Big Dig Victim’s Family Agrees to $6M Settlement with N.Y. Epoxy Maker

December 27, 2007

  • December 27, 2007 at 10:07 am
    Anon says:
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    “We are pleased that it is resolved because it allows the healing process to begin with the family[…]”

    Apparently, you can’t buy love but you can buy healing.

  • December 27, 2007 at 11:07 am
    KLS says:
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    If the epoxy manufacturer carries part of the fault, does the concrete manufacturer also carry some fault, considering the weight of their product is was killed the victim?

    What happened to this woman and her husband is tragic and I think of it every single time I’ve been in the Dig, but there’s something off-base about this settlement.

    I agree with you, Anon. The healing process for the family most likely began long before they got paid… What a foolish statement.

  • December 27, 2007 at 1:33 am
    Dread says:
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    Tragic accident without question. But to allow the family to profit with multiple multi-million dollar settlements just doesn’t make sense. By any definition this is unjust enrichment. These kinds of awards need to be capped. Even after taxes, the first settlement nets them $4milliion dollars. Quite frankly, nobody needs that kind of money. Our legal system needs some reforms. Sympathy is only worth so much and no amount restores life.

  • December 27, 2007 at 1:37 am
    Jimmy says:
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    Speaking of unjust enrichment, these articles need to start publishing the lawyers cut.

  • December 27, 2007 at 1:49 am
    Adding it up says:
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    It appears that anyone writing a comment that actually works in insurance forgot that in a wrongful death situation you must concider the value of that life.

    If I remember she was a nurse. The settlement will consider the income that was lost by her untimely death.

    One thing we must also add in is the anger factor. What would we do if one of our loved ones was killed in an accident through no fault of their own.

  • December 27, 2007 at 2:08 am
    Bob G says:
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    The value of life will always be tied to the deep pocket. Recently a 6 year old child in Omaha was shot and killed while sitting in her babysitter’s car. The cretins who committed the crime were caught and will be punished but they had no liability insurance, the child’s family was without insurance. This family gets nothing — no one to sue. Was the 6 year old’s life worth nothing because she was a poor black child who was a victim of senseless violence? Unfortunately life just ain’t fair and we have to settle for equity and justice being what the court gives us.

  • December 27, 2007 at 2:09 am
    Calif ExPat says:
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    Dear Adding it Up;

    You’re in the wrong forum – “anger” (ie: thurst for vengence) is obtained in the criminal courts – and I do believe there is quite a bit of criminal responsibility here as to the various contractors and vendors – but, hell, it’s Boston: land of the Tip O’Neills, Barney whatshisname and good old fashioned graft, so small wonder this construction company’s dream come true project had a few corners cut

  • December 27, 2007 at 4:04 am
    Carlos says:
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    A 39 year old nurse would never earn anywhere near $4M net in her lifetime. Plus, whatever she earned would be reduced by taxes, inflation, and normal expenses she would have to pay. The $4M was a gift and the wrongful death statute was bastardized in this case. If everyone agrees no amount of money will replace the life, then no amount of money will compensate the survivors for the loss. Emotion has no place in assessing the settlement value of claims. That’s the major flaw in our legal system. It plays on emotion over fact. The end result is this type of inflated settlement that ultimately drives insurance costs up for everyone.

  • December 27, 2007 at 4:25 am
    Fred says:
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    4 mil judgement – An insurance company president making multi-millions a year in salary plus stock options, but many of you would say that making that kind of income as a president of a company is what the market will bear or free enterprise. When a big lawsuit is paid out that is completely different.

    Tell that to the thousands who have been laid off while the Exec’s continue to make millions….free market enterprise..are they entitled to make that much money which is also a cost past on to everyone as well.

  • December 27, 2007 at 4:47 am
    Nobody Important says:
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    Gotcha Fred. Anyone who wins the lawsuit lottery is noble and anyone who makes more money that what you say is ok is evil. Easy to understand. Let’s reduce the income of everyone to $1,000 a year. That will be ok because we will only pay what we feel like for anything. Works for me. Rich people are leeches who prey on us noble little people. We all know that. Lot’s of weird people on the site today who make Rosie seem like Rush. Post holiday depression I suppose.



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