Woman Sues Over Her Rescue

Doglips · 08-10-2005, 07:04 PM

people like this piss me off.

Woman Sues Over Her Rescue

POSTED: 10:52 am EDT August 10, 2005

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- A woman is suing the town whose police divers saved her from drowning.

Barbara Connors is suing the town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, saying she was rescued too late to prevent serious brain damage.

The Massachusetts woman was in her son-in-law's sport utility vehicle when it jumped a curb, went through a chain-link fence and plunged into the Connecticut River.

Connors was unconscious and in cardiac arrest when divers pulled her from the water.

The son-in-law escaped the sinking vehicle and was picked up by the crew of a passing boat. Connors is also suing him.

Among other things, the suit claims the town failed to provide appropriate guardrails and equipment needed by police divers.

It says the 75-year-old woman has brain damage and must be cared for in a nursing home for the rest of her life.

Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

BattleRifleG3 · 08-10-2005, 07:07 PM

Indeed. Too late to save her. They should have filed the report that way and saved a lot of misery.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 08-10-2005, 07:09 PM

Its gonna be pretty hard to prove the divers were unable to respond quickly enough.

Oxford · 08-10-2005, 10:01 PM

Obviously it's not her who's suing...but her relatives who are trying to get money. :nod:

Sniper[MI] · 08-10-2005, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Doglips

people like this piss me off.

Woman Sues Over Her Rescue

POSTED: 10:52 am EDT August 10, 2005

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- A woman is suing the town whose police divers saved her from drowning.

Barbara Connors is suing the town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, saying she was rescued too late to prevent serious brain damage.

The Massachusetts woman was in her son-in-law's sport utility vehicle when it jumped a curb, went through a chain-link fence and plunged into the Connecticut River.

Connors was unconscious and in cardiac arrest when divers pulled her from the water.

The son-in-law escaped the sinking vehicle and was picked up by the crew of a passing boat. Connors is also suing him.

Among other things, the suit claims the town failed to provide appropriate guardrails and equipment needed by police divers.

It says the 75-year-old woman has brain damage and must be cared for in a nursing home for the rest of her life.

Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Did ya ever stop to think, Son in Law may have done it on purpose......? The old girl sounds like quite a biatch to me....

Big Dog · 08-11-2005, 07:41 AM

Typical Leftist drivel. They insist on society protecting them from anything and everything. No sense of personal responsibility.
The family sees the chance to grab the gold ring. Payday. "Chi-ching!"

Thrawn · 08-11-2005, 07:45 AM

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The son-in-law escaped the sinking vehicle and was picked up by the crew of a passing boat. Connors is also suing him.

The boater should have threw them back, not keepers.

Thrawn · 08-11-2005, 07:46 AM

I wonder if they have any good samaritan laws there? If so, she's gonna get a rude wake up.

Stopper · 08-11-2005, 04:36 PM

This is one of those law suits that should get thrown out and a bill sent to the crazy old lady for court cost, filing fees, etc.....

.22guy · 08-11-2005, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Stopper

This is one of those law suits that should get thrown out and a bill sent to the crazy old lady for court cost, filing fees, etc.....

That's a great idea stopper. That might actually cut down on some of the ridiculous BS lawsuits we all hear about. But I guess that would make too much sense. Besides the ACLU wouldn't even hear of it. It would rob them of some of their power.

inuyasha · 08-11-2005, 10:03 PM

sounds to me like the city should sue the family for property damage, reckless endangerment to the boater who picked up the son in law, assault with a deadly weapon (the car) gimme a while.. im sure i can come up with some more

08-11-2005, 10:39 PM

sounds like she had severe brain damage before she went in the water :guitar:

Big Dog · 08-12-2005, 05:15 AM

Who wants to bet Granny is just laying in bed at the Home, oblivious to it all. I agree that it's likely the gold-digging family behind this, making the lawsuit in her name. If she's that brain-damaged, she's in no shape to do this.

Otter · 08-13-2005, 06:58 PM

He should have returned to his hotel, changed into dry clothes, asked the desk clerk for the time to establish his alibi, then reported the accident.
Oh! Connecticut! I thought it was Martha's Vineyard!

"Life is too important to be taken seriously."

Sniper[MI] · 08-13-2005, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Otter

He should have returned to his hotel, changed into dry clothes, asked the desk clerk for the time to establish his alibi, then reported the accident.
Oh! Connecticut! I thought it was Martha's Vineyard!

"Life is too important to be taken seriously."

Wouldn't work, he was not Kennedy enough to pull it off........... :insane:

troy2000 · 08-25-2005, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Dog

Typical Leftist drivel. They insist on society protecting them from anything and everything. No sense of personal responsibility.
The family sees the chance to grab the gold ring. Payday. "Chi-ching!"

I'm inclined to dispute that there's any leftist ideology involved; last time I checked, there were plenty of right-wingers trying to grab the gov'mt brass ring too. There's also a chance that greed as such isn't involved either--the family may have been just sitting around going, "holy H. Christ! Look at these numbers for keeping Grandma in that place. And between the job and the kids and the mortgage and all, there's no way I got time or money to keep her at my place; how about you guys? We gotta do sompin here."

That doesn't mean they should get away with it; it's an absurd suit on the face of it. Reminds me of one in Florida a while back, where some teenager who was in a wreck tried to sue the cops because they didn't arrest him for DUI before he hurt himself.

Big Dog · 08-25-2005, 09:05 PM

Oh well, it keeps the lawyers off the streets . . .

Jay · 08-26-2005, 06:58 AM

I'll bet the cops/divers got there quicker than ted kennedy got help for Mary Jo in Chapaquiddick. (not responsible for proper spelling)

troy2000 · 08-26-2005, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay

I'll bet the cops/divers got there quicker than ted kennedy got help for Mary Jo in Chapaquiddick. (not responsible for proper spelling)

You only left out one 'p'; it should've been Chappaquiddick.

Did you ever see the issue of National Lampoon years ago where they ran a Volkswagen ad that said, 'if Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be president today?' I'm not saying the Kennedy lawyers hit fast and hard, but I guarantee you'll never see a reprint...VW's really do float. At least the very used '59 I owned in high school did; I had a heck of a time getting it back out of the Colorado River.

08-10-2005, 07:04 PM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	Woman Sues Over Her Rescue people like this piss me off. Woman Sues Over Her Rescue POSTED: 10:52 am EDT August 10, 2005 NEW LONDON, Conn. -- A woman is suing the town whose police divers saved her from drowning. Barbara Connors is suing the town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, saying she was rescued too late to prevent serious brain damage. The Massachusetts woman was in her son-in-law's sport utility vehicle when it jumped a curb, went through a chain-link fence and plunged into the Connecticut River. Connors was unconscious and in cardiac arrest when divers pulled her from the water. The son-in-law escaped the sinking vehicle and was picked up by the crew of a passing boat. Connors is also suing him. Among other things, the suit claims the town failed to provide appropriate guardrails and equipment needed by police divers. It says the 75-year-old woman has brain damage and must be cared for in a nursing home for the rest of her life. Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

08-10-2005, 07:07 PM	#2
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Indeed. Too late to save her. They should have filed the report that way and saved a lot of misery. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

08-10-2005, 07:09 PM	#3
SPOCAHP ANAR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SC-upstate Posts: 4,087 Images: 3 Blog Entries: 4	Its gonna be pretty hard to prove the divers were unable to respond quickly enough. __________________ Spocrest Out!..........

08-10-2005, 10:01 PM	#4
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	Obviously it's not her who's suing...but her relatives who are trying to get money. :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

08-11-2005, 07:41 AM	#6
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,205	Typical Leftist drivel. They insist on society protecting them from anything and everything. No sense of personal responsibility. The family sees the chance to grab the gold ring. Payday. "Chi-ching!" __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

08-11-2005, 07:46 AM	#8
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Images: 6	I wonder if they have any good samaritan laws there? If so, she's gonna get a rude wake up.

08-11-2005, 04:36 PM	#9
Stopper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansass Posts: 2,211 Images: 1	This is one of those law suits that should get thrown out and a bill sent to the crazy old lady for court cost, filing fees, etc..... __________________ They should have stopped at "Congress shall make no law"

08-11-2005, 10:03 PM	#11
inuyasha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: US occupied territories of "south dakota" Posts: 355	sounds to me like the city should sue the family for property damage, reckless endangerment to the boater who picked up the son in law, assault with a deadly weapon (the car) gimme a while.. im sure i can come up with some more

08-11-2005, 10:39 PM	#12
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	sounds like she had severe brain damage before she went in the water :guitar:

08-12-2005, 05:15 AM	#13
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,205	Who wants to bet Granny is just laying in bed at the Home, oblivious to it all. I agree that it's likely the gold-digging family behind this, making the lawsuit in her name. If she's that brain-damaged, she's in no shape to do this. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

08-13-2005, 06:58 PM	#14
Otter Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 949 Images: 6	He should have returned to his hotel, changed into dry clothes, asked the desk clerk for the time to establish his alibi, then reported the accident. Oh! Connecticut! I thought it was Martha's Vineyard! "Life is too important to be taken seriously." __________________ Life is too important to be taken seriously.

08-25-2005, 09:05 PM	#17
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,205	Oh well, it keeps the lawyers off the streets . . . __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

08-26-2005, 06:58 AM	#18
Jay Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 80 Images: 7	I'll bet the cops/divers got there quicker than ted kennedy got help for Mary Jo in Chapaquiddick. (not responsible for proper spelling) __________________ "For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected cannot taste."