|
#1
●
08-03-2012, 12:06 AM
|
 ★The Queen★ Poster Rank:68 Female Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 23,461
Contributions: 145
23,461Posts 28,289Thanked 3,083Quoted 95Mentioned 145Contrib. |
|
Hospital Gives Couple Wrong Stillborn Baby to Bury
A Brooklyn family whose baby was stillborn has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the city after learning they buried the wrong body in their native Poland because of a mix-up at the medical examiner's office. "I'm hurt to the point where I can't move forward," said Justyna Sliwa, who was pregnant for five months before her baby was stillborn in May. "I want my baby put to peace." Sliwa and her husband, Rafal, held a memorial service in Brooklyn on June 16. The funeral home sent the remains to the couple's hometown of Lomza, Poland, where a Roman Catholic funeral was held June 19. They learned weeks later of the mistake. Now, they said they have filed a $5 million claim against the city for mixing up the baby they named "Angel." Information on the other family was not made public. A spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office, Ellen Borakove, said the babies had "strikingly similar names.'' The office is investigating how the mix-up occurred. Borakove called it a "tragic, unfortunate error we have to make right.'' *So, now we know $5M is what being given a wrong baby is worth!* |
|
#2
●
08-03-2012, 01:16 AM
|
 ★ PSYCHOPOMP ★ Poster Rank:104 Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 15,931 15,931Posts 10,743Thanked 1,298Quoted 9Mentioned 0Contrib. |
|
Re: Hospital Gives Couple Wrong Stillborn Baby to Bury
Another Frivolous Lawsuit.  I think they should get a little something but NOT get wealthy off the deal. Honest People make mistakes too  Oh and FYI a stillborn is technically not considered a live human being in my State and therefore no Certificate of Death required. So I'm pretty sure the payouts will be minimal due to mental suffering. Oh and the funeral home is partially to blame as they should have noticed the name fuck up  |
|
#3
●
08-03-2012, 02:26 AM
|
 ♚ Legacy Gold Member ♚ Poster Rank:36 Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 43,068
Contributions: 1
43,068Posts 54,834Thanked 19,389Quoted 251Mentioned 1Contrib. |
|
Re: Hospital Gives Couple Wrong Stillborn Baby to Bury
I agree, they should get a little something, but not 5 million. I'm sure it hurts beyond belief to not be able to see your child grow up, but these ridiculous lawsuits wanting an obscene amount of money have to stop. |
|
#4
●
08-03-2012, 02:36 AM
|
| ★The Queen★ Poster Rank:68 Female Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 23,461
Contributions: 145
23,461Posts 28,289Thanked 3,083Quoted 95Mentioned 145Contrib. |
|
Re: Hospital Gives Couple Wrong Stillborn Baby to Bury
In the case of the two blonde teen girls, wherein one died and one lived and the hospital screwed them up, a large sum would be fair. I cannot imagine how both sets of parents felt - one thinking their daughter is alive and one burying who they thought was their deceased daughter! Terrible, to say the least! I cannot even think of a word! In this case, both of these babies were stillborn and it's not quite the same. Both mothers had to deal with the loss immediately. I couldn't put a dollar amount on either. |
|
#6
●
08-03-2012, 09:01 PM
|
| ★The Queen★ Poster Rank:68 Female Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 23,461
Contributions: 145
23,461Posts 28,289Thanked 3,083Quoted 95Mentioned 145Contrib. |
|
Re: Hospital Gives Couple Wrong Stillborn Baby to Bury
What's wrong with Lucifer or Damien? |
|
#7
●
08-04-2012, 04:47 AM
|
| My Rank: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Poster Rank:3565 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 97 97Posts 86Thanked 50Quoted 0Mentioned 0Contrib. |
|
Re: Hospital Gives Couple Wrong Stillborn Baby to Bury
Sounds to me like Pavel and Olga try to grift a golden ticket to the High Society  "I reached a point where I can´t go on with life, but 5mill$ can totally solve this. Why spend it on education and infrastructure?" |
|
#8
●
08-04-2012, 07:18 PM
|
| ★ PSYCHOPOMP ★ Poster Rank:104 Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 15,931 15,931Posts 10,743Thanked 1,298Quoted 9Mentioned 0Contrib. |
|
Re: Hospital Gives Couple Wrong Stillborn Baby to Bury
Nothing... but that's a good point. Both those names creep me the fuck out. Damn Hollywood, Religion, and Society... I've been indoctrinated  |
