January 19, 2010 — Lawsuit against Wackenhut is dismissed
U.S. District Court Judge Janet Neff (Grand Rapids) today delivered her ruling that the Chandler’s lawsuit against Wackenhut could not go forward. According to sources she argued that the clock long ago ran out on the case and did not accept the argument of equitable estoppel…that the statute of limitations would run from the time the murderers were proven, not from the time of the crime.
You can read the story by Nate Reems of The Grand Rapids Press here.
Wackenhut contends that it had no role in the crime. Based on testimony here by the late Glenn Johnson there is another train of thought. And, given that the leader of the murderous pack was the head of the entire strike detail–Carl Paiva– you’d think there might be some small responsibility that attaches to the corporation. But that’s the thought of a layman, not a lawyer.
It’s possible that Judge Neff’s decision might be appealed. We’ll see. There are 30 days remaining before that clocks ticks out.