Family of Rhode Island Nightclub Victim Sues Anheuser-Busch, Clear Channel

Hoover's Online ^ | March 11, 2003 8:27am | unknown

[savedbygrace]

"Blood in the water!"

[glory]

all I can do is shake my head. Can't we find some deep pocket somewhere for every death in the country with this line of thinking? I mean after all there is usually some product or person nearby that has some kind of link to a big corporation.

[Grammy]

The real responsible parties are the club owners. They used packing foam for sound insulation, and that is seriously flamible.
Mr Grammy is an ausio consultant, and he has several sources for sound proofing insulation that would have met fire codes. He pointed out how the foam was dropping burning pieces within seconds of catching. No way that would ever pass codes.

[Tacis]

The key thought in this piece is "One option being considered by state political leaders is forming a special fund to pay victims and families."

This is the nanny state where all ills suffered by citizens should be fixed by the tax payers.

[Rik0Shay]

Ditto

[CSM]

I would dispute the blame on Great White. I have some friends who attended their show in Detroit (Harpos) about 2 weeks before this tragic event. The show did not contain any fire works or pyrotechnics. Harpos does not allow them. This information leads me to believe GW did discuss it with the club owner or at least a representative.

I bet they never do it again without written authorization. You know they believe, "Once Bitten", "Twice Shy".

[tophat9000]

Why don't they go after Bic for the lighter that lit the fireworks... that makes as much sence ... and Bic is a French conpany ;> two birds with one stone

[Mamzelle]

Suing isn't winning. If Bud holds tight, and repeats "greedy lawyers" often enough, it'll do alright. May have to go to appeals, worst case.

They have to fight, because if they lose one, they'll lose them all.

[Lockbox]

Time to sue Mother Nature, she created oxygen. Without oxygen no fire, therefore she’s to blame.

[ibbryn]

They should sue the guys who originally sold the land The Station was build on. No land, no club, no fire, no deaths.

No wait, howabout if they sue the Native Americans who used to own the land. If they'd kept possession the land would never have been sold and those people wouldn't have died. And the indians are rich! They own casinos!

[Houmatt]

Actually, that brings a smile to my face as well, now that you mention it.

[Xenalyte]

Pretty funny visual, isn't it?

[rwt60]

When the lights went out and the crowd panicked, she was knocked down, and other patrons fell on top of her, the lawsuit said. Kelly suffered no obvious burns, the suit said, but "suffocated while under a pile of other victims."

It says here that Kelly died because of other people falling on top of her. To be consistent, the estates of those other patrons should be sued, or at least their families. After all, they were the ones rushing for the doors.

These lawsuits are like winning the lottery. Every one wants to get rich off of someone else. The lawyers promote it because they get 30% plus of the settlement. The Democrats support it because the lawyers take some of that 30% and contribute to the party.

Is this a great country or what?

[Conservative4Ever]

Naaa...lawyers always go for the deep pockets. Hence the beer, band and whatever rock station was promoting the concert...Clear Channel owns LOTS of stations. Big Ones.

Red

[Joe Hadenuf]

Suing isn't winning. If Bud holds tight, and repeats "greedy lawyers" often enough, it'll do alright. May have to go to appeals, worst case.

Yes I understand that concept. But I disagree with your statement.

You need to understand they will go after the juries emotions.

Just watch, while defense repeats "Greedy lawyers" over and over, the plaintiff's will up there displaying enlarged photographs of brutally burned bodies.

I am not taking sides here, I am just telling you what's going to occur in the court room .

[Mamzelle]

Yes. That's why it'll be appealed.