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This is absolutely PATHETIC
Check out this article: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html
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Look - it sucks the guy is dead, but he was DRIVING DRUNK. This lawsuit should be as quick as possible. This makes me sick. What a pathetic father/family for doing this. Why don't they just face the fact their son was a complete drunk and brought this upon himself? |
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An innocent father lost his gravy train. He wants it back.
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05-24-2007, 06:28 PM | #5 |
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I think he should sue Leonard Little for giving him the idea that he could drink and drive whenever he wants and get away with with it because he's a professional athlete in St Louis. Maybe he'll decide to sue Don Denkinger, too.
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05-24-2007, 07:51 PM | #6 |
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Don't forget that the state of Missouri should be sued as well for allowing his son to have a drivers license and the manufacturer of Hancock's SUV for producing the vehicle.
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05-24-2007, 07:55 PM | #7 |
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IIRC he was using a cell phone at the time of the accident as well, so put the cell phone provider and the manufacturer of the phone on the list as well.
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05-24-2007, 08:20 PM | #8 |
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So many people to sue, so little time.
Car company for making the car. Alcohol company for making the alcohol. Alcohol distributor for getting the stuff to the bar. State of Missouri for making the roads. US Government for including Missouri as a state. Planet Earth for including Missouri. All I can say is this guy is about to get PAID! |
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05-24-2007, 08:25 PM | #9 |
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You forgot the dinosaurs, because they used to roam around Missouri.
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Actually Phil,
Hancock's family has a decent chance of getting an award. Yes, Hancock bears primary responsibility for his death. Yet, its pretty clear the restaurant was serving an obviously drunk guy. The restaurant could have refused to serve him or tried to call him a cab. And a tow truck driver not putting out flares on a highway around a hazard is pretty negligent, especially for a guy in the business of towing cars. Consequently, the family has a decent shot of getting a jury to believe that the restaurant and tow truck driver were about 15% at fault. Under pure comparitive liability, that means they could get about 15% of a wrongful death award (which would be his remaining earning capacity). Those expected future earnings are likely to be quite big for a MLB player. The case is also in St. Louis, a very favorable juristicition for plaintiffs if its tried in St. Louis county. |
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