October 8, 2003
A WORLD WITHOUT SHAME:
Gunman's Mom Wants Worker Compensation (Reuters, 10/08/03)
The mother of a man who killed three co-workers before shooting himself in a workplace rampage has asked the company to compensate her for her son's death because it occurred at work, the company said on Tuesday.Posted by Orrin Judd at October 8, 2003 10:11 PMModine Manufacturing Co. has turned down the request by Nina Tichelkamp-Russell, the mother of the 25-year-old gunman Jonathon Russell, company spokesman Mick Lucareli said. But the claim must still be reviewed by the state, he said.
Russell's mother filed a claim seeking death benefits under the workers' compensation system, which provides financial payments to injured workers or the families of workers killed on the job, Lucareli said.
If Modine Manufacturing issued Jonathon the gun he used in the murders, and using the gun was an integral part of his manufacturing duties, then Mom has a good chance of getting her dough.
Posted by: John J. Coupal at October 8, 2003 11:00 PMFabulous.
This just might qualify as a winner in the "Chutzpa Definition Awards."
Or if not a winner, definitely in the top 10.
Posted by: Barry Meislin at October 9, 2003 2:08 AMYGBSM: You Gotta be Sh[kidding]ting Me
Posted by: Jeff Guinn at October 9, 2003 7:35 AMReason 10,003 To Be Proud to Be a Lawyer: Some lawyer thought this was a good idea.
Posted by: Chris at October 9, 2003 8:39 AMCan you imagine the scene if the victim's lawyers were to examine the mother on the stand? Now that might make for a good episode of The Practice.
Posted by: jim hamlen at October 9, 2003 9:48 AM