I am SO upset!!! *UPDATE*

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DaniJude
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I am SO upset!!! *UPDATE*

UPDATED ARTICLE:

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-pobari0820,0,3265108.story

UPDATED...

What a day!

Well, things were sorted out today. I'm glad I posted, I won't remove the post - it will have no bearing on our "relationship" with the lawyer because he is NO longer our lawyer. I hope he reads this - what he did was calculated and wrong.

...BUT, I do appreciate those helpful tips because if we did continue to use this person I understand how this would effect things - so I appreciate everyone's concern so much.

I posted because I was terrified everyone on here who has been so supportive would read that article and go W T H is wrong with them?!

What really stinks is that my father told him, flat out, he never wants to sue the county so filing the papers should never have been done. I understand the 90 day limit for a municipality but since we NEVER want to sue them and made that clear like 487493875845 times (lol) WHY would you ever need to file anything??

He figured he could get publicity from this, get some quick, easy money from the county -- and, honestly, we probably could cash in on the county - regardless of what happened, a good lawyer could find SOME way to make us rich -- but you know what? it means nothing to us - we are not rich people by any means, my brother lives with my sister in her condo and pays her rent lol he worked over-time to pay for christopher to do activities and sports -- but we STILL won't take an opportunity to cash in if it isn't ETHICAL. The only way we will take action in a suit is against the person who HIT him, the person he had to pull over b/c they just HAD to drive drunk that morning or the state of NJ for giving the person that hit him a license when he had NO BUSINESS having one. Only the ones who were negligent should be blamed and one of the things we look to achieve is making improvements to the "license system" which so many criminals are able to beat. It is actually a big homeland security breach but that's a whole other issue.

Other than that, I don't care if we can get 400 million dollars - we just won't do it... because it is not right and it is not where our priorities are. Our priority is Kenneth - him getting better and the safety of other officers and civilians from the epidemic that is drunk driving.

It upsets us to see the lawyer back peddling SO much and we worry that people who saw the article this morning will NOT see the article tomorrow saying it was false. At the end of the day, it is fine and it was just extra stress we didn't need but it is upsetting to be lied to and then, just because the attorney is trying to cover his butt, he still can't admit the wrong doing and continues to call it a 'misunderstanding'. My Dad actually told me that one of the lawyers at the firm said something to the effect of (this was a while ago) "wow, i commend you for not wanting to go after the county - that is really impressive" and my Dad just said "it is the right thing to do - it shouldn't be commended" but nowadays - so many people are "sue happy" that i guess he was pretty surprised by our stance.

Thanks so much for all the kind words about me and my family -- we just try and always do what is right and hope that in the end, things will work out for us. I'm glad things SEEM to be calming down a bit. I hope people walk away realizing how great the County has been to us and that not everyone sues no matter what.

Thanks again everyone! This is why I come here - You have all been so very helpful and supportive, as always.

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I don't know whether to be sad or angry - I feel a mixture of both. I was just reached for comment (on the phone) by a Newsday reporter. She asked me to comment on the LAWSUIT WE HAVE FILED AGAINST THE COUNTY OF NASSAU for my brother's accident.

Chat Icon That was me. I said, since the beginning my parents have been vehemently opposed to a lawsuit against the county. They made that abundantly clear to everyone from the county we have had contact with since the crash. My father told the lawyer we spoke to, FLAT OUT, I will never sue the county. They have been wonderful to us and had NOTHING TO DO WITH why Kenneth was hurt.

NEWSDAY article - so upsetting! and FALSE.

That article sounds HORRIBLE -- people are going to think this is TRUE and think we are greedy and terrible people. Sure, my brother works for the county but he was hurt b/c someone decided to DRIVE DRUNK -- not because of the roadway not being properly maintained Chat Icon

I issued comments via the reporter on the phone that this is FALSE FALSE FALSE but I'm afraid a lot of the damage is already done being that it was already released without our knowledge. I can't BELIEVE how things that are not true can get reported like this - NEVER believe anything you read!!

My parents are SO upset... after the department and county did all they did for us -- this is what happens??

My Dad is putting a call into that Lawyer first thing tomorrow AM. Chat Icon

Message edited 8/19/2008 8:12:07 PM.

Posted 8/18/08 9:10 PM