Father sues city, county after mom drives kids to death

[The Northerner]

(Reuters) - The father of three children who drowned with their mother when she intentionally drove her minivan into the Hudson River is suing the city and county where the deaths occurred for $40 million each.

Jean Pierre has filed a notice of claim against the city of Newburgh, about 25 miles north of New York, as well as Orange County, his lawyer Stephen Powers said on Tuesday.

The suit claims the city and county failed to create proper barriers that would have prevented LaShanda Armstrong from driving her van into the river on April 12.

With no barriers, the city and county allowed a dangerous waterfront condition to exist, the lawsuit said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/09/us-lawsuit-drowning-idUSTRE7784T420110809

[tallahasseedem]

1. Frivolous...

Absolutely ridiculous.

[jwhitesj]

3. +1

[tammywammy]

4. +1 n/t

[tammywammy]

5. Dupe

:(

[RKP5637]

9. +1, n/t

[mahina]

2. I'm sorry for his loss but that is just lolo.

As if she wouldn't have found a way. I hope I never understand what people who do things like that are thinking.

[LiberalFighter]

6. I wonder if he caused it to happen by his treatment of her?

[hlthe2b]

7. This is going nowhere.. but the father desperately needs some way

to focus his grief (and guilt). Sad...

[lpbk2713]

8. I hope JP retained his lawyer on a contingency basis.

I don't see a big settlement in his future.