Posted on 12/28/2012 5:31:42 PM PST by John W
MERIDEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A $100 million claim on behalf of a 6-year-old survivor is the first legal action to come out of the Connecticut school shooting that left 26 children and adults dead two weeks ago.
The unidentified client, referred to as Jill Doe, heard "cursing, screaming, and shooting" over the school intercom when the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, opened fire, according to the claim filed by New Haven-based attorney Irv Pinsky.
"As a consequence, the ... child has sustained emotional and psychological trauma and injury, the nature and extent of which are yet to be determined," the claim said.
Pinsky said he filed a claim on Thursday with state Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr., whose office must give permission before a lawsuit can be filed against the state.
"We all know its going to happen again," Pinsky said on Friday. "Society has to take action."
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i used to know Irv. Compared to most attorneys, he’s a normal human being. I guess his client will get her day in court.
At some other Sitting Duck School?
This chap might be a stout Second Amendment advocate for all we know. Lawsuits like this almost never win ultimate awards nearly as big as they ask. Courts whittle them down to nubs.
Oops! It was the largest elementary school in the state. 600+ students. So make that total $65.2 billion in jury awards. Let’s shut down their schools for the entire state of 6 years then.
Pig lawyers.Pigs....pigs...pigs.
The kid must have heard cursing before in order to call it cursing.
The idea that there is a right to self defense is going to get a lot of anti 2nd amendment policies looked at with a jaundiced eye. This is a Good Thing.
Which means exactly what, Mr. or Ms. P?
Well, then I’m filing a claim too. I’ve heard non stop re-telling of all the gory details of this shooting, and it has totally spoiled my Christmas. Plus it has distracted our President and Legislators, and they hav enot solved the fiscal cliff problem, thus thrusting the country into financial chaos. I’ve suffered grievous harm as a result which should be worh a couple of Million, at least! sarc/off
“Even a blind pig gets an acorn sometimes”
Let those who actually who had the closest nexus to the harm caused by idiotic anti self defense policy, sue first. This is not a circus! It’s an attempt to shut down the Sitting Duck exhibit at the already existing circus.
2nd amendment proponents are getting this lawsuit served up before them on a silver platter, and they are scoffing like knee jerkers at it.
Well Mr Pinsky please do tell us when and where the next “forseeable” tragic event will occur .
That’s exactly what I would ask the Seer Mr. Pinsky and hold his motion in abeyance until the next “forseeable” tragic event occurred or if if did not occur, dismiss the suit.
“....heard “cursing, screaming, and shooting” over the school intercom....”
G*& D&*^% F&*(&^% intercom companies!
(I thought for SURE this lawsuit was going to be against a firearm company.)
Hello, Second Amendment Sisters???
Why don’t they sue the Lanza family?
Yes, but them being liable translates to the state being liable (since they were acting on behalf of the state) and hence the taxpayers foot the bill while the party responsible for the decision walks away scott free. Given civil service protections, doubt they would even lose their job.
How does a lawsuit stop terrorist attacks?
And what’s going to prevent such claims in the future, not only in Connecticut, but everywhere else it happens from now on?
Not outlawing guns, I’ll tell you that. Nuts will always be able to get them. Only hiring security (as they do in Israel) and/or allowing [some] teachers to pack has a prayer of diminishing the number and severity of these outrages.
This is a public school.
We already know that many private schools routinely provide armed security guards for the protection of all their students.
Why? Because they acknowledge a potential threat to the students safety exists.
Are any of the public high schools and/or public middle schools in that area staffed with armed guards?
I have spent a good deal of time in Meriden, CT.
When Connecticut needs an enema, Meriden is where they stick the tube.
It is a cesspool overrun by illegal immigrants who have turned a once beautiful, functioning, hard working town into a shite hole.
With regard to this lawsuit...I smell fraud.
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