Dentist sues Cory Lidle's estate, Widow sues Cirrus
It was only a matter of time. Dentist sues Cory Lidle's estate over plane crash and widow sues Cirrus over pitcher's crash. Apparently the plane was not designed to withstand flying into a building or could no turn fast enough?
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Lidle's Wife Files Suit Against Plane Manufacturer, March 02, 2007
Investigators have yet to determine exactly what caused former Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle's plane to crash into an Upper East Side apartment building last fall, but his wife says the plane itself is at fault.
Melanie Lidle has filed a lawsuit against the plane's manufacturer, Cirrus Design, claiming product liability and negligence.
The issue of fault is key to determining if Lidle's family will be able to collect a $1 million insurance policy from Major League Baseball.
Meanwhile, a man whose apartment was damaged in the crash has filed a $7 million claim against Lidle's estate.
Both Lidle and his flight instructor were killed when their plane crashed into an Upper East Side high rise last October.
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This is why you should not let you kids get into making light planes or parts for them. I feel for Lindle's wife and both men's family, but if she sues and does not win, she should pay all cost. Its too easy to sue for anything. There is no penalty to bring frivolous lawsuits it seems to me, but I'm not a lawyer.
I suspect the wife wants to live in the life style she expected to live in the future, and she is going for as much money as she can to recover the loss of her income (husband). I guess she may have to get a job? There are no guarantees in life. Mrs. Lindle probably figures she is owed it? She married a pro baseball player and therefore is owed it? The more you have the harder it is to lose it I guess.
Cirrus is not rolling in money. I bet they make a few pennies profit on every dollar of sales (if any after legal cost). If they stay in business they will have to raise the price of their planes to pay for "product liability from pro athletes". No doubt Cirrus will spend millions defending against this. Even if Cirrus wins, they lose.
Life is not guaranteed. People die and we have to take responsibility for that. STUFF HAPPENS. We don't have the NTSB report yet, but if the plane was fine (likely), Cirrus should counter sue for a ridiculous lawsuit and all legal cost. Unfortunately I don't think they can. At this point the best they can do is win and not spend too much on their legal defense.
The more potential life time earnings you have (pro baseball player), the more value you have in the court system. Does not seem fair, but that is how it works. They look at his potential life earnings and what he COULD have made. Great, but if he flew himself into a blind (urban) canyon, tough noogies. (sorry life is not fair sometimes.)
It seems like the more people have, the more expectation they should continue to always have it.
When you die it does not matter how much money you have, at least to you.
They are not suing the flight instructor because his estate has no money, so they will go for the deepest pockets. I'm waiting for a lawsuit against New York and construction companies for allowing high-rise buildings. I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but this is a crazy litigious world we live in. LIFE is precious. Live life to the fullest and enjoy your family while you can, it may be gone tomorrow.
