Columbine Lawsuit Dismissed [Mar 05, 2002, 10:09 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Judge Dismisses Columbine Suit Against Media
(thanks HomeLan Fed)
is a follow-up to the story on the lawsuit (story) against
several media companies brought by the family of the teacher slain during the
shootings at Columbine High school in Littleton, CO. Saying "courts around
the United States have rejected similar claims brought against media or
entertainment defendants," in dismissing the case, U.S. District Judge
Lewis Babcock went on to comment: "the two gunmen were the ones responsible
for the teacher's death."
Oh, come on, like I'm sure the people would have sued the video game manufacturers on their own. I bet, a short while after the whole thing went down, they got a phone call from a legal firm saying, "You know, I understand how much you're suffering... I bet we have a case here."
A lawyers job is NOT to waste taxpayers money by bringing assinine and frivilous lawsuits into court. At least it shouldn't be. The way the system is currently set up, I can sue anyone I want. They're stuck- they've got to pay for their own defense, regardless of whether the lawsuit is merited or not. If they don't go to trial and pay out of court, that's still money lost. By the lawyer's thinking, apparently, big companies are now expected to hand out money to whomever the lawyers deem appropriate.
And if you don't believe there's problems with lawyers and the legal system, look at www.overlawyered.com -it's got tons of evidence that there's problems.
A lawyers job is NOT to waste taxpayers money by bringing assinine and frivilous lawsuits into court. At least it shouldn't be. The way the system is currently set up, I can sue anyone I want. They're stuck- they've got to pay for their own defense, regardless of whether the lawsuit is merited or not. If they don't go to trial and pay out of court, that's still money lost. By the lawyer's thinking, apparently, big companies are now expected to hand out money to whomever the lawyers deem appropriate.
And if you don't believe there's problems with lawyers and the legal system, look at www.overlawyered.com -it's got tons of evidence that there's problems.
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