“If I were on the jury in that case, they would be awarded Billions”
Wait a minute. That’s my hard earned tax money you are giving away. The families have made enough with all of the non profits, public appearances, book deals, and movie rights. As bad as this was, the exploitation and merchandising of it is an insult to the children’s memory.
But, apparently, this lady’s 64,000 dollars is important.
Plus, there are numerous discrepancies with the sales of the homes belonging to the families of the victims. One of the victims fathers has won the CT state lottery. Twice.
You have to admit that the State of Connecticut has armed Guards posted at the Capitol Building to protect the legislators and everyone else in the building from being attacked by crazed gunmen, but they declare their schools gun free zones and refuse to allow even the most minimal of armed protection for children who, by law, are forced to be locked up in these unprotected facilities for 6 to 8 hours a day.
The State of Connecticut and the School Districts were clearly negligent. They owed a duty to protect these charges and they deliberately and wantonly failed to do so.
I would have to award punitive damages.
If I could, I would direct the punitive damages to be paid to fund armed security to all schools in Connecticut and to purchase weapons for distribution to NRA trained teachers.