Wis. Appeals Court Revives Wrongful Death Lawsuit

February 8, 2007

  • February 8, 2007 at 3:43 am
    chad balaamaba says:
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    yikes; your babysitter goes to pickup your kid, has an accident, and someone wants to hold you accountable for having a babysitter pickup your child?

    Obviously, this case is more complicated than that, but we have a case of clear negligence. I doubt the family is hiring this fellow as a babysitter any longer. Can you imagine the potential for such a simple question and concept \”can I pickup little Bobby from the daycare; I\’d like to take him to my family picnic\”, turning into a liability situation for the family of the child? Questions for the jury:

    Mr K, did you tell your babysitter to talk on his cell phone while driving?
    Mr K, did you tell him to run thru a stop sign?
    Mr K, was the babysitter being paid?
    Mr K, did you ever conceive you could be held liable for having a babysitter pickup your child from daycare if he does something dangerous on the way home?

    Just kind of boggles the mind.

  • February 8, 2007 at 4:41 am
    What a joke says:
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    Granted the case is more complicated than what appears on the surface, but I AM surprised that there is no mention by the attorney that \”It\’s not about the money\”. Or is that coming later?

  • February 12, 2007 at 11:59 am
    Lizard says:
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    \”According to court records, Michael Ruhland, then 18, of Hilbert, was driving a car owned by his father May 27, 2004, when he went through a stop sign while talking on a cell phone and hit another car, killing Scott Bergene of Newton.\”

    Wonder how the lawsuit against the cellphone manufacturer is going?

    Or the asphalt paver, or the headlight manufacturer, or the weatherman, or Nature.

    Anyone else I am missing?

    -Lizard

  • February 14, 2007 at 4:51 am
    liable says:
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    Does this mean that if a Fed-Ex truck is involved in an accident and I have a package in it that is being delivered to me, I could be named a co-defendent in trial? Sounds like the same set of facts to me.



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