Sounds to me this is the fault of the car dealership.
Plus I understand most can't drive a stick and would say "I can't drive a stick let me go get so and so who can" What is wrong with this kid?
WTF? This case should never see the inside of a courtroom. What a disgrace.
Looks more like an OSHA lock out-tag out failure.
Point the family to the Fed Gooberment and let them sue the pants off the dealership.
‘If you go to lunch and give your car to someone and an accident happens, you’d be liable for that. Same thing happens here,’
Of course not. Absurd. This lawyer has gotten the idea that since so much stupidity is succeeding, he would try his own brand.
This suit won’t last five minutes in court, if it ever gets there. And the lawyer might be disbarred.
Democrats would support blaming the owner if he's rich - say makes $50,000/year.
This is an illustration of how stupid Michigan legislators are.
Stop thinking the law is about justice. It is not.
Apparently Femminineo is just another sleeze bag lawyer who just happens to run constant adds on the local channels here In Michigan.....
More info. from a USA source (Jeep owner is off the hook):
“As Femminineo explained to Jalopnik, the Hawkins family can’t directly sue the dealership or its management. Michigan workers’ compensation law says you cannot sue a fellow employee for negligence while on the job. So the Hawkins family’s only option was to sue the Jeep owner. But that doesn’t mean the Jeep owner will be held responsible for the accidental death.
According to Femminineo, when the Hawkins family filed suit against the Jeep owner, that person immediately sued the dealership for indemnification, and won. With that victory in place, whatever results from the Hawkins family’s suit against the Jeep owner will be the legal responsibility of Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge (and their insurance company). Basically, while the owner of the Jeep is named in the suit, that person won’t face any repercussions from the trial or judgment.”
https://jalopnik.com/why-a-jeep-owner-is-being-sued-for-a-mechanics-death-du-1848884952
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I could imagine this happening at LubePros (they left the oil cap off once, and would not accept responsibility) and Jiffy Lube (their kid condescendingly told me my car needed “European oil”. He was confused a bit by the Mercedes-Benz hood ornament installed by a previous owner, but the car was a Buick Roadmaster station wagon. I went to a different oil change place.)
Car dealerships charge a premium and are presumed to be familiar with their own cars. Standard transmissions in Jeeps are not rare.
It sounds like the dealership’s insurance will pay the bills, otherwise the car’s owner would have to sue the dealership, and that costs more for everyone.
“Under Michigan law, employees cannot sue their employers or fellow staff members for accidents that happen in the workplace.”
The employee is not doing the suing, he’s dead.
The plaintiff ought to be charged with contempt of court for filing a frivolous lawsuit and any attorney who represents him should be disbarred.
Under Michigan law, employees cannot sue their employers or fellow staff members for accidents that happen in the workplace.
In case you were wondering why lawyers have such a bad reputation.
If your car doesn’t have a clutch, you’re not driving - you’re just steering.
Uh, no, you wouldn’t be, unless you knew or should have known the driver was reckless, incompetent, or unlicensed. You are only liable for negligent entrustment. At least, that’s the law everywhere I am aware of, and I doubt Michigan is different.
David Femminineo needs to suffer Michael Avenatti’s fate.
The attorney is the spitting image of Ben of Lost fame.
And stuff like this is one more reason among many why people hate lawyers and think the Courts are a joke.