Posted on 11/06/2007 7:23:03 AM PST by Puppage
Newtown (AP)_ The family of an illegal alien who was electrocuted while working at a town owned building in Newtown will be getting a $300,000 settlement.
The settlement will benefit the young daughters of Ivan Patricio Tenecela, an illegal immigrant from Ecuador who was killed in 2004 when electricity from a power line shot through an aluminum ladder and shocked him.
The men were painting the outside of the Meeting House, a building that is maintained by the Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown.
The settlement is with the town of Newtown and the Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown as well as Campbell Quality Painting, the company that employed Tenecela.
At the time of his death Tenecela lived in Port Chester, N.Y.
1) Build the fence
2) Fine companies that hire them
3) Fine landlords who rent or sell to them.
4) Fine schools which educate them
They will go home.
> I don’t know if the employer is on the hook here. It looks like the town settled for $300K. The employer might have been some fly-by-night operation, and essentially lawsuit-proof, because they have nothing to sieze..
That would blow. This is one more reason we need tougher legislation and enforcement of fines on employers of illegals.
Sigh.
It only encourages others to break the law.
Fiberglass is a much better and safer alternative. Stronger and last longer.
Who among you thinks an American in Ecuador as an illegal alien would have gotten such a settlement for his family if he were killed on the job? This country has gotten too damn soft.
Unfortunately, virtually no court considers the legal status of a plaintiff in a civil case. The employee got sued as well undoubtedly but the only money the illegals family would get would be Workers Comp which won’t be very much. So the family’s ambulance chasing lawyer sued the city who is the deep pocket.
But if I’m on the city council I make sure that we sue the painting company for the money paid to them for this contract since they broke the law. And then I call the INS and tell them that there is an Ecuadoran national they can go pick up at ..... address in NY.
Surprisingly, the town didn’t hire a union painter. Its hard to believe that in the NorthEast there is a politician anywhere who was brave enough to hire non-union for a public project. Of course, they might have insisted on a contractor who could actually legally do the work.
It's much heavier, and they both have roughly the same very long life span.
>>virtually no court considers the legal status of a plaintiff in a civil case. <<
You are right, PB. I just did a ‘google’ using “Illegal Immigrants sue citizens”, and got 1,130,000 links.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=illegal+aliens+sue+citizens
It should be fair warning to everyone - even someone who mows your lawn could cut off a toe, and end up owning your house.
That has nothing to do with illegal aliens. That's the result of socialist ideology and policies being imposed over the years by democrats.
Honest job by an illegal? You have a great sense of humor!
I agree with you!
The man wasn't working for the local government, he was working for a crooked contractor.
“but don’t you think his family still deserves compensation?”
A one way trip back to Ecuador!
Exactly, NO MONEY, just a one way ticket back to wherever they came from............
Fruit of the poisoned tree?
If, however, she brought her wage-slave into the country illegally, and put it to work then maybe she shouldn't be paid. Just as she wouldn't be compensated for the loss of a meth-lab employee if her illegal meth-lab blew-up, as I'm told happens in some communities.
< 'Wage-slave?' That sounds unconventional and critical. Is he allowed to say that?>
OK
As I replied earlier, there are over a million pages of illegal immigrants sueing citizens of this country - and winning. The lawsuits are climbing at a rapid pace. They are getting very brave and legally savvy.
There are ambulance chasing lawyers drooling to give "free" legal representation to the illegal immigrants, and many of them are represented by illegal activist groups like La raza and MEChA. As far as I know, American citizens don't get free legal representation.
Example:
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