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Notre Dame may pay out $20 million for Sullivan death

Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 at 06:49 PM
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The death of Declan Sullivan, the Notre Dame student who died when the hydraulic lift he was taping practise on collapsed in high winds, could cost Notre Dame up to $20 million says Forbes magazine.

Forbes says that if head coach Brian Kelly or Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick, both of whom were present when the lift fell over, are proven to be negligent the wrongful death figure could go as high as $20 million.

On the other hand, the fact that Sullivan tweeted that he felt he was in a dangerous position and did nothing to get down from the lift may damage the family case the same lawyers told Forbes.

Figuring out the number that the family could receive for compensation is more difficult says Forbes.

"Given his young age and good health, his seemingly bright future financially and otherwise as a soon-to-be Notre Dame alum, and the fact that his family will have to live with this tragedy for the rest of their lives, it wouldn’t be surprising to see total compensatory damages (the sum of lost wages PLUS familial pain/suffering) to reach the $15-20M range" says Forbes.

While no amount of money can mitigate the tragedy lets hope this law suit is settled quickly to the satisfaction of all concerned.

Arguing over the worth of a young man who died doing the job he loved for the team he loved will benefit nobody.


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fghntnirishman | Nov 02, 2010, 07:33 PM EDT
BRIAN KELLY SHOULD BE INDICTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNDER INDIANA LAW FOR RECKLESS HOMICIDE (INDIANACODE 35-42-5)AND OR INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER(INDIANA CODE 3542 14)-IN ADDITION BOTH KELLY AND SWARBRICK ATHLETIC DIRECTOR,WHO WALKED TH PRACTICE FIELD 3 MINUTES BEFORE SULLIVANS DEATH ,WITH KELLY ON THE FIELD THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP AND NOTRE DAMES PRESIDENT SHOULD BE SUED FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WITHIN 5 DAYS AS WELL AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.THE CONTRACT BETWEEN KELLY AND NOTRE DAME AS WELL AS SWARBRICK SHOULD BE VOIDED BECAUSE BOTH COMMITTED A SERIOU SERIES OF CRIMINAL ACTS CAUSING THIS IRISH AMERICAN NOTRE DAME STUDENTS DEATH-CUTTING OUT ALL TY WILLINGHAM CHARLIE WEIS SYLE PAYOUTS AND A LIEN PLACE ON PAST AND PRESENT SALARY AND PENSION BENEFITS FOR THESE TWO CRIMINALS -JENKINS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO THE HOLY CROSS HEAD AND TERMINATED A TOTAL CONSECRATED INCOMPETENT WHO BROUGHT THIS TRAGIC CRIME INTO BEING WITH THE SELECTION OF ALL OF THE ABOVE NOTRE DAME CAN NOT SHOULD NOT FIELD A TEAM WITH KELLY AND SWARBRICK IN THEIR POSITIONS AS RATIFICATION AND CONDONATION OF THEIR CRIMES CARRIED FORWARD ON NATIONAL TELEVISIONIN THE REMAINING GAMES WHICH COULD BE DECLARED FORFEIT OR BRING BACK LOU HOLTZ NOW AS INTERIM COACH TO CONCLUDE THIS TRAGIC SEASON TO HOLD RECRUITMENT AND BEGIN ANEW THE SELECTION OF A NEW HEAD FOOTNALL COACH-BY A NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE KELLY SWARBRICK AND JOHN JENKINS CSC ''THE RIGHT KIND OF GUYS -TYPICAL NOTRE DAME MEN- MIKE GARRETT GOT FIRED BY USC FOR CASH TO REGGIE BUSH AND THE AGENT THING SWARBRICK HIRED KELLY AND THE TWO OF THEM DECIDED ''WE GIT TO WIN TULSA THE HELL WITH THE GALE FORCE WINDS - AND LET SULLIVAN UP ON A 35 FOOT TOWER IN 55MPH WINDS !!!!!!!!!!! BETTER YET PUT THE THREE OF THEM IN THE SAM TOWER AND REPLICATE THE FORCE OF THE WIND WITH SOUTH BEND FIRE HOSES JUST PUNISHMENT A JUST END KELLY KILLE THE IRISH KIS SO DID SWARBRICK AN A HOLY CROOS PRIEST

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