The problem with what you posted is that a lawsuit was filed on behalf of a survivor and it wasn’t withdrawn because of any federal laws. It was withdrawn because of, “backlash.”
Backlash = harassment.
If a lawsuit can be filed on behalf of a survivor, why can’t it be filed on behalf of a victim killed in a shooting?
Also, in the COlumbine case, lawsuits were filed against the parents. Not a single lawsuit against Lanza’s father or the mother’s estate has been reported on.
Here’s the reason. Below are the funds currently filtered to Sandy Hook (all of this is public record):
1. 40 million + from United Way
2. 50 million in federal dollars to demolish and rebuild the school (all going to the local economy)
3. 11 million to the Newtown Association to be divided among victim’s and some survivor’s families.
4. Average of 500,000 raised independently by each family that had a victim. = 10 million (low figure)
Total dollars pumped into Sandy Hook as a result of this
= 111 million dollars.
The 50 million for the school goes to the local economy and another 1 million (averaged) goes to each member of the families of victims, not including the paid media appearances, which for some of them equals hundreds of thousands a year.
Average it all out and each victim has generated 4 million in revenue.
Why file a lawsuit when so many people are throwing money at you?
Or you could ask,
Why throw so much money at people? (so they don’t file lawsuits).
Whole thing stinks from top to bottom.