Why a Jeep Owner Is Being Sued for a Mechanic's Death During a Dealership Oil Change

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My first thought is, even though the jeep owner will not be held responsible, that party should not be involved in any suit. This is between the family and the idiot 19 year old and his place of work. The Michigan state workers compensation laws need to be changed.
 
That dealership might as well just write the check now. I've worked at a Dodge dealer for over 35 years now and can tell you if you lose your driver’s license you lose your job. I've seen a few that got canned because of it. That Michigan law is stupid as hell too.
 
So the dealership had an employee who they allowed knowingly or through negligence without a license to drive a vehicle, and one he did not know how to operate that ended up killing a co-worker and someone how the dealership and it's management have no legal responsibility? The owner of the Jeep although will not be at fault but I would assume he/she must get an attorney to sort the matter out, who pays for that and the subsequent issues he/she may have with their own insurance company? Something seems messed up!
 
First of all, that's really sad. What a tragedy.

Secondly, I know a "little" about work comp having been through it. I can tell you this. Work comp ain't got NUTHIN to do with helping the employee. It's ALL about protecting the employer. Under the work comp umbrella, employers are almost always completely protected from any sorts of lawsuits dealing with work place mishaps. So that is why the family must seek other avenues. They won't win, though. It's really unfortunate, but sometimes an accident is just that.
 
All I know is that lawyers SUCK! The idiot kid who killed the co-worker should be taught about accountability, simple as that! Maybe his parents should be held accountable too...
 
If you can't learn to drive stick on an IPhone app or a YouTube video, few millennials will ever bother to.
 
I hate the fact that the family thought they should sue somebody in the first place. The owner of the Jeep became the target.
 
" Michigan workers’ compensation law says you cannot sue a fellow employee for negligence while on the job. "
This makes no sense- they would be suing the owner(s) of the dealership, who are not "fellow employees". The owners are ultimately responsible (and therefore liable) for their employees and their actions.
 
Professor Fate said:
" Michigan workers’ compensation law says you cannot sue a fellow employee for negligence while on the job. "
This makes no sense- they would be suing the owner(s) of the dealership, who are not "fellow employees". The owners are ultimately responsible (and therefore liable) for their employees and their actions.
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Yep, what ever happened to "the buck stops here"?
 
Holy ****. What a terrible tragedy. And utterly stupid laws. Vehicular manslaughter come to my mind. Kim
 
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Yunick13 said:
I hate the fact that the family thought they should sue somebody in the first place. The owner of the Jeep became the target.
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Right! Society has become so sue happy it's an automatic thing in some peoples' minds as to "who do we sue?"
 
HemiSSDart said:
....what ever happened to "the buck stops here"?
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A lot stops here........
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I would think the laws of manslaughter would apply, not workman's comp.
 
I was sure, just by reading the headline, that the article was going to say the customer bypassed a clutch/ neutral safety switch and then the accident happened as mentioned. That would have made a little sense. I'm guessing the older mechanic told the kids to jump in there and fire it up. Terrible tragedy.
 
So, I wont fault the 19 yr old UNLESS the lack of a license was a secret/hidden. IF mgmt knew...nail mgmt to the wall!
 
How is the family suing a "fellow employee", they weren't the ones working there?
I can understand the applying to coworkers? (not that I agree)


Alan
 
Cuda Al said:
How is the family suing a "fellow employee", they weren't the ones working there?
I can understand the applying to coworkers? (not that I agree)


Alan
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Agreed, and I also don't understand how this pertains to Worker's Comp., either- this should be a civil suit for Wrongful Death and negligence... but then again, I'm not a lawyer and I don't play one on TV.
 
Sure would be nice to know more specifics before passing judgement. What if the 19 year old did have a drivers license, would anything change? Horrible tragedy. Hope he had life insurance.
 
dealership is totally liable for this issue , vehicle was in their care and their employees where performing the repairs per the dealerships own employees directing the repairs to said vehicle . but those lawyers will drag everyone into court , because their looking for the big payday . deep pocket deal . a friend of mine was sued for selling a rim to a guy that had another company to put the tire on it and mount it to the car , and yes that tire came off the car and people got hurt bad . now my friends company had to pony up funds for their attorney , and he was resolved of any wrong doing . but it cost his company to hire and pay the attorney for his time . which i might add was , 20 times the profit of the rim sold . all do to the lack of responsible employees . sorry about the other guy that should have been driving the jeep and not the unlicensed one .
 
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