Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Lawsuit Settled for $1,000,000 Butterfly Season in 35 years

Roger Kuhlman rkuhlman at hotmail.com
Thu Dec 7 17:55:24 EST 2006


What a total non-event to send out on the LEPS mailing list.

Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan





> http://www.theksbwchannel.com/news/10090383/detail.html
> 
> October 16, 2006
> 
> PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. -- The city of Pacific Grove agreed Monday 
> to pay the Thomas family $1 million in the wrongful death of their 
> 85-year-old mother, Ann Thomas, who died after being hit by a 
> falling tree branch inside the city's butterfly sanctury.
> 
> The settlement, which was the result of nearly two years of 
> negotiations, came just three days before the case was supposed to go to 
> trial. The Thomas family originally sought close to $10 million from the 
> city.
> 
> Thomas was killed in 2004, after which six lawsuits were filed by the 
> family -- two for wrongful death and four for emotional damages.
> 
> Although the city has settled the case, they've been slow to accept full 
> responsibility.
> 
> "They will not admit liability for the accident. I think the city 
> acknowledges throughout the course of the settlement discussion and 
> throughout the amount that was paid, there are some issues here," city 
> of Pacific Grove spokesman Jon Giffin said.
> 
> Most of the settlement will be paid through a risk sharing group that 
> Pacific Grove and 36 other cities are a part of. The rest -- a little 
> less than 10 percent -- will be paid by the city.
> 
> The walking trails in the sanctuatry near the trees have been roped off 
> and city officials said they're considering adding warning signs to 
> alert visitors to the dangers of falling trees.
> 
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