This is an outrage for the hard working taxpayers of Boston, or any City.
Why would they settle this case for that much $ or any amount if he die dof a pre-existing heart conditon? I have no doubt he was some drunk punk that needed subdued by the cops. Unreal.
Agree completely Reagan. This is what’s wrong with this country. All it knows is litigation and try to get rich quick. Some risk manager or claims VP should get fired for voluteering this money. They probably knew that a jury would inlcude local “fans” who act the same way.
this is so obviously outrageous there has to be a whole lot more to the story that we see in this article. surely if the defendant(s) thought they had a chance they would have gone to trial. the fact they caved in and paid something indicates there is something there we havent’ been told. risk managers/insurers don’t throw out $3 mil without good reason.
settled, which means no day in court! outrageous! this means that the city does not truly believe that the officers did things correctly. first of all, he was drinking @ the proper age. so, his parents are suing for what reason? if he had a heart defect, then his parents should have known about it. he should have known about it. in many cases having a heart condition and drinking don’t mix. the city messed this up instead of taking to court. too many cities are looking at going bankrupt because of frivilous claims. its the matter of being a responsible person for their actions. sounds to me that we decided as parents to not accept that their son could have done this to himself. i am sorry for their loss, because any loss of life is bad. truly, the loss is now in the city’s hands because they decided to settle. ashame….
This was not some teenager who’s judgment failed. This was a seemingly intelligent adult who made the decision to violate the law by drinking in public, then compounded the error by refusing to cooperate with the police. If this was simply a pre-existing condition, this guy was a walking time bomb and another situation might have prompted the same outcome. I seriously doubt the beer the guy had in his hand outside on the street wasn’t the first one he’d had that night. So why do the parents deserve money?
Even “if” there was any minimal neegligence, this claim should have had minimal value. Doesn’t sound like there was any conscious pain and suffering, and the parents weren’t dependant on him for support as he was unemployed and a student. $3,000,000 tax free money is lot for anyone to get for such a weak case. Shame on the city for making such an un-informed settlement.
The article Jen referenced states:
“Stern’s investigation found officers placed Woodman on the ground, on his side to comply with police guidelines on handling intoxicated people who are under arrest. Investigators were unable to determine precisely how much time passed between the time officers put Woodman on the ground and the time they realized he wasn’t breathing, but Stern said he believed it was no more than five minutes.”
I would assume this is where the settlement comes from…obviously not gross negligence – but enough it appears the city felt it necessary to settle.
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This is an outrage for the hard working taxpayers of Boston, or any City.
Why would they settle this case for that much $ or any amount if he die dof a pre-existing heart conditon? I have no doubt he was some drunk punk that needed subdued by the cops. Unreal.
Agree completely Reagan. This is what’s wrong with this country. All it knows is litigation and try to get rich quick. Some risk manager or claims VP should get fired for voluteering this money. They probably knew that a jury would inlcude local “fans” who act the same way.
To be fair this is probably only 1/3 of the story. Lets remember this is Insurance Journal…..
this is so obviously outrageous there has to be a whole lot more to the story that we see in this article. surely if the defendant(s) thought they had a chance they would have gone to trial. the fact they caved in and paid something indicates there is something there we havent’ been told. risk managers/insurers don’t throw out $3 mil without good reason.
http://wbztv.com/sports/Parents.of.Celtics.2.1757112.html
Here is some more info….
settled, which means no day in court! outrageous! this means that the city does not truly believe that the officers did things correctly. first of all, he was drinking @ the proper age. so, his parents are suing for what reason? if he had a heart defect, then his parents should have known about it. he should have known about it. in many cases having a heart condition and drinking don’t mix. the city messed this up instead of taking to court. too many cities are looking at going bankrupt because of frivilous claims. its the matter of being a responsible person for their actions. sounds to me that we decided as parents to not accept that their son could have done this to himself. i am sorry for their loss, because any loss of life is bad. truly, the loss is now in the city’s hands because they decided to settle. ashame….
This was not some teenager who’s judgment failed. This was a seemingly intelligent adult who made the decision to violate the law by drinking in public, then compounded the error by refusing to cooperate with the police. If this was simply a pre-existing condition, this guy was a walking time bomb and another situation might have prompted the same outcome. I seriously doubt the beer the guy had in his hand outside on the street wasn’t the first one he’d had that night. So why do the parents deserve money?
Even “if” there was any minimal neegligence, this claim should have had minimal value. Doesn’t sound like there was any conscious pain and suffering, and the parents weren’t dependant on him for support as he was unemployed and a student. $3,000,000 tax free money is lot for anyone to get for such a weak case. Shame on the city for making such an un-informed settlement.
Actually Bob, idiots who work in the public sector do. They are probably the same kind of “fan” and are hooking up their homie
The article Jen referenced states:
“Stern’s investigation found officers placed Woodman on the ground, on his side to comply with police guidelines on handling intoxicated people who are under arrest. Investigators were unable to determine precisely how much time passed between the time officers put Woodman on the ground and the time they realized he wasn’t breathing, but Stern said he believed it was no more than five minutes.”
I would assume this is where the settlement comes from…obviously not gross negligence – but enough it appears the city felt it necessary to settle.