"Hedrick's insurance company is simply trying to minimize their payout."
I'm waaaaay too familiar with that, working as I do with a PI atty. Nonetheless, her lawyer could have written the complaint so as not to hurt the survivors in the famiy that had its own multiple loss of loved ones.
Not having read the complaint, it is hard to determine if Hedrick is taking it too personally. She lost her husband and father of her kids. That is a pretty big loss. Whatever animosity she may have towards Hedrick's insurance company is bound to spill over a bit to Hedrick.