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| Gunman’s Mom Wants Worker Compensation |
| 2003-10-08 |
| America: 2003 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. Some folks have amazingly big balls. Modine 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. My, how insensitive and mean spirited. 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. Tichelkamp-Russell could not be reached for comment. Probably sleeping it off. The company quickly approved the claims filed by the families of Russell’s victims, but Modine has no intention of compensating the gunman’s family, Lucareli said. "This is probably an odd situation. It certainly caught us by surprise," he said. Ya think? Police said Russell brought a Glock semiautomatic handgun to work on the night shift at the plant near Jefferson City, Missouri on July 1. Police said Russell appeared to target certain colleagues as he walked from station to station spraying bullets. Coming up next: Glock Sued By Crazy Woman. A 44-year-old man and a 29-year-old man died on the plant floor, while a 42-year-old man died on the way to a hospital. Five others were taken to hospitals with injuries. Russell shot and killed himself after an exchange of gunfire with police. Good riddance. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Goof-ball son kills co-workers; crazy mom tries to collect. Too bad he didn't start w/her. Hopefully a judge will just laugh this case out of court. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-10-8 8:24:46 PM |
| #4 Just another case of a crazy lawyer abusing people in grief, as I'm sure this man's mother is, for a big payday. I doubt it'll get very far, but with the courts being the way they are, who knows. |
| Posted by: SunKing278 2003-10-8 5:21:21 PM |
| #3 The statutes in California might be liberal enough for a sucessful case. Don't think she'll have much luck in the Mid West. |
| Posted by: Superhose 2003-10-8 2:45:31 PM |
| #2 Coming up next: Glock Sued By Crazy Woman. Don't give her or her lawyer any ideas... |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-10-8 1:53:53 PM |
| #1 Most state comp laws exclude injuries caused by willful acts of the injured person. Maybe she intends to maintain the cops killed her son, giving her a claim. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2003-10-8 1:33:22 PM |