25 Possible Lawsuits in Virginia Tech Shooting
posted 7:43 am Wed October 17, 2007 - Blacksburg, Va.
Town Attorney Larry Spencer received notices from lawyers for three families Tuesday - the six-month anniversary of the shootings and the deadline under state law for giving notice of a possible claim against a locality. Spencer received notices of possible lawsuits on behalf of the families of Daniel O'Neil, Erin Nicole Peterson and Ross Abdallah Alameddine. They were among the 32 people killed April 16th by student gunman Seung-Hui Cho before he committed suicide.
The town received notices of 20 possible claims Friday and two on Monday.A spokesman for the state attorney general said he was aware of notices of 20 possible claims against the state, but families have a year to make such filings.
No lawsuits have yet been filed in the aftermath of the shootings.
Latest Comment on 25 Possible Lawsuits in Virginia Tech Shooting
Winstrv
12:14 am on 10/19/07
People trying to get paid for something that really couldn't be stopped. Read the news. If someone wants to get a gun and shoot people, there is nothing that can be done to stop the initial act. People get killed in maximum security jails. You think an individual can be stopped? Now they are going to make a good city go broke for something it couldn't stop. If you want to sue someone, sue the parents who knew his condition.
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