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Monday, November 01, 2010
Ind. Law - Forbes: "Sullivan's Death Could Cost Notre Dame $30 Million" [Updated]
Patrick Rishe of Forbes' SportsMoney blog has late this afternoon posted a long, detailed analysis that begins:
If found guilty of negligent behavior and if the degree of fault rests predominantly in the university’s lap, Notre Dame could face compensatory damages in the $15M to $20M range in the aftermath of Declan Sullivan’s tragic death. And if punitive damages are also levied upon the university, the price tag associated with Mr. Sullivan’s passing could increase by an additional $45M-$60M if penalized to the maximum allowable amount under Indiana law.[Updated 11/2/10 am] A reader has just sent this note:
Just an observation—was the Notre Dame student a university employee? Will remedies against the university (i.e., employer) be limited to worker’s compensation? I haven’t a clue about the underlying facts (nor may anyone else at this point), but I wondered whether the Forbes piece was a little overheated until more facts come to light.BTW, the ILB sent this response to the reader:
Thanks for the observation. I have added it to the entry as a note from a reader. I hesitated to post the story last evening because I thought it was "jumping the gun," but did so anyway because of the Forbes label -- I hoped for reactions.[More] More from the reader:
Honestly, my first reaction was, uh-oh, open the bank, and then I recalled that Indiana law isn’t particularly generous to single adults without dependents from a wrongful death perspective and, as I thought about it further, it occurred that he might simply have been on the payroll and the remedies would be restricted to the even less generous w/c benefits. That’s why I was startled a bit by the Forbes story.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 1, 2010 06:48 PM
Posted to Indiana Law