In June 2004, a jury found Edward James Egan guilty of raping a 15-year old girl. Egan had asked the victim to mop out a storage shed and raped her in an apartment; she also had a sexual encounter with him in an empty storage unit. This was, according to the follow-up lawsuit filed a month later, the fault of 1st Security Self-Storage, which employed Egan. Egan passed a background check, including references from previous employers, but the defendant paid a $150,000 settlement. The article quotes me, as I note the hidden costs of penalizing employers for their employees’ crimes committed outside the scope of their employment. (Mike Allen, “Self-storage company agrees to pay $150,000 settlement”, Roanoke Times, Jun. 7).
Deep pocket files: 1st Security Self-Storage
In June 2004, a jury found Edward James Egan guilty of raping a 15-year old girl. Egan had asked the victim to mop out a storage shed and raped her in an apartment; she also had a sexual encounter with him in an empty storage unit. This was, according to the follow-up lawsuit filed a […]
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This is in Roanoke, Va that was the subject of the carjacking lawsuit back in Mar. against a hotel. Not more than 10 minutes away.
Roanoke is also the site of last week’s $2 million deep-pockets verdict against the lawn mower manufacturer for a day-care center’s killing of a child. If this keeps up, they’ll merit their own category.
Actually we may already.
1) Place where Jerry Falwell sued Larry Flint for libel over and ad parody. Roanoke court awarded $150,000. Ended up in the Supreme Court, overturned 8-0.