then justice was served...
Posted on 05/22/2015 2:26:38 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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Maddow opened her show with heart-rending footage of the Aurora trial. She highlighted the testimony of Brenton Lowak, whose friend Jessica Ghawi -- a 24-year-old aspiring sports reporter -- died in the shooting.
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The parents unsuccessfully sued the retailers who made the firearm that killed their daughter. Colorado state law requires that plaintiffs who sue the manufacturers of gun products pay the companies' legal fees if they lose.
“That’s not a typo,” Maddow said, adding, “The mother and father of the victim who died in the Aurora mass shooting have just been ordered to pay a quarter-million dollars to the gun makers who sold the bullets that were used in the Aurora mass shooting -- the parents of the girl who was killed.”
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Sorry for their loss, but my heavens, how could the gun manufacturer be held accountable?
I would guess so. But this case was absurd, and it went through.
That would be the moral thing to do.
Seems that would quickly undermine the law to the point where it could hardly be used.
I wonder if some Bloombergian donor has been backstopping this suit all along. That way, the parents can pretend to whine about the $250K with no actual risk to themselves, and they can be used to make the case for repealing "loser pays" laws nationally. The anti-2As have been itching to use this phony liability concept on gun-makers for years.
Thats what liberalism demands. The perp can’t be at fault because that would entail responsibility for ones actions. That would violate the sacrament of ‘personal truth’.
Besides, there’s no money in it. Lawyers are one of the greatest contributors to the DNC. It’s why they sue any and everything. They profit, donate and laws are made to increase their profit.
then justice was served...
Theft is now Morality on FR? Who knew?
Rules are rules.
She was suing every body even remotely involved, including the bank that provided financing for the vehicle, the vehicle lessor company, etc.
Fortunately for me, I didn't get picked for the one case that ended up going to trial, the others settled at the last minute.
I doubt her lawyers would have wanted me any way, having a problem with such an approach, let alone hearing any of the actual details.
There you hit upon it. The lawyers don’t care if the family is screwed by this decision. They would take up to 50% if they won, but they only lost their overhead as it is. If you want to make frivolous lawsuits end, don’t make the plaintiff pay opposing counsel make the plaintiff’s lawyer pay. They can promise the naive client anything, and then walk away and leave them holding the bag.
Stumble across that bimbo while strumming the remote! ;^ Not what you are thinking.
If one were to side with that hank of a hairball. If some one driving a car, did damage to me or my kin then i could sue ; Car manufacturer,oil and tire companies, associated with that vehicles operation!
Colorado has a law that says that wont happen, in that state!
Then don’t be sucked into the left’s political bs. Maybe they’ll have a fundraiser to help you out. Next time, make sure you have a case before you try to blackmail someone via the court system. Liberal idiots.
I feel sorry for these people if they were counseled to push for this in the suit. They've been violated twice, if that is the case. Once by the shooter, and again by the shyster.
Of course, a strong sense of justice, despite having experienced the grossly unfair, might have caused them to just say "no" instead of proceed.
don't ya love listening to RATS talk about guns and such? talk about clueless
I could go with that. But I’d still like to see the plaintiff take responsibility for their part at some level as a warning to others so inclined.
Granted, nailing the lawyers would prevent a lot if not nearly all such suits, but the hardcore ‘faithful’ will always find one. I compare it to the Sharpton/Jackson shakedown stuff. Even if you locked all the race hustlers up, you’d still have the ACORN types who are not ‘officially’ affiliated that could find a stooge to front their causes.
Lawyers are absolutely the enablers, no question. But IMO, not the core problem. That core is the legal lotto players.
TLDR: Make it hurt.
“Doesn’t the judge have some discretion as to whether the case was indeed frivolous”
Federal law says you can’t sue for this specific thing. So, no.
Blaming the lawyers is like blaming the gun. They are just animals who attack whoever you tell them to. These people decided to attack you, your freedoms, your constitutional rights and your right to defend yourself and your family. These leftist bullies broke the law by bringing this frivolous suit. They deserve to pay, they deserve to live on the streets. sic semper tyranus
I can’t feel sorry for the victim’s parents because they sought to shift the blame from the actual criminal and onto innocent persons. The parents DESERVE to lose. NO,a thousand times NO, to forgiving the legal costs. And if a bunch of idiots want to donate through GoFundMe or any other method ,that is fine;it is their right to throw their money away. The companies should not have to factor defending frivolous lawsuits into the price of legal products.There is entirely too much legal extortion which is encouraged by insurers who take the safe way out and buy off the complainant regardless of merit..
Suck it up, MadCow!
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