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[Alyallen]

I just read this and I'm just sickened. I'm wondering what's next. If I pass out and a cop trips over my body and stubs his toe, I'll get sued??

Cop sues family of brain-damaged tot
Thu Oct 11, 12:14 AM ET

CASSELBERRY, Fla. - A police officer who slipped and injured a knee responding to a toddler's near-drowning has sued the family of the 1-year-old boy, who suffered brain damage and can no longer walk, talk or swallow.

Casselberry Sgt. Andrea Eichhorn alleges Joey Cosmillo's family left a puddle of water on the floor, causing her fall during the rescue efforts. She broke her knee and missed two months of work.

The boy fell into the pool outside the family's home in suburban Orlando in January and now lives in a nursing home and eats and breathes through tubes.

"The loss we've suffered, and she's seeking money?" said Richard Cosmillo, 69, the boy's grandfather, who lived in the home with his wife and the boy's mother. "Of course there's going to be water in the house. He was sopping wet when we brought him in."

Eichhorn's attorney, David Heil, said she has persistent knee pain and will likely develop arthritis. He said city benefits paid by workers' compensation and some disability checks helped with medical bills, but it wasn't enough.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

"It's a situation where the Cosmillos have caused these problems, brought them on themselves, then tried to play the victim," Heil said.

Eichhorn's personnel file includes numerous commendations. The 12-year veteran has worked as a hostage negotiator and prostitution decoy and wrestled razors away from a suicidal person.

Police Chief John Pavlis said Eichhorn was a good officer, though he urged her not to sue.

[RACETRAITOR]

Wow, since when did the police start recruiting from soccer teams?

[Rteacher]

Yeah, you'd think that they've suffered enough, but the article doesn't mention if they have homeowner's insurance or not.

If they don't have it, the civil suit definitely seem excessive, but if they have it, I'd figure that the insurance company would have to pay.

Most lawyers wouldn't take a case like this unless there was either insurance money to go after - or the family's rich.

[eamo]

The police can sue people for injuries sustained while on the job!!!?? That's crazy!

[Julius]

Surely the police dept compensates employees for injuries sustained in the line of duty?

[mehmeh]

I thought this thread was going to be about RACETRAITOR's avatar.

Anyway, yea, that sucks. She must have thought the insurance would settle before the story hit the press. Why doesn't FL have a state-funded worker's compensation fund?

[Smee]

Yet another reason why I'm not looking forward to going home.

[Smee]

Oh, and a guy is facing 30 years to life for stealing a doughnut and is currently in prison b/c he couldn't post his $25,000 bail.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/2F37838AFD546C9A8625736D000B589F?OpenDocument

Yet OJ Simpson is a free man.

[Dome Vans]

[The Perfect Cup of Coffee]

[Draz]

I was under the impression that in cases like this, it's standard practice to sue the bejesus out of everyone involved until someone pays. She WAS a "good officer" (in the past tense), not because she's suing these people, but because she has a knee injury and can't do that work any more.

In a city I used to live in, this five year old got hit by a car and lost the use of her arms and legs. The gov't paid for everything until she turned 18. She turned 18, support is cut off, and they sued EVERYONE. The sued the city, the chief of police, I think the driver of the car and a couple other people. Who's at fault? Does it matter? They need the cash.

[seoulshock]

women cops

[Alyallen]

[Bibbitybop]

Update:

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/10/11/police_chief_doesn39t_support_officer.html

[Big_Bird]

It's a bloody disgrace that she has not been looked after by the police/government. She sustained this injury doing her job.