Posted on 02/24/2010 6:31:54 PM PST by cajuncow
(CNN) -- The widow of an Internal Revenue Service employee killed when a disgruntled taxpayer flew his plane into a seven-story building in Austin, Texas, last week is suing the pilot's wife, according to court documents.
Valerie Hunter, the wife of Vernon Hunter, is accusing Sheryl Stack, wife of Andrew Joseph "Joe" Stack III, of negligence, alleging she she knew or should have known that her husband was a threat to others and, thus, could have prevented the attack, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Travis County District Court.
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Reason #73443948394843562343 why we need tort reform NOW.
Ridiculous.
Wow, now this is a reach.
Let’s remember that the man who was killed served two tours in Vietnam. He is the aggrieved party.
I can’t blame his family.
That sure didn’t take long!
Why, will suing the wife bring him back?
No case. This will go no where in the court.
...were the 9-11 victim’s families able to sue the Saudis?...I can’t remember.
Should Stack’s wife be able to collect on any insurance policy? O think the victim’s wife should get it.
Lawyers will do all right money-wise with this one. *SIGH*
A relative of the Jersey Girls?
Suing is never about bringing back the dead, silly.
What about a counter-suit? Suppose the victim "had a bad feeling" about going to work that day but didn't heed it and his wife told him to go? Who do you sue then?
Ridiculous
Her husband was killed by this maniac. Have you no mercy?
True, it’s about filling the pockets of lawyers.
“alleging she she knew or should have known that her husband was a threat to others”
And exactly what was she suppose to have done about it? They don’t put crazy people in the loony bin anymore...
No, but we can blame the tort pushers that sunk their claws into his family, before their husband's/father's body has been in the ground a week.
Suing the attacker's estate would be the normal and proper course. But, it's clear that won't bear fruit, so the blood-suckers pick another victim.
It might, but only if the wife stands to gain money as a result of his death.
Then she should rightly give it up to the victim’s widow.
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