandate the minimum font size of the print??
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“My doctors seem to have me sign a document annually that holds them blameless if anything bad should ever happen to me while under their care). I doubt that it is negotiable, or that editing it would be accepted. If I refuse to sign the document that terminates the professional relationship. I can go to another doctor, but I'll face the same document...”
Doctors carry malpractice insurance. For many, it is in the millions of dollars. It is illegal for a doctor to ask you to sign a waiver if anything should happen to you while under his/her care. This would preclude the fact that if you are misdiagnosed and given the wrong treatment and die, you and your estate have no recourse. If you are presented with such a document from a doctor, leave his office immediately and report him to the American Medical Association. |
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Every time I enter a new website there is five pages of documentation I am asked to "agree to" before entering the new site. Do you read all of it each time?
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