cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3089104

NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Education Association President condemned the premise of the school division’s motion to dismiss Abigail Zwerner’s pending $40 million lawsuit.

The motion was filed last week by attorneys representing the School Board and argues that Zwerner, who was shot in her classroom at Richneck Elementary in January by a 6-year-old student, is only entitled to file a worker’s compensation claim because the injury she sustained from the shooting is a “workplace injury,” and that the shooting was a hazard of the job.

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    No, I choose to blame the guy making money by defending the status quo.

    He could have chosen an honorable career, instead chose to defend scumbags for $$$.

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      1 year ago

      Again. Either everyone is entitled to the best defense possible. Or no one is. Because who’s going to decide who can get a good defense and not?

      Do you know how many people have been tried for crimes they didn’t commit? People have been falsely accused of rape and gone to trial.

      Do they not deserve a good lawyer? Or is your moral compass going to decide ahead of each trial who is innocently accused or not to determine if they are allowed a lawyer or not?

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        1 year ago

        Calm down, Clarence Darrow, this is a civil case.

        Someone is spending money on lawyers instead of spending money to keep their employees safe.

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              1 year ago

              No they still apply. Someone is having to defend themselves in a court. Doesn’t matter if it’s civil or criminal.

              You can’t have a court where only the plaintif is allowed a lawyer.