NM - Halyna Hutchins Shot With Prop Gun - Alec Baldwin indicted & Hannah Gutierrez-Reed charged, 21 Oct 2021 #8

[PrairieWind]

I don't think he can- at least not as easy as he can sue the deep pocketed Baldwin.

Evidently, the production company was a temporary entity formed by a pool of investors for the sole purpose of funding Rust. Suing individual investors maybe too much of stretch even in the United States.

In the end, that could leave Baldwin as the only deep pockets and the only viable target for the follow on law suits. I wonder......

He likely has enough assets to consider over seas accounts and to hire expert help in setting them up. Evidently, his mega condo / mansion in NYC cannot be sized so long as his wife also lives there. Other assets such as a vacation mansion in Vermont could probably be liquified (Court holds on property sales tied to lawsuits are said to be very rare).

Likewise, my understanding is that Courts are not debt collectors and rarely, if ever, truly compel lawsuit defendants to reveal the extent of their assets. So.... what would happen if AB just walked away from the follow on lawsuits? Could they actually collect anything from him he were to move out of the US- well, in the financial sense?

Or maybe even stay partially in the US? Some states are said to have laws allowing for asset protection trusts that are specifically engineered in the legal sense to be near impossible, or de facto impossible to seize- even with fraudulent transfer considerations

I don't think it will matter. Even if a jury finds in favor of Svetnoy, I don't think his damages will be anything crazy. And with comparative fault, I don't think even in bad day Baldwin would get more than a couple hundred thousand in damages against him.

 

[Cryptic]

they can sue all day and try to re-try Alec Baldwin again and again to try to make him guilty when he is clearly NOT RESPONSIBLE and was found NOT GUILTY of any wrong doing.

Lawsuits and not guilty verdicts are separate matters and are not related.

Rather, lawsuits are civil matters and only need the preponderance of the evidence to win a judgement. Not guilty verdicts pertain to criminal court and are need beyond a reasonable doubt level to convict.

In the end, one can be found to be criminally not guilty and still lose a civil case. In my opinion, the US is in desperate need to lawsuit reform.

I think I counted 7 billboards offering to place lawsuits for car accidents, slip and fall accidents, medical mal practice, and work place injuries in a 5 mile stretch of highway this past weekend.

 

[IceIce9]

Right. The armorer whose negligence and irresponsibility caused this tragedy isn’t being sued by anyone.

Because she doesn’t have deep pockets. It isn’t worth their time to sue her based on the amount of return they could possibly receive.

 

[PrairieWind]

Lawsuits and not guilty verdicts are separate matters and are not related.

Rather, lawsuits are civil matters and only need the preponderance of the evidence to win a judgement. Not guilty verdicts pertain to criminal court and are need beyond a reasonable doubt level to convict.

In the end, one can be found to be criminally not guilty and still lose a civil case. In my opinion, the US is in desperate need to lawsuit reform.

I think I counted 7 billboards offering to place lawsuits for car accidents, slip and fall accidents, medical mal practice, and work place injuries in a 5 mile stretch of highway this past weekend.

I think being able to sue civilly despite a person being found not guilty criminally is ok. They serve different purposes with different burdens of proof. A criminal trial/charges address whether the defendant broke the criminal law. Civil law suits deal with different subjects and are generally aimed at obtaining compensation for the wrong committed. And sometimes (often) wrongs committed (torts, negligence in accidents, etc) really aren't criminal acts, but still need to have the person held accountable.
Does the US need tort reform and other reforms? Oh yes!!!!! But not in the concept of these issues.

 

[PrairieWind]

Because she doesn’t have deep pockets. It isn’t worth their time to sue her based on the amount of return they could possibly receive.

I think she is listed as a defendant in this suit. But it really doesn't make much difference. I wish I could get into that California docket but I just don't have time right now to do so.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

they can sue all day and try to re-try Alec Baldwin again and again to try to make him guilty when he is clearly NOT RESPONSIBLE and was found NOT GUILTY of any wrong doing. He is an innocent man who suffered through a horrific ordeal while he was doing his job at a career he has had all his life. He is a sympathetic figure...he felt tremendous responsibility and did everything he could...he gave the victims money, he did everything possible to help....while this armourer tried to cover up her fatal and irresponsible actions, instead of coming clean..mOO

Baldwin wasn't acquitted, the case was dismissed during the trial before any verdict.

 

[mickey2942]

Baldwin wasn't acquitted, the case was dismissed during the trial before any verdict.

And there is a much lower bar in civil case for liability.