Can you believe this story?

[ericm979]

The attorney also said the dealership cannot be sued because of a legal standard preventing an employee from suing their boss for negligence, which, in this case, would be the hiring of someone who should not have been driving.

That's why the mechanic's family is going after the car owner. Not because the car owner is to blame, but because of a law written to shield businesses from the results of negligence towards employees.

 

[deserteagle71]

It’s not lawyers, it’s judges. This should have been thrown out as soon as it was filed.

It's the whole corrupt system, all about making money. If any money will be awarded to the estate in this case you can bet the lawyers will get the biggest share of it.

No different than in the recent case where a jury found Remington guilty and fined something like 93 million dollars because they made the rifle that was used in a mass shooting. If you read the background to the case, it was not brought by the victims/family of the mass shooting. The lawyers thought they saw a way to make money so they actively sought out family members and talked them into filing the suit. Then they searched through the jury pool until they found enough people who believed the world owed them a living and those jurors found Remington guilty. Now a precedent is set and I'm wondering how long it will be before we see the first lawsuit against a car manufacturer in a case where a drunk driver was killed even though the vehicle was not at fault.

There's no logic to this...but these days, logic seems to be in short supply.

 

[deserteagle71]

That's why the mechanic's family is going after the car owner. Not because the car owner is to blame, but because of a law written to shield businesses from the results of negligence towards employees.

Illogical! What did the car owner have to do with it?? So the law shields the business so the lawyer goes after someone who is totally blameless and had nothing to do with what happened? Why not just sue the governor of the state. Makes just as much sense!

 

[ruffdog]

In the end, the jeep owner pays nothing and the dealer covers the cost of a employee killing another employee. Maybe the dealer should have employees that have a license and is trained to drive all vehicles.

 

[Pixguy]

In the end, the jeep owner pays nothing and the dealer covers the cost of a employee killing another employee. Maybe the dealer should have employees that have a license and is trained to drive all vehicles.

But what will show on his record?

 

[ruffdog]

Here:

Why a Jeep Owner Is Being Sued for a Mechanic's Death During a Dealership Oil Change

 

[drssg]

Here:

Why a Jeep Owner Is Being Sued for a Mechanic's Death During a Dealership Oil Change

Wow, those are some weird laws. The family can't sue the dealership, although they should be able to, so they sue the car owner, although it obviously wasn't his fault. The car owner sues the dealership and wins, so the trial goes on with car owner as the defendant, but all judgements go against the dealership. Clear as mud!

 

[Jstpssng]

That's why the mechanic's family is going after the car owner. Not because the car owner is to blame, but because of a law written to shield businesses from the results of negligence towards employees.

If I read it correctly, that's the only way the family can get compensation. The Jeep owner's the one getting sued, but the dealership will be who pays. Don't blame the lawyer of the family who is trying to replace their deceased family member's wages; blame the laws which are in place making that necessary.

Edit:It looks like I'm late to the party again, so that's already been pointed out.

 

[Torvy]

The Automobile Dealers Association is one of the strongest lobby/special interest groups in the US.

There is a huge difference between an individual borrowing your car and a business taking possession of your car as part of the normal course of business. The owner of the Jeep has zero fault here unless he made some modification to the Jeep that was unknown to the dealership.

The fault lies with the employee who did not know how to drive a stick. His pockets are not deep, so lawyers go after the owner to get at the dealership. Moronic laws. The owner will still have to be involved in something for which he did nothing wrong. In this crazy world, he should be able to sue the state for putting the business ahead of the individual. How is the guy going to feel knowing his Jeep killed someone? Smh

 

[BleedingOrange]

Lawyers become judges. Anyone see a problem here ? LOL