Focus (Forum & Focus)
Apr. 23, 2008
Their Day in Court
Forum Column - By Gillian K. Hadfield - Settlements for victims of tragedies ignore all of the non-monetary reasons for pursuing litigation, providing potential claimants with a check and nothing more in exchange for their waiver of their right to pursue a lawsuit.
By Gillian K. Hadfield
This article appears on Page 6
With the somber marking last week of the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre, it no doubt felt like a relief to many that a substantial majority of the families of those killed chose to accept a settlement proposal from the state and avoid litigation.
The Virginia Tech proposal echoes the tremendous effor...
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