Posted on 09/24/2022 7:19:14 AM PDT by TigerClaws
The family of the man who was killed after he attacked Manhattan bodega worker Jose Alba has lawyered-up — and notified the store that they plan to sue over the deadly incident, The Post has learned.
David Simon – whose brother Austin Simon was stabbed July 1 by Alba in self-defense — has hired an attorney as he prepares to file suit against the Blue Moon convenience store in Hamilton Heights.
We intend to make a claim for damages as a result of the injuries sustained by our client,” David’s attorney, Kathleen Beatty, wrote in an Aug. 22 letter to the store, obtained by The Post on Tuesday.
Austin, 35, was killed “due to negligence in the ownership, security, hiring of employees, retention of employees, training of employees, and management of your premises,” the letter claims.
Beatty notified the bodega to “preserve” evidence including surveillance videos, witness information and incident reports. She also asked for information about the store’s insurance coverage.
But Francisco Marte, the head of a bodega association that has been helping Alba, claims Blue Moon Convenience wasn’t insured at the time of the incident — so there isn’t money to go after.
“The family is just pushing to see if they can get money from the store owner,” Marte told The Post. “This is a shakedown.”
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It’s a Bodega not Neiman Marcus. If someone wins a judgement the payoff will be in 6 Twinkies. If the Bodega owners are connected payment might be 6 bullets.
There was a recent thread about some 14 year old black kid that ran out into traffic, and his family won a multi-million $$$ settlement from a sheriff’s deputy that kicked the little bastid out of a fair for being disruptive.
Saw that.
It’s the Moron Lottery. Fight with the police or do something illegal and stupid = profit.
After this, how long until the crying begins because nobody is willing to sell food there anymore?
The community needs to shut this guy down if they want to have people selling food there.
Agree. Civil damages for intentional assault.
Should’ve listened to Shakespeare.
Suspect champerty. Some Soros-like demolition Democrat.
“Time to start counter suing these families for the crimes their vibrant children create”
I don’t think you can garnish their food stamps.
Bodega worker should counter sue them for raising such a dangerous criminal!
There was a time when this would be thrown out as a frivolous law suit and the people who filed it charged with contempt of the court if they persisted.
They still voted for FDR, HST, JFK, RFK, LBJ, and any other SOB that promised them something for nothing!
***. He didndu nuffin! ***
And he ain’t duin nuffin.
He’s at a barbecue, long term.
Absolute insanity.
Countersue them for what, exactly?
Lawyers for Trump are threatened with disbarment, while these legal criminals get awards and fat paydays.
Illegal Haitians fighting it out with illegal Dominicans. /spit
Meanwhile that stabby girlfriend has not been charged or even named, as far as I know.
I know he can countersue th fmily for damages and stress and attempted murder and robbery by their family member. If the family can sue him for crap reasons, he can countersue for legitimate reasons.
If word gets on the street this fellow had a payday, or an advance on a payday, you can guarantee a home invasion by some of the local brothers.
I would countersue the family for raising vermin
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