Trooper in deadly Montgomery County shooting identified, but questions remain

[HoughMade]

From the article: “Glenn was there almost an hour and they failed to protect his airway, and he suffocated,” Kehoe said. “They teach us in first aid to follow the ABCs – airway, breathing, circulation. If you don’t start with that and protect the airway, you haven’t really done much for them. That’s the whole gist of it.”

If even partially true, I'd say the suit against the doctor seems reasonable.

Lord knows that what a plaintiff's lawyer looking for 40% of the take says about medical care will certainly turn out to be the indisputable truth.

I mean, I have yet to see that happen in 20 years of practice, but.....

 

[MarkC]

From the article: “Glenn was there almost an hour and they failed to protect his airway, and he suffocated,” Kehoe said. “They teach us in first aid to follow the ABCs – airway, breathing, circulation. If you don’t start with that and protect the airway, you haven’t really done much for them. That’s the whole gist of it.”

If even partially true, I'd say the suit against the doctor seems reasonable.

IF true; keep in mind this is just the attorney's allegations made in a press release.

 

[HoughMade]

Here is the Proposed Complaint

https://media.wishtv.com/nxs-wishtv-media-us-east-1/document_dev/2019/05/29/Proposed%20Complaint%20For%20Damages-5455_1559177412444_89784293_ver1.0.pdf

Having read this, there are some things I would like to comment upon, but I had better stay silent until we know who will be representing who in this case.

HoughMade- out.

 

[Expat]

Here is the Proposed Complaint

https://media.wishtv.com/nxs-wishtv-media-us-east-1/document_dev/2019/05/29/Proposed%20Complaint%20For%20Damages-5455_1559177412444_89784293_ver1.0.pdf

Having read this, there are some things I would like to comment upon, but I had better stay silent until we know who will be representing who in this case.

HoughMade- out.

I would have wanted to retain defense counsel from the get go on this one...

 

[HoughMade]

I would have wanted to retain defense counsel from the get go on this one...

That's not the way it works in med mal.

 

[Expat]

That's not the way it works in med mal.

I was thinking from the ISP standpoint. But they are probably self insured anyway.

 

[MarkC]

I was thinking from the ISP standpoint. But they are probably self insured anyway.

Actually, they are kind of self-insured. The Attorney General defends the agency and agency employees acting within the scope of state employment. Successful claims are paid out of a tort claims fund with money appropriated by the state (most of the time).

For torts, the Indiana Tort Claims Act applies, and there are monetary caps on awards. $700,000, with an aggregate of $5,000,000 for any event.

If it is a deprivation of rights under federal law, such as a claim brought under Section 1983, then the state law caps do not apply.

The $5,000,000 cap applied to the State Fair stage collapse, so the General Assembly appropriated additional funds to increase the compensation for the many victims.

 

[Dead Duck]

The family should also sue the car company of the vehicle that broke down...
and the company who made his shirt for not being bullet proof...
-and of course the gun company of whatever gun was used against him...
-the city for not making safer places to break down...
-the daughter for parking there in the first place...
-God for letting this all happen...
-etc...
-etc...




(I could be a lawyer)

 

[MarkC]

(I could be a soulless plaintiff's lawyer)

FIFY

 

[HoughMade]

FIFY

You sure did.

 

[rhino]

In this situation, it's difficult for me to find fault in the woman pursuing the lawsuits. Money won't even scratch the surface of making it right, but what other recourse is there? If nothing else, a judge and jury will get to see all of the available evidence. Perhaps the defendant will provided additional information or change his story.

 

[Spear Dane]

Hey, that's nothin! How about the lawsuit after an aircraft engine failed and caused the plane to crash where the victim's family also included the manufacturer of the landing light bulb as well as Goodyear Tire just for having their products installed on the plane? (even though they have absolutely zero actual connection to the failed part) Cast a wide net and hope the other parties just throw money at you to get out of it.

This is absolutely true. I once witnessed a fatal crash on takeoff due to over loading. The aircraft (A V-tail Bonanza, ironically, but the guy was not a dr.) owner died and his wife had added a double indemnity clause to his already 1 million dollar policy some weeks before..and this was 1991 when a mill was real money. That insurance company sued everyone...and I mean EVERYONE. I felt lucky not to be named for simply being there. And yes, there were Goodyears on the plane and yes, they were sued.

 

[Coach]

In this situation, it's difficult for me to find fault in the woman pursuing the lawsuits. Money won't even scratch the surface of making it right, but what other recourse is there? If nothing else, a judge and jury will get to see all of the available evidence. Perhaps the defendant will provided additional information or change his story.

I like a lot of this.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Ya think?

Apologies if this has already been addressed...

Would someone in the year 2019 explain to me why ISP does not have even dash cams? Dash cams for Gods sake. Maybe they could get some old salvage units from the 70's or 80's from eBay.

My goodness, is that just intellectual laziness or intentional? "We don't need no stinkin dash cams"...

Geesh. Thats frightening. Especially for fresh ISP noobs.

 

[hpclayto]

Apologies if this has already been addressed...

Would someone in the year 2019 explain to me why ISP does not have even dash cams? Dash cams for Gods sake. Maybe they could get some old salvage units from the 70's or 80's from eBay.

My goodness, is that just intellectual laziness or intentional? "We don't need no stinkin dash cams"...

Geesh. Thats frightening. Especially for fresh ISP noobs.

It’s all about the benjamins baby.

 

[HoughMade]

In this situation, it's difficult for me to find fault in the woman pursuing the lawsuits. Money won't even scratch the surface of making it right, but what other recourse is there? If nothing else, a judge and jury will get to see all of the available evidence. Perhaps the defendant will provided additional information or change his story.

I have no issue with the lawsuits being filed, especially as to the shooting itself. As to the malpractice suit, which is more my bailiwick, you can never really tell anything from the bare allegations in the Proposed Complaint, but some of the reporting vs. what is in the Proposed Complaint seems at odds, but that is far from unusual.

 

[MarkC]

I have no issue with the lawsuits being filed, especially as to the shooting itself. As to the malpractice suit, which is more my bailiwick, you can never really tell anything from the bare allegations in the Proposed Complaint, but some of the reporting vs. what is in the Proposed Complaint seems at odds, but that is far from unusual.

This is where I am with it, too. I fully expected the lawsuit about the shooting itself, and would have been surprised if one were not filed. Almost every police shooting, sometimes even the most "clean" and straightforward cases, gets at least a notice of tort claim. That is an attorney protecting his clients' interests. The medical malpractice lawsuit struck me as unusual, and I have to defer to experts in that area, such as Attorney HoughMade.

Disclaimer: All I know about this case is what I read in the media (and, of course, INGO!) and my judgments and comments are based on knowledge available to all of us.

 

[DRob]

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Disclaimer: All I know about this case is what I read in the media (and, of course, INGO!) and my judgments and comments are based on knowledge available to all of us.

That's about all any of us know. Sadly, neither source can be considered much more than conjecture.

 

[cobber]

Meanwhile in a neighboring State (erm Commonwealth):

https://www.policeone.com/officer-s...6J1KnEdSrwqDKSdtjsoilm4MmTP5kMjj2cLmqcxrh8xf4

 

[dudley0]

Meanwhile in a neighboring State (erm Commonwealth):

https://www.policeone.com/officer-s...6J1KnEdSrwqDKSdtjsoilm4MmTP5kMjj2cLmqcxrh8xf4

Holy Cow, what a bad situation all around.