Personal Injury Law

Father Sues Stepfather Over Child's Suicide

Tragic and bizarre lawsuit in Baltimore City where a father sued his son's stepfather for leaving a loaded gun in the house, which the boy used to commit suicide. Incredibly, the father won a $50,000 verdict.

Agree or disagree with him, the father certainly was willing to go to great lengths to make his point that I largely support: guns are dangerous and you cannot leave a gun and bullets out for minor children - or anyone else - to grab. Whether this should equate to legal liability on behalf of the gun owner is above my pay grade.

I actually meant to post this blog on the Maryland Lawyer Blog where I post on non-personal injury lawyer related issues.

While I'm plugging Miller & Zois blogs, if you have any interest in drug and medical device litigation, you should take a lot of John Cord's Drug Recall Lawyer Blog that is growing leaps and bounds every day. Another interesting Miller & Zois blog to read is John Bratt's extremely candid Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog which covers topics similar to the Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog from a different perspective.

Full post as published by Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog on September 01, 2009 (boomark / email).