Foster Mom Risks Life To Save Baby, Gets Sued By Baby's Mom

[Salem]

In the article, it was saying they didn't have the money to hire a lawyer so it seems she was going to have to try to defend herself on her own, since this isn't a criminal suit she wouldn't be provided a lawyer.

VB

I'm thinking here that the homeowners' insurance company should be defending the Edwards. This wrongful death is not going anywhere if there is no insurance the womb can collect from. It is obvious the Edward's don't have the money after all the medical bills, etc. However, if they had a homeowner's policy for fire, the womb would be sueing against that policy. In such a situation, the Insurance Company is very likely to defend the homeowners. Especially because the cause of the fire is undetermined. The policy should pay for fixing/rebuilding the house and hopefully, they had some kind of liability clause.

The woman is shameful for sueing. The Edwards have raised her three kids and were going to raise the fourth one. Life happens to us all. If you can not parent your kids and they go to foster care, you should expect that life will continue to happen at foster care. If you want something to say about life happening to your children, then get you sh*t together and take care of them yourself!

And if this womb does win any money, she should definitely have to give it to the state for reimbursement of the money spent caring for her kids. The state could then give it to the Edwards for care and maintenance of the other three kids. I realize they are adopted, but the state could find a loophole. Then the Edwards would end up with the much needed money!

Salem

 

[julie2]

This sounds like a good story for Extreme Home Makeover!

The bio mom makes me sick! :furious:

 

[lisag]

. But this lady adopted the babies older siblings. Once they are adopted, funds for being a foster parent are cut off. Mrs. Edwards seems to be a hero to these kids in that she removed them from a bad situation and provided a permanent loving home for them. I am glad to see that a fund has been set up for Mrs. Edwards.

The funds are not cut off if they are "special needs".....

 

[DBinMA]

Not only are funds not cut if they are special needs but some states (like Massachusetts) consider sibling groups special needs. Not making a judgment here at all, just noting a fact.

 

[deanws]

That is the saddist thing I have heard! The mother had already lost custody of her two older children and the youngest was now in her adoptive home, wtf is she suing for? She should be thankful her children went to someone who loved them so much.

My prayers for the all the family and especially Mrs. Edwards who was so badly hurt trying to reach the baby.

Do you think the courts would allow the ex-mom to sue for wrongful death when the baby was a ward of the state?

Just another suing for nothing. They should lock up the B*TCH for having three kids she couldn't take care of. This suit makes me sooo freaking mad!:furious: Prayers for the burned lady and her family.:blowkiss:

 

[MissieMt]

I really hope a lawyer is willing to take this on pro-bono just so they can make the
breeder look like the ungrateful idiot she is. This type of story disgusts me

 

[Ntegrity]

Just another suing for nothing. They should lock up the B*TCH for having three kids she couldn't take care of. This suit makes me sooo freaking mad!:furious: Prayers for the burned lady and her family.:blowkiss:

You already said everything I was thinking. How infuriating! :furious:
God bless Mrs. Edwards for trying so hard to save that baby.

 

[imthemom]

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1816437204/Fire-victim-overcome-by-show-of-support

PEORIA —
Just a day after she went public about her overwhelming pain - both physical and emotional - Valerie Edwards is now filled with hope.
Sobs of joy replaced the 50-year-old burn victim's tears of sadness as she learned Wednesday a local law firm has volunteered to defend her in a wrongful death lawsuit.
"I'm just so glad and so, so thankful people are willing to help me," Edwards said. "I really didn't know what I was going to do."
Local law firm Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP has stepped forward to represent Edwards in the lawsuit filed by Tanesha West, mother of 11-month-old Anariah West who died in a fire at Edwards' house six months ago. Tanesha West is claiming damages in excess of $50,000, though Edwards and her husband were foster parents of the baby at the time.

Just wanted to let you all know she is getting a lot of support from locals.

 

[Floh]

I have no problem for the state and the foster parents to be sued if the child dies of neglect but barring that maybe the real mother should have been a better mother and not lost her children and none of this would be an issue.

What she said! :furious:

 

[Floh]

When I first read this, i thought what a great lady, but what if the fire shouldn't have happened. Does the biological mom have grounds to stand on (although I think any good judge would throw out the case). I was relieved to hear that the firemen and insurance people couldn't find the cause of the fire. It doesn't appear to have been caused by the homeowners.

OK, that was my side note. Here is the real point I wanted to make:
If I understood the story right, I really like this foster mom. So many times we hear that foster moms are in it for the money (which is often true). But this lady adopted the babies older siblings. Once they are adopted, funds for being a foster parent are cut off. Mrs. Edwards seems to be a hero to these kids in that she removed them from a bad situation and provided a permanent loving home for them. I am glad to see that a fund has been set up for Mrs. Edwards.

Me too! :clap::clap::clap:

 

[Floh]

Its entirely possible. The mother may not have standing to bring an action like this. I would hope that the defense attorney would come up with some summary judgment motion that rips this woman's attorney's face off.

Without mercy! :furious:

 

[Floh]

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1816437204/Fire-victim-overcome-by-show-of-support

PEORIA —
Just a day after she went public about her overwhelming pain - both physical and emotional - Valerie Edwards is now filled with hope.
Sobs of joy replaced the 50-year-old burn victim's tears of sadness as she learned Wednesday a local law firm has volunteered to defend her in a wrongful death lawsuit.
"I'm just so glad and so, so thankful people are willing to help me," Edwards said. "I really didn't know what I was going to do."
Local law firm Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP has stepped forward to represent Edwards in the lawsuit filed by Tanesha West, mother of 11-month-old Anariah West who died in a fire at Edwards' house six months ago. Tanesha West is claiming damages in excess of $50,000, though Edwards and her husband were foster parents of the baby at the time.

Just wanted to let you all know she is getting a lot of support from locals.

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

 

[Belinda]

By ERIN WOOD
of the Journal Star
Posted Jan 21, 2009 @ 07:48 PM

PEORIA — Burn victim Valerie Edwards said more than just her physical wounds are finally healing.

A judge last week threw out a wrongful death case filed against Edwards and her husband, Elbert, last May by Tanesha West, the mother of the Edwards' foster child who died of smoke inhalation after a Dec. 26, 2007, house fire.

West claimed damages in excess of $50,000 for the death of her baby, 11-month-old Anariah West.

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Fricke said the judge granted the motion to dismiss with prejudice, meaning Tanesha West can't refile her claim. Her attorney, Peter LaSorsa, did not return phone calls for comment on Wednesday.

More at link:
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x715959497/Suit-against-fire-victim-tossed

 

[Belinda]

By Erin Wood
of the Journal Star
Posted Aug 03, 2008 @ 11:06 PM
Last update Aug 03, 2008 @ 11:23 PM

PEORIA — Though still in pain, Valerie Edwards is beginning to heal.

"Everywhere I go, strangers hug me and tell me they are praying for me," she said. "Everyone has been so nice, coming up to me at the grocery store and telling me everything is going to be all right."

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By the end of last week's service, more than $500 had been collected. And when Altman got home, he also found a $100 bill in his pocket. The church is still collecting donations, though it normally collects no more than $150 per cause.

"Typically, we never hear back," Altman said of other people the church has helped. "No note of thanks or anything. I think it's marvelous the Edwardses chose to respond."

While First Christian Church sticks out as one of the most generous donors, Edwards said her family has received more than $4,000 from contributors as far away as Arizona and Canada. She said she is overcome by support, which has helped her begin the healing process.

More at link:
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x280666905/Kindness-overwhelms-burn-victim

 

[Angel4u2Whisper2]

IMO

The foster mom has more maternal love for the little Anariah then her birth mother apparently had.
The foster mom risked her life, she didn't feel her own pain! She repeatedly attempted to save Anariah despite her own flesh burning off her face.

The birth mom should be sued by the foster mom for undue stress and emotional pain caused by her frivious and heartless, baseless lawsuit.
I hope for payment she demands that the birth mom have her tubes tied.

Because no loving "mother" sues the woman who risks her own life to save her child!

 

[Belinda]

The thing that really horrified me was that I was not even slightly surprised that egg donor tried to sue the foster mother. At the same time, I was so mad I must have had steam coming out of my ears. That poor woman has suffered so much and for her to be sued after all she did to try and save that baby just completely enrages me. Unfortunately there are a lot of people just like the egg donor in the world and it makes me fear for all mankind.

 

[Angel4u2Whisper2]

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