Woman who lost her family in 2011 Joplin Tornado is suing Home Depot

[Deberg_1990]

Does Home Depot have a responsibility to provide a "reasonably safe" structure?




http://www.koamtv.com/story/25958787...ing-home-depot



A woman who lost her husband and two children in the Joplin Tornado on May 22, 2011 is suing Home Depot.

Russell Howard and his two children were taking refuge from the storm in the Home Depot when the tornado hit the store.

Russell Howard, his five-year-old daughter Harlie, and one year old son Hayze, died in the store.

Howard's wife, Edie Housel, filed the lawsuit saying Home Depot has a duty to provide a reasonably safe structure.

Attorneys for company say their deaths were an act of god.

The suit is filed with the Missouri Supreme court, the amount of damages sought is not made public, except for the fact that the amount is more than $25,000.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

It is about the likeliness of those things happening though.

Just lookup some of the locations where big businesses like facebook, Amazon, Google etc, put their disaster recovery centers. Its usually in remote locations that have fairly predictable weather.

[Halfcan]

I was in Joplin right after the storm. It cleared the earth like a road grader- even the solid concrete structures were destroyed.

I feel bad for the victims-but this should have been thrown out of court long ago.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

It is about the likeliness of those things happening though. There should not be flood insurance, hurricane insurance, tornado insurance for those places that get hit the most frequent.
And no "Winter" does not count as a natural disaster.

The entire east coast is in a hurricane belt, as are the gulf states.

The New Madrid fault line puts much of the East-Central U.S. in its sights. California is a complete disaster just waiting to happen. The flood zones of the Mississippi and the tornado regions all across the country, the 'supervolcano' region of Yosemite, the volcanic islands that are Hawaii, etc....

Nowhere is safe. It's all a matter of when, not if. The insurance is meaningless. In the geological end, nobody's getting out alive.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

The entire east coast is in a hurricane belt, as are the gulf states.

The New Madrid fault line puts much of the East-Central U.S. in its sights. California is a complete disaster just waiting to happen. The flood zones of the Mississippi and the tornado regions all across the country, the 'supervolcano' region of Yosemite, the volcanic islands that are Hawaii, etc....

Nowhere is safe. It's all a matter of when, not if. The insurance is meaningless. In the geological end, nobody's getting out alive.

People on the east coast don't have to build as close to water tho. They should pay higher insurance if they do if that's what they enjoy.

I intentionally, bought in Florida to be out of a flood zone. The houses on the water near me are built on stilts.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Why do people keep building homes in New Orleans, Florida, Napa County CA, and any other places have have long histories of natural disasters?
Short answer is because Insurance companies keep paying out. If insurance stops paying or puts restrictions on what they will cover people will stop rebuilding or building in those areas. Those areas should be considered inhabitable.

Or just jack up there rates. The insurance industry in Florida all but collapsed after Hurricane Andrew. So many insurers left the state and insurance rates really want up afterwards. Iirc, the state took over some of the industry because so many left.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

People on the east coast don't have to build as close to water tho. They should pay higher insurance if they do if that's what they enjoy.

I intentionally, bought in Florida to be out of a flood zone. The houses on the water near me are built on stilts.

Florida:

Flooding
Sinkholes
Hurricanes
Lightning (#1 in the country in injuries and fatalities)
Tornadoes

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

The entire east coast is in a hurricane belt, as are the gulf states.

The New Madrid fault line puts much of the East-Central U.S. in its sights. California is a complete disaster just waiting to happen. The flood zones of the Mississippi and the tornado regions all across the country, the 'supervolcano' region of Yosemite, the volcanic islands that are Hawaii, etc....

Nowhere is safe. It's all a matter of when, not if. The insurance is meaningless. In the geological end, nobody's getting out alive.

There are huge differences between something that happens once every hundred years than something that happens every couple to few years. There are easy patterns to follow.

[DanBecky]

I know her personally. I agree she should not have done this bc its completely hopeless. It won't bring her children or husband back. If for some miraculous reason she won (which they won't even take the case), it won't bring anyone back. She is not money driven whatsoever. Her husband was in the Guard. She was compensated after the fact(?). Never asked but I'm sure she was. She's just someone who is still mourning for their loss and still upset. She shouldn't do it.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

The entire east coast is in a hurricane belt, as are the gulf states.

The New Madrid fault line puts much of the East-Central U.S. in its sights. California is a complete disaster just waiting to happen. The flood zones of the Mississippi and the tornado regions all across the country, the 'supervolcano' region of Yosemite, the volcanic islands that are Hawaii, etc....

Nowhere is safe. It's all a matter of when, not if. The insurance is meaningless. In the geological end, nobody's getting out alive.

In the biological end nobody is getting out alive either. Even if a natural disaster doesnt get us, old age will. If ANOTHER GD DEBERG THREAD DOESNT KILL US FIRST! (Sorry Deberg i just like making forum current events jokes today)

[Great Expectations]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

I was in Joplin right after the storm. It cleared the earth like a road grader- even the solid concrete structures were destroyed.

I feel bad for the victims-but this should have been thrown out of court long ago.

This,

The Judge who doesn't throw this out shouldn't be re-elected.

[mdchiefsfan]

Should have kicked her ass to the curb as the tornado approached.

[UK_Chief]

If you believe in that sort of thing, isn't everything an act of God??

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

I feel sorry for her too.

But with the magnitude of that tornado, No man made structure is built to stand a chance. They have storm shelters, but not basements. I don't see how home depot, the developer or the builder is liable.

Underground was the only way to survive.

This will be settled out of court.

Pensmore is being built to withstand a f5 in Missouri.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Scottsdale AZ is immune.

Drought and lack of water make it uninhabitable. Shit same with cali, they are causing more droughts and problems elsewhere from the stealing of the water.

every place has something that can qualify as an act of god. Arizona should be paying a grand per household in water.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by Valiant

Pensmore is being built to withstand a f5 in Missouri.

Fill me in. What is Pensmore?


Also, we could also have a heck of a discussion about "act of god"