HowboutthemCowboys Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 MELVILLE, N.Y. - A woman whose sister died in the Sept. 11 attacks filed a lawsuit over last week's steam pipe eruption in Manhattan, saying Tuesday that the explosion brought back horrible memories. Francine Dorf's lawsuit accuses Consolidated Edison of negligence, saying the utility didn't properly maintain the pipe that ruptured outside her office and sent a geyser of steam, mud and asbestos-tainted debris over the neighborhood near Grand Central Terminal. "I thought a building was going to collapse," said Dorf, 52, a legal secretary. She is seeking unspecified damages. Dorf's attorney, Kenneth Mollins, said Dorf suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and "a legacy of fear" from the 2001 attacks. He said the lawsuit is intended to force Con Ed to improve maintenance of its infrastructure. Her sister, Maria La Vache, was an employee of insurer Marsh & McLennan and was on the 99th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center when it collapsed. Her body was never recovered. Dorf said she called her brother and mother after the steam pipe rupture last Wednesday to say goodbye. "I can't sleep, I can't eat. If I lay down I can see the smoke," she said. "And I think of my sister over and over again. What she must have went through on 9/11." A Con Ed spokesman said the utility does not comment on pending litigation. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. That did'nt take long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Liberals of course blame Iraq. Regrettable accidents like this could be prevented if we spent our money on actual needs - like maintaining and enhancing our infrastructure instead of launching preemptive attacks against other countries and overextending the military force that is supposed to protect the people of this country, not incite more angry feelings toward America by serving as the de facto police force in another nation whose people do not want us there. Hey momo... the pipeline was owned by a private company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Disgraceful lawsuit ...sorry for her loss on 9/11 but this lawsuit should be squashed immediately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Send this bitch to Iraq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Free ticket for the lawyer also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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