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Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University sued by victim’s family over 2019 fatal crash

So heres how this works.

a. The university is def not liable because jb was coming home from work and i think after dinner. That will get tossed out. He wasnt in the course and scope of his employment. I think the law is pretty clear on this.

b. Jb has some exposure because he as over the speed limit. The question will be could he have avoided the accident if he was going slower or more careful considering the conditions. The estate of this guy will probably get some expert to say he could have and that will be enough to get to a jury.

practically speaking howver, i would presume jb has sufficient insurance. So this will be taken care of by them. I dont blame the family. They probably arent well off. This will be a way to get some compensation even if ppl think the lawsuit is a bit bogus.

that said, this claim probably isnt worth a lot. Believe it or not, The recoverable damages for death claims in ny arent all that great. If this guy was single and not a high earner and assuming he died Or was unconscious, relatively quick which i think he did the claims prob worth like $250k maybe $500k tops. You add in the questionable liability, the fact that jb is beloved here and a jury likely wont want to find against him, and youre probably talking a settlement in low six figures tops. Thats well within whatever insurance jb will have. If bet this would go away for between $75-100k but itll be confidential.

btw this isnt “jb taking care of the family”. This is how the civil system works and why you buy insurance.
 
JB has his own family to take care of, let the courts and insurance companies worry about the rest
Im sure he will do something for the family.Not saying he is obligated too, but knowing the man he is.
 
b. Jb has some exposure because he as over the speed limit. The question will be could he have avoided the accident if he was going slower or more careful considering the conditions. The estate of this guy will probably get some expert to say he could have and that will be enough to get to a jury.
Was it ever stated/proven he was traveling over the speed limit? Not questioning your post (most of which seems logical). I just don't remember hearing or reading that. Doesn't mean you're not right. Might be my faulty memory. :)
 
Was it ever stated/proven he was traveling over the speed limit? Not questioning your post (most of which seems logical). I just don't remember hearing or reading that. Doesn't mean you're not right. Might be my faulty memory. :)
He was going 66 in a 55 I belive the Article says
 
Was it ever stated/proven he was traveling over the speed limit? Not questioning your post (most of which seems logical). I just don't remember hearing or reading that. Doesn't mean you're not right. Might be my faulty memory. :)
Regardless, too fast for conditions. Believe he was speeding though.
 
So heres how this works.

a. The university is def not liable because jb was coming home from work and i think after dinner. That will get tossed out. He wasnt in the course and scope of his employment. I think the law is pretty clear on this.

b. Jb has some exposure because he as over the speed limit. The question will be could he have avoided the accident if he was going slower or more careful considering the conditions. The estate of this guy will probably get some expert to say he could have and that will be enough to get to a jury.

practically speaking howver, i would presume jb has sufficient insurance. So this will be taken care of by them. I dont blame the family. They probably arent well off. This will be a way to get some compensation even if ppl think the lawsuit is a bit bogus.

that said, this claim probably isnt worth a lot. Believe it or not, The recoverable damages for death claims in ny arent all that great. If this guy was single and not a high earner and assuming he died Or was unconscious, relatively quick which i think he did the claims prob worth like $250k maybe $500k tops. You add in the questionable liability, the fact that jb is beloved here and a jury likely wont want to find against him, and youre probably talking a settlement in low six figures tops. Thats well within whatever insurance jb will have. If bet this would go away for between $75-100k but itll be confidential.

btw this isnt “jb taking care of the family”. This is how the civil system works and why you buy insurance.

SU owned the vehicle?
 
Politically Incorrect Warning:
Another take. How about the unfortunate decedent was conducting himself "too unwisely for conditions."

From the report:
The disabled car, driven by Alberto Brinones, was cited for having unsafe tires as a contributing factor in the accident, according to the report. The car also had inoperable rear marker lights.
"A secondary contributing factor is pedestrian error/confusion, as the pedestrians remained on the dark highway dressed in dark clothing for a prolonged period of time after being aware of on-coming vehicles nearly colliding with the Dodge Charger," the report read.

Ya think Alberto Brinones will get sued for his negligence? In a shared negligence case Boeheim's share would be (I'm guessing here) 25% - if he was speeding. How did they know he was going 65 mph. I don't doubt it, I just wonder how it was discerned. A tragedy for sure, but another example of mining the deep pockets.

Don't mean to sound hard-hearted. Just seems like the predictable result of risky behavior with JB serving as the ultimate aligner of the fates.
 
SU owned the vehicle?

still not enough for vicarious liability. He would be covered by Syracuse insurance however in that instance.

if Syracuse owned the vehicle they could allege the university was negligent for providing the vehicle to jb but that’s even flimsier than vicarious liability argument.
 
How did they know he was going 65 mph. I don't doubt it, I just wonder how it was discerned.

It can be calculated based on the skid marks in the road.
 
It can be calculated based on the skid marks in the road.

also you are correct about skid marks and gouge marks. Police employ accident reconstruction experts who can calculate this based on delta in velocity, in the event a data recorder isnt available.
 

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