I’d like to know who the insurance carrier was that caved in and wasted $30M to buy a release. Probably had a laddered umbrella program that was scared _hitless. Even “if” they temporarily impeded a few people it is speculative the outcome would have been any different since the doors were locked. If it “isn’t about money” why in the hell are suing for hundreds of millions of dollars and what are they going to spend it on? It was tragic…fine. But forcing un-involved people to kick in big money to pay the ghoulish attorneys is absurd.
“somebody has to PAY” How about the company who did the excavating for the foundation when the club was built in 1960. They most certainly must be at fault…….
You have got to love statements like this from the General Manager of the station – “We did then, and still do, vehemently deny this allegation which is disproved by the video itself,”
So if you are so certain of innocence why in the heck did you settle for $30 million??
I was young once upon a time and I remember events I lived through due to the grace of God. Bottom line is….this RI nightclub was not a good place for all of these folks to be the night the fire broke out. Better judgment could have prevailed for those who died and/or were injured.
I am an agent here in RI. Anheuser-Busch is a defendant because they were a sponsor of the concert. The TV station in question paid not only because their camera man was in the club, but one of the co-owners of the club (Jeffrey Derderian) was an employee of the TV station for 4 days at the time of the fire.
And your point is? I don’t like the artificial “ripple effect” an incident like this has on trying to drum up money for A. personal injury attorneys and B. Survivors. “this isn’t about money”; “no amount of money will bring them back”. Bull crap. It’s always about money. The legal system has trained people to equate an accident with a lottery; a fortuitous event that translates to quick cash.
And the TV station didn’t make the decision to settle. Some gutless claims executive did. Talk about being part of the problem!!!
When I read of this in the week-end newspaer I knew it would make the ICJ and that many outraged comments would follow – the problem (aside from the intellectually indefensible suggestion of ANY liability) is the VENUE – try this bad boy in,say, Augusta Maine and reason might well prevail. As anyone who has ever litigated in Rhode Island will tell you, the area is so economically depressed potential jurors have nothing to do all day but sit around and hope they are next in line to play the litigation lottery.
If you were a business owner, would you rather settle and have the issue done with, or drag it out in the courts and potentially pay much more in legal fees to defend? Easy for us to say fight it out, but would you do the same if it was your money you had to fight with?
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I’d like to know who the insurance carrier was that caved in and wasted $30M to buy a release. Probably had a laddered umbrella program that was scared _hitless. Even “if” they temporarily impeded a few people it is speculative the outcome would have been any different since the doors were locked. If it “isn’t about money” why in the hell are suing for hundreds of millions of dollars and what are they going to spend it on? It was tragic…fine. But forcing un-involved people to kick in big money to pay the ghoulish attorneys is absurd.
Anheuser-Busch as a defendant????
Let’s not forget Thor as a co-defendant.
“somebody has to PAY” How about the company who did the excavating for the foundation when the club was built in 1960. They most certainly must be at fault…….
Remember….”someone has to pay!!!!!!!”
You have got to love statements like this from the General Manager of the station – “We did then, and still do, vehemently deny this allegation which is disproved by the video itself,”
So if you are so certain of innocence why in the heck did you settle for $30 million??
I was young once upon a time and I remember events I lived through due to the grace of God. Bottom line is….this RI nightclub was not a good place for all of these folks to be the night the fire broke out. Better judgment could have prevailed for those who died and/or were injured.
I am an agent here in RI. Anheuser-Busch is a defendant because they were a sponsor of the concert. The TV station in question paid not only because their camera man was in the club, but one of the co-owners of the club (Jeffrey Derderian) was an employee of the TV station for 4 days at the time of the fire.
And your point is? I don’t like the artificial “ripple effect” an incident like this has on trying to drum up money for A. personal injury attorneys and B. Survivors. “this isn’t about money”; “no amount of money will bring them back”. Bull crap. It’s always about money. The legal system has trained people to equate an accident with a lottery; a fortuitous event that translates to quick cash.
And the TV station didn’t make the decision to settle. Some gutless claims executive did. Talk about being part of the problem!!!
When I read of this in the week-end newspaer I knew it would make the ICJ and that many outraged comments would follow – the problem (aside from the intellectually indefensible suggestion of ANY liability) is the VENUE – try this bad boy in,say, Augusta Maine and reason might well prevail. As anyone who has ever litigated in Rhode Island will tell you, the area is so economically depressed potential jurors have nothing to do all day but sit around and hope they are next in line to play the litigation lottery.
If you were a business owner, would you rather settle and have the issue done with, or drag it out in the courts and potentially pay much more in legal fees to defend? Easy for us to say fight it out, but would you do the same if it was your money you had to fight with?