Family of Rhode Island Nightclub Victim Sues Anheuser-Busch, Clear Channel

Hoover's Online ^ | March 11, 2003 8:27am | unknown

[Houmatt]

The family of a woman who died in the West Warwick, R.I., nightclub fire contends in a lawsuit that two large corporations are partly responsible, Anheuser-Busch and Clear Channel Communications.

Baloney! They are only getting sued because they have deep pockets. (And the former had nothing to do with the concert!)

The people really responsible are:

1) Great White. They should have known better than to set off pyrotechnics in an enclosed space. And they may have learned their lesson by losing one of their own.

2) The owners of The Station nightclub. The place was obviously filled beyond capacity. The place was built with an abundance of combustible materials (as evidenced by the fact it went up like a tinderbox). There were not enough exits, fire or otherwise.

They are the ones who should be held responsible for the deaths of so many people because, unintentionally working together, they were the direct cause of this tragedy.

[DH]

How about bringing suit against the company that made the nails that held the walls together? After all, those nails held the "death trap" together!

[FourtySeven]

Here we go.

I said when this story first broke, there'd be no money for the "real sharks" (lawyers) in this case because Great White was a local band, and therefore probably had little money, and the nightclub owners just lost what was probably their largest asset.

I should never have been so nieve when it comes to the creativity of lawyers to find sources of money to exploit.

[RS]

Looks like the family did't take very long to put a dollar value on her life...

[hadaclueonce]

The forgot the farmer that grew the barley used to make the beer...

[Maceman]

The forgot the farmer that grew the barley used to make the beer...

And the company that made the tractor that the farmer used. And of course, the companies that sold all the parts to the tractor manufacturer. . . .

[RS]

"a yoga teacher who loved heavy metal music"

!?
Talk about needed a break from your work !
but then again, those big old Buddist Gongs are some kind of heavy metal...

[HamiltonJay]

Ah trial lawyers... maybe in a few million generations they will evolve up into pond scum.

[dfwgator]

What about suing the auto companies that supplied the cars the people drove to the concert?

[Xenalyte]

Lisa Kelly, a yoga teacher who loved heavy metal music

I know it's disrespectful of me, but thinking about doing yoga to thrash metal (which, for the record, Great White is NOT) made me giggle.

[babaloo]

A few more stories like this and President Bush will not have any problem getting tort reform through.

[way-right-of-center]

Just sue that danged Elvis Presley, he's responsible for this rock 'n roll crap anyway.

[sticker]

"Ah trial lawyers... maybe in a few million generations they will evolve up into pond scum"

Wishful thinking

[ATCNavyRetiree]

LOL!! You are sooo right! Sue the Native Americans who one owned the land...Har! Har!!

[Dante3]

These greedy families trying to profit from this tragedy are sickening. As has been noted, one sure way to get rich in this country is to have a dead relative.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"It sounds like a reach, but it doesn't sound nuts,..."

That's only because we've all been conditioned to expect this nonsense. In reality, it should sound nuts.

[Joe Hadenuf]

As I stated weeks ago, they are going to sue everyone in sight, and they will probably succeed.

[FreeTally]

"It sounds like a reach, but it doesn't sound nuts,"

No buddy, it IS nuts.

[pgyanke]

All of these posts are LOL funny... but don't forget this line of the article...

One option being considered by state political leaders is forming a special fund to pay victims and families.

I hated it when we did it for 9/11 and I pray they are talking about a charitable fund.

[FreeTally]

in this case because Great White was a local band,

Small correction: Great White is from California. Although the rest is right, they have no money since they haven't had a hit in over 12 years.