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davidpdx

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13. I hope this gets coverage on the news

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 12:07 AM

Dec 2012

The survivors and victims deserve restitution, but as you said the state is the wrong party to sue. It will probably never go to court, but if it did it would put the state in a financial mess.

It needs to be a class action suit against the gun manufacturers.

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Claim seeks $100 million for child survivor of Connecticut school shooting [View all] undeterred Dec 2012 OP

Ah, jesus they're suing the wrong people. Nt Confusious Dec 2012 #1

And if the parents of the child survivor sue for $100 million undeterred Dec 2012 #2

I'll go you one better. Parents are more ghoulish... TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #7

Especially for hearing something over an intercom. undeterred Dec 2012 #9

Maybe it's the child who played dead? csziggy Dec 2012 #15

Then surely the suit would have mentioned that instead of the intercom. undeterred Dec 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #26

Indeed. Just curious: how did they, or their attorney question everything Dec 2012 #40

F-ing sue the gun manufacturers and NRA, not the state. I live in CT, I have to pay for the child's wordpix Dec 2012 #41

Courts will answer "Is govt obligated to protect citizens in groups like Sandy Hook’s School?" jody Dec 2012 #3

and how is this protection to happen? police? Society is unprotected, but it is not the robinlynne Dec 2012 #6

That's my question. nt jody Dec 2012 #10

I'm with you. robinlynne Dec 2012 #16

The courts have already answered this. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #17

ummm sorry but the killer is dead. toss this one out nt msongs Dec 2012 #4

the state? the NRA I can understand, but the state? robinlynne Dec 2012 #5

They're suing the STATE? MADem Dec 2012 #8

I hope this gets coverage on the news davidpdx Dec 2012 #13

I saw the lawyer being interviewed on the regional news--he looks like a gadfly-flake. MADem Dec 2012 #27

+100000 "It needs to be a class action suit against the gun manufacturers." wordpix Dec 2012 #42

I was thinking much like in Runway Jury davidpdx Dec 2012 #44

Adam Lanza inherited nothing - he died TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #21

He outlived his mamma--because he killed her. He would have inherited half her estate if he was in MADem Dec 2012 #24

I believe CT has a statute that prevents a killer from inheriting from his/her victim. DeschutesRiver Dec 2012 #30

Ahhhh....but was "the balance of his mind disturbed?" MADem Dec 2012 #33

survivorship usually must be for 30 days to inherit, UpInArms Dec 2012 #34

I'm the first to admit I don't know the CT law. MADem Dec 2012 #36

This lawyer has been disciplined by a state licensing authority. Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #11

bad news lawyer added to the mix - just not right lunasun Dec 2012 #18

Creepy looking SOB--he was shooting off his mouth on the regional news this a.m. nt MADem Dec 2012 #25

Money grubbing ghouls trying to score over the bleeding bodies of dead children and teachers..... marble falls Dec 2012 #12

Better call Saul... -..__... Dec 2012 #14

Ha--too classy, Saul is! And better organized! MADem Dec 2012 #29

Suing for something which may well have saved their child's life. Wow, just wow. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #19

Ugh. Embarrassing. cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #20

Uh.. sendero Dec 2012 #23

This guy is the very definition of ambulance chaser. a11ig8r Dec 2012 #28

He is going for the deepest pockets, hoping for a settlement. djean111 Dec 2012 #31

he's not going for the deepest pockets, teh deepest are the gun manufacturers and NRA. Bring THEM wordpix Dec 2012 #43

So the parents didn't file this, bigworld Dec 2012 #32

Lawyers can't sue on behalf of someone. LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #35

Kick dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #37

. headline should be "anonymous coward hires ambulance chaser to cash in on deaths of children" leftyohiolib Dec 2012 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author leftyohiolib Dec 2012 #39