Overlawyered » personal responsibility http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 20 May 2013 17:32:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 “Dead robber’s widow sues shop clerk” http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/dead-robbers-widow-sues-shop-clerk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dead-robbers-widow-sues-shop-clerk http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/dead-robbers-widow-sues-shop-clerk/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:15:39 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=38540 Albuquerque: “The wife of an armed robbery suspect shot dead by a shop clerk said the clerk was wrong, and now she has filed a civil lawsuit claiming wrongful death….’He [deceased robber Ramon Sedillo] does bear some fault, but it’s like a pie. You divide out the fault accordingly, and [store clerk Matthew] Beasley could [...]

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]]> Albuquerque: “The wife of an armed robbery suspect shot dead by a shop clerk said the clerk was wrong, and now she has filed a civil lawsuit claiming wrongful death….’He [deceased robber Ramon Sedillo] does bear some fault, but it’s like a pie. You divide out the fault accordingly, and [store clerk Matthew] Beasley could have done something different,’ [Sedillo family lawyer Amavalise] Jaramillo said.” [KRQE]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/dead-robbers-widow-sues-shop-clerk/feed/ 3 “Derek Boogaard’s Family Is Suing The NHL For Wrongful Death” http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/derek-boogaards-family-is-suing-the-nhl-for-wrongful-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=derek-boogaards-family-is-suing-the-nhl-for-wrongful-death http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/derek-boogaards-family-is-suing-the-nhl-for-wrongful-death/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:06:07 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=38261 The family, now represented by Chicago’s Corboy & Demetrio, is refiling a suit dismissed earlier [Deadspin]: According to The New York Times, the complaint alleges that the N.H.L., through the actions/inactions of the teams and team physicians charged with caring for Boogaard, breached a duty to Boogaard in failing to monitor his prescription drug use. [...]

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]]> The family, now represented by Chicago’s Corboy & Demetrio, is refiling a suit dismissed earlier [Deadspin]:

According to The New York Times, the complaint alleges that the N.H.L., through the actions/inactions of the teams and team physicians charged with caring for Boogaard, breached a duty to Boogaard in failing to monitor his prescription drug use. The suit also alleges that the league’s substance abuse program violated its own rules when it failed to suspend or reprimand him for his several lapses, even in the face of multiple failed drug tests and his admissions that he occasionally purchased the drugs illegally.

P.S. In other sports-lawsuit news, “Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for exposing him to ‘public humiliation and ridicule’ during a 12-week investigation into his use of deer-antler spray that ended last week when the tour dropped its case against him.” [ESPN, auto-plays video]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/derek-boogaards-family-is-suing-the-nhl-for-wrongful-death/feed/ 2 Man gets into drunken fight with friend, is injured http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/man-gets-drunken-fight-friend-injured/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-gets-drunken-fight-friend-injured http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/man-gets-drunken-fight-friend-injured/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:31:27 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=38072 And now William Lawler is suing the Amarillo, Tex. sports bar that served both of them earlier in the evening, saying it should have cut them off. The suit, which seeks $1 million or more, also claims the two had an “amiable relationship, and would have never fought were it not for their extreme level [...]

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]]> And now William Lawler is suing the Amarillo, Tex. sports bar that served both of them earlier in the evening, saying it should have cut them off. The suit, which seeks $1 million or more,

also claims the two had an “amiable relationship, and would have never fought were it not for their extreme level of inebriation.”

Lawler’s lawyer Ryan Turman said he thinks they have a solid case.

“We feel like we’ve got solid facts. We feel like Pink is responsible,” he said. “You just trust a jury to do what is right on these.”

He said the lawsuit was filed in accordance with the Dram Shop Act.

[Amarillo Globe-News, more, Jon Mark Beilue column; & welcome Above the Law readers]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/man-gets-drunken-fight-friend-injured/feed/ 6 Drunk driver leads cops on high-speed chase; 21 local residents sued http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/drunk-driver-leads-cops-high-speed-chase-21-local-residents-sued/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drunk-driver-leads-cops-high-speed-chase-21-local-residents-sued http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/drunk-driver-leads-cops-high-speed-chase-21-local-residents-sued/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:59:15 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=36131 Great moments in blame-shifting: In Dade City, Fla., an ex-con with cocaine and other drugs in his system tried to outrun the cops in a high speed chase, then veered into a farm neighborhood where he smashed his car into two trees on a one-lane dead-end private road, instantly killing himself and a passenger. Now [...]

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]]> Great moments in blame-shifting: In Dade City, Fla., an ex-con with cocaine and other drugs in his system tried to outrun the cops in a high speed chase, then veered into a farm neighborhood where he smashed his car into two trees on a one-lane dead-end private road, instantly killing himself and a passenger. Now the estate of his passenger (who was also on drugs) is suing 21 local residents who jointly maintain the private road, saying they should have kept it clear of trees and did not provide adequate signage. “There were no apparent visual roadway obstructions or environmental factors that would have contributed to this crash,” a report from the Florida Highway Patrol stated at the time. [Tampa Bay Times](& Alkon)

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/drunk-driver-leads-cops-high-speed-chase-21-local-residents-sued/feed/ 11 “Former Law Student Sues Head Shops for Selling Him Nitrous Oxide” http://overlawyered.com/2013/01/former-law-student-sues-head-shops-selling-him-nitrous-oxide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-law-student-sues-head-shops-selling-him-nitrous-oxide http://overlawyered.com/2013/01/former-law-student-sues-head-shops-selling-him-nitrous-oxide/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:40:14 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=35138 “A former California law student who suffered a spinal cord injury he attributes to nitrous oxide has sued three head shops that sold him the substance.” Jason Starn says after two months of steadily abusing the gas he developed Vitamin B-12 depletion, a side effect of overexposure to the compound. [Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal; [...]

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]]> “A former California law student who suffered a spinal cord injury he attributes to nitrous oxide has sued three head shops that sold him the substance.” Jason Starn says after two months of steadily abusing the gas he developed Vitamin B-12 depletion, a side effect of overexposure to the compound. [Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal; Sacramento Bee]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2013/01/former-law-student-sues-head-shops-selling-him-nitrous-oxide/feed/ 5 Long Island: “Woman who drowned children seeks part of their estate” http://overlawyered.com/2012/12/long-island-woman-drowned-children-seeks-part-estate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=long-island-woman-drowned-children-seeks-part-estate http://overlawyered.com/2012/12/long-island-woman-drowned-children-seeks-part-estate/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:57:19 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=34913 “A woman who admitted to drowning her three young children in her bathtub in New Cassel nearly five years ago is telling a judge that she deserves some of the money from her children’s $250,000 estate. … [Innocent] Demesyeux [father of two of the three children] settled a lawsuit against [Nassau] county last year for [...]

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]]> “A woman who admitted to drowning her three young children in her bathtub in New Cassel nearly five years ago is telling a judge that she deserves some of the money from her children’s $250,000 estate. … [Innocent] Demesyeux [father of two of the three children] settled a lawsuit against [Nassau] county last year for $250,000, claiming that social services caseworkers could have done more to save his children.” A lawsuit on behalf of the third child is pending. [Newsday]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/12/long-island-woman-drowned-children-seeks-part-estate/feed/ 8 Illinois Supreme Court: moving train presents obvious danger http://overlawyered.com/2012/10/illinois-supreme-court-moving-train-presents-obvious-danger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=illinois-supreme-court-moving-train-presents-obvious-danger http://overlawyered.com/2012/10/illinois-supreme-court-moving-train-presents-obvious-danger/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:21:09 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=33193 “Saying that a moving train presents an obvious danger, the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a $3.9 million jury award against a trio of railroad companies.” A 12-year-old had “tried to impress his friends by jumping onto a moving train in Chicago Ridge” and was badly injured. [Madison County Record] Tweet Tags: Illinois, personal [...]

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]]> “Saying that a moving train presents an obvious danger, the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a $3.9 million jury award against a trio of railroad companies.” A 12-year-old had “tried to impress his friends by jumping onto a moving train in Chicago Ridge” and was badly injured. [Madison County Record]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/10/illinois-supreme-court-moving-train-presents-obvious-danger/feed/ 1 “Boogaard’s Parents File Lawsuit Against the N.H.L. Players’ Association” http://overlawyered.com/2012/09/boogaards-parents-file-lawsuit-against-n-h-l-players-association/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boogaards-parents-file-lawsuit-against-n-h-l-players-association http://overlawyered.com/2012/09/boogaards-parents-file-lawsuit-against-n-h-l-players-association/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:10:26 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=33069 “The parents of Derek Boogaard, the N.H.L. enforcer who died in May 2011 of an accidental overdose of prescription painkillers and alcohol, have sued the N.H.L. Players’ Association. … The suit seeks the $4.8 million in salary he was scheduled to make and $5 million in punitive damages.” [NY Times, Andrew Buzin] Tweet Tags: personal [...]

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]]> “The parents of Derek Boogaard, the N.H.L. enforcer who died in May 2011 of an accidental overdose of prescription painkillers and alcohol, have sued the N.H.L. Players’ Association. … The suit seeks the $4.8 million in salary he was scheduled to make and $5 million in punitive damages.” [NY Times, Andrew Buzin]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/09/boogaards-parents-file-lawsuit-against-n-h-l-players-association/feed/ 0 “Suspect In Wild N.J. Car Chase Now Suing Bergen County Police For $17 M” http://overlawyered.com/2012/08/suspect-in-wild-n-j-car-chase-now-suing-bergen-county-police-for-17-m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suspect-in-wild-n-j-car-chase-now-suing-bergen-county-police-for-17-m http://overlawyered.com/2012/08/suspect-in-wild-n-j-car-chase-now-suing-bergen-county-police-for-17-m/#comments Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:57:26 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=31953 Francesco Piserchia and another suspect were speeding away from the scene of a botched burglary when the police caught up with them. Piserchia’s suit claims he was trying to surrender when he was shot. [CBS New York] Tweet Tags: chases, New Jersey, personal responsibility

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]]> Francesco Piserchia and another suspect were speeding away from the scene of a botched burglary when the police caught up with them. Piserchia’s suit claims he was trying to surrender when he was shot. [CBS New York]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/08/suspect-in-wild-n-j-car-chase-now-suing-bergen-county-police-for-17-m/feed/ 3 July 30 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/07/july-30-roundup-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=july-30-roundup-4 http://overlawyered.com/2012/07/july-30-roundup-4/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:04:48 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=31661 Backing down, sort of: “Menino says he can’t actively block Chick-Fil-A” [Boston Herald; Michael Graham on the Boston mayor's curious standards] Glad for small favors: Maryland public officials have wisely stayed out of the fracas [my post at Maryland for All Families got an Instalanche, thanks Glenn Reynolds] Earlier here, here, here; Trying to start [...]

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  • Backing down, sort of: “Menino says he can’t actively block Chick-Fil-A” [Boston Herald; Michael Graham on the Boston mayor's curious standards] Glad for small favors: Maryland public officials have wisely stayed out of the fracas [my post at Maryland for All Families got an Instalanche, thanks Glenn Reynolds] Earlier here, here, here;
  • Trying to start a business in Greece? What to expect [Reuters on shrimp farm]
  • Proceeds of California’s Prop 63 “millionaire’s tax” were supposedly earmarked for mental health. Here’s where the dollars have actually been spent [AP]
  • George Will on prosecution of whale-watcher for “harassing” humpback [WaPo, our January coverage]
  • Tries to slide down banister four stories up, survivors now suing Chicago’s Palmer House hotel [Chicago Sun-Times]
  • Link bait: the ABA Journal picks the 12 greatest courtroom plays;
  • Prop 65 and carryout bags: “California, Land of the Free” [David Henderson]
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