DJ AM's Estate To Sue For Wrongful Death
We're not really sure what to make of this.
DJ AM's estate is suing for wrongful death Clay Lacy Aviation, the company that chartered the plane that crashed in South Carolina carrying both DJ AM and Travis Barker.
Additionally they are suing Goodyear Tire, Learjet and the estates of both pilots who were killed in the crash.
According to the documentation, they're suing for wrongful death because "the crash ultimately caused Adam Goldstein's death."
The lawsuit makes note that Adam was forced to take drugs as a result of not only the burns he suffered from the crash but also to deal with the emotional distress. Adam became incredibly afraid of flying and began to take drugs to calm his nerves whenever he had to fly after the crash.
DJ AM's death was directly caused by a combination of the various prescription drugs and cocaine and in this case they are claiming that the drugs were a result of the crash.
We just don't know.
What do U think about the lawsuit?
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i don't know either. that's a tough one.
… never gona fly, he did it to himself, poor guy- and his family…
cant sue for irresponsible actions
Oh please. He was a huge drug addict before and after the plane crash, and probably while on the plane.
BEING A DRUG ADDICT KILLED HIM.
So assinine.
OH-M-GEE! You can just sue anybody for ANYTHING these days! I think is absolutely ridiculous!!! To say the least!! COME ON! He was a fucking drug addict…DRUGS killed him…PERIOD!! So, cocaine was part of his Rx?! Probably not! Makes me sick. & I especially feel bad for the pilots that are also being sued. HELLOOO!!!! They died! Now you are going to go after their family for $ bc this drug addict didn't leave you enough?! UGH! DISPICABLE!!!
Disgusting. Not only are they just looking for some quick cash, but they are also going to drag the families of the pilots into this as well. Shame.
It's gonna get thrown out. He was an addict prior to the crash. He shouldn't have taken pain killers. Maybe the doctor who gave them to him should be sued…unless somehow the doctor didn't know and he never revealed he had a drug problem.
I think it's really lame and pathetic. NOBODY caused Adam to take drugs other than Adam. I was in a HORRIFIC car crash - my car rolled of an overpass and over two other cars and nobody knows how I escaped with my life and for YEARS I panicked whenever I had to drive a car and almost peed myself when I had to go over bridges. But I NEVER even thought of resorting to drugs. I just made it through my sheer force of will. Also, NOBODY made Adam a drug addict but himself to begin with so insinuating his return to drugs (legal ones) for his pain led to his return to illegal ones to which he was addicted is just fucking stupid. HE was a drug addict before the accident. THAT is the cause of his death. However twisted the road that led him back to drugs, he was the one to put himself on it to begin with. Let's hear it for some good old fashioned sense in this fucking country.
I agree with the family. His death is a direct result of physical and emotional/psychological damage resulting from that crash.
I don't agree.
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The family should wake up. Your son had a DRUG problem.
I think they should sue for the accident but saying it caused his death is a bit of a stretch. Adam made the sad decision to use drugs which lead to his death.
From a legal standpoint, no. AM's intentional ingestion of illegal drugs serves as a superceding cause, which breaks the chain of causation and cuts off the defendants' liability. However, his estate may be able to get the companies to settle to avoid more bad publicity.
Americans are so greedy! How selfish to sue the estate of the deceased pilots…these people arent the only ones grieving. Greedy greedy greedy…
What bull shit.
geez you can sue for anything these days
im not buying it .
DJ AM would probably be embarassed. How can anyone think its okay to sue all of those people? They didnt all malfunction they wont get anything if they dont get their shit together. The pilots are dead, how dare you sue their estates? Its bad enough the families will be lacking fathers this is horrible.
very sad, but sweet god everyone sues everyone! Just making a crap situation worse, great success (failure)
though the connection maes sense, it's pretty senseless to sue because of it. if so, i could sue anybody, i guess.
and after all the doctors prescibing him the painkillers should have known better - why not sue them?
that's completely ludicrous. should they win, a precedent would be set in which all doctors would fear prescribing drugs to patients, particularly those with a history of substance abuse. and, let's face it, some injuries and conditions are severe and cannot realistically be approached without medications. as an absurd example, would you have a tooth filled without novacaine?
aside from that, the aviation company is not responsible for a crqash unless they were fully aware of some malfunction, etc of the aircraft and knowingly, willingly allowed people to use it in the face of such.
of cocaine wasnt involved i would say they had a case
I think it's SO fucked up to go after the estate of the pilots, they're dead, they haven't gain ANYTHING from this accident & that's what it was, an ACCIDENT! To take away money from the family when they have suffered enough, go after the big corporations, not the families! And how were they to know he would relapse or even had a drug problem! Are the airlines now going to screen every passenger about their drug history in case something like this happens so they don't get sued for causing a relapse???? The rich just want to get richer without consequence to the lil guy, i.e, these pilots who have lost their lives & their families that are suffering!
When people grieve, they look for people to blame. He was an adult who made the wrong decisions and it is sad. What if he had relapsed after breaking up with a girlfriend? Do you sue her? What if he relapsed because he was sad about the death of a friend. Do you sue the friend's estate? Again, it is sad but his fault - no one else's.
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His family is either a) trying to make money off his death and/or b) completely stupid. This lawsuit should be thrown out and their attorney disbarred for filing such a frivolous action. Additionally, the pilots' families should file malicious prosecution charges if applicable.
I'm pretty sure the plane crash causing him to use pain meds didn't call for weed or coke.
Now this is just stupid. It was his time to go.
After the crash he had to take meds for the pain caused by injuries which may have caused him to relapse. This wasn't by choice what other option did he have. The pain and anxiety caused by the horrific crash put him in a fragile state. I wouldn't be surprised if they go after the doctors…didn't they see the depression this caused…someone should be held responsible. The poor guy wasn't in a normal state of mind after this. I see these types of cases all the time at the firm I work for and you'd be surprised what comes of them. Also the documentary of DJ AM helping other drug addicts may prove that his life was going in the right direction before the crash. I think there will be some sort of settlement out of this no doubt.
Oh brother…..LAME lawsuit.
i totally agree..
you cant expect to put a recovered drug user on highly addictive pain killers..and not expect him to use again!!
Considering the autopsy, and the amount and type of drugs in his system, I can't believe the lawyers want to sling this out in Court. Bombardier and Goodyear are big companies, the can take it, Clay Lacy Aviation is a 1st Class operation, and the families of the deceased pilot - it very sad that the lawyers are going to drag this out. Where were all these people when this guy needed help, now there in for the greed. Very, very tragic all around, sad.
Unless there was GROSS misconduct on behalf of the airline company, then it, sadly, very sadly, looks like his estate (prob parents) is trying to make money from his death. The fact that it's suing the tire company as well, does not bode well for the estate. Either the pilots were negligent, and the airline company by hiring them were negligent, or there were faulty tires. The fact that the parents are suing all parties shows that they don't really know who was negligent, if anybody, but are looking for deep pockets. One can NEVER know until all the facts are known, but it really looks like the estate is trying to get some cash. It's pretty effed up. And to sue the "estate" of the pilots (meaning the pilots' respective families), when they're obviously greiving as well, is VERY VERY messed up.
I think it is completely valid. Unless you have been addicted to drugs or have witnessed someone recover from addiction you have NO IDEA how trying it truly is. People go YEARS without taking a drink or drug. When a serious accident occurs you have NO CHOICE BUT to TAKE THE PAIN MEDICATION. And there goes those YEARS of sobriety you worked so hard for. His drug use began again due to this accident.
What a bunch of jagballs. I am sure their dead son would be pleased to know that they're using his death to make some money.
you don't smoke crack to calm your nerves!
sic. The whole thing is sad but to sue these other people is just rediculous! It was a tragedy people. A tragedy.
This is a tough one & is very sad!
Those companies & estates are not responsible.
Unfortunately DJ AM & his family & people around him knew of his addiction problems.
Someone should have stepped up & taken care of the new addiction problems.
This is so sad!
We can't go around blaming everyone else for our individual problems in life.
My condolences to his family & friends.
it's bullshit. greed, obviously the family lost their money tree and are going after whatever they can get. pathetic
come on, regular people couldnt get away with this
so why should he
That is just so gross. I think they ought to seriously look at the lawsuits that are coming through our court system. It's horrendous. It screws up the medical care system, the judicial system. Now lawyers get on TV and solicit litigants, it's all discusting. Ptooey. The whole thing sucked, but good God, the pilots paid with their lives. I bet a lawyer's office contacted them to instigate the numerous law suits. I'm puking. that being said. My heartfelt condolences to his family; I know they're in pain. He will be missed.
Obsurd. Gives American's a bad name.
this is exactly the reason why all of our insurance rates are so friggin high. Because people are sue crazy, and actually win. He got addicted to the drugs, no one force fed him the pills, or the coke and we all suffer from depression from time to time, to some degree. My dad died of lung cancer at 66 because he smoked years ago. Wait! let me sue the tobacco companies. Give me a break people. Deal with your pain, and suck it up… and not through your nose!
Disgusting. How are the families of the pilots that died responsible for his death! He was a HUGE DRUG ADDICT BEFORE THE CRASH, and he DIED OF A MIXTURE OF COCAINE and prescription drugs. I understand that the crash caused him to use prescription drugs, but NOT COCAINE!
bullshit money grab. people tend to forget that you, and only you, are responsable for your own actions in life. shitty things happen to eveyone, but no one forced him to blow coke up his nose - crash or no crash. who ever launched this lawsuit should be ashamed of themselves.
damn lawyers…worse that crooks
Drug addicts are always looking for someone else to blame for their problems. DJ AM was an addict prior to the accident. I think it's totally fucked up that his estate is suing. What a bunch of money hungry assholes!
I feel horrible for the families of the dead pilots. It is not their fault he was a drug addict.
This is a perfect example of what's wrong with the American legal system. The idiot kills himself, and now the family is coming up with these frivolous lawsuits? It's the same as when a fat person sues McDonald's for making them fat..their the retards stuffing their faces with that garbage.
Stupid. They're going to lose. And seriously, it's not going to bring Adam back. It just makes them look like money hungry assholes.
Yeah right. I'm sorry that he had to deal with the plane crash, but he didn't die in the crash. He was found dead in his apartment surrounded by drugs. It's unfortunate, but the only person who killed DJ AM was DJ AM.
Fucking ridiculous….
He was a damn junkie. PERIOD!! Considering that no one would be able to prove he was using b4 or even during the flight, you cant say that the plane crash inadvertedly caused his death. Emphasis on "inadvertedly". These idiots need to wake up and stop enabling junkies and giving their reasons to use again validity.
I think they are trying to save face for him. They seem to be in denial that he was indeed a previous addict which he admitted himself. Sometimes people relapse.
absolutely despicable. what a bunch of money hungry ASSHOLES.
He was a drug addict before the accident. The family is a bunch of gold diggers. They must be jews.
Only in the fucking USA….What a bunch of losers…
I LOVE DJ A.M AND THINK HE WAS GREAT AND ALL, BUT HIS FAMILY shouldn't BE SUING MONEY Isn't GOING TO BRING HIM BACK.
SUING TWO DEAD PILOTS IS STUPID.
Hmmmm…tough one. That seems like a stretch. I feel so badly for him that his pain killers/anxiety meds led to his demise…but this seems like a leap. But I'm no lawyer…I dn't know the loopholes.
his addiction was a pre-existing condition. his death is a shame, but who is to say that the crash was the ONLY contributing factor to his relapse. maybe his addiction was the result of alienation from his family and they should sue themselves…
Yeah its horrible and a tragedy that someone so young and talented had to go but………… Fuck his family and who ever else is involved in trying to sue the family of the diceased pilots. So before he died and was still doing all those drugs you didnt feel the need to sue then. I mean they made him an addict right. I just cant believe there willing to put the pilots familys through more pain. Sue goodyear who cares, they will pay you off to shut up.
money grubbers
Why dont they sue the drug dealers that gave him the coke or the drs that over perscribed meds he didnt need? smh. Greed is so ugly.
I think its really disgusting that people don't have anything better to say than he was a drug addict. He was sober and then when through a horrifying experience that few of us ever thankfully experience. Damn I quick smoking but I if I got burned up in a plane crash and almost died you can bet I would be smoking to calm my nerves. Just keep saying its bad on the part of the estate. Someone should be held accountable for what happened in the accident and how it messed him up. Im not in favor of lawsuits but I think its making a point of how someone tried so hard to get their stuff together and something that didn't need to happen ended that positive cycle.
This is pretty ridiculous. you can sue everyone you want but in the end he is gone and is never coming back. I don't think this is going to solve anything for them or bring them any peace by suing people, even the estate of those who have died? Way overboard.
Totally Bogus! Nobody forced him to have an addictive personality. Nobody forced cocaine up his nose. Prescriptives could have and were probably, closely monitored by professionals knowing he had a Pre-Existing Condition, namely, Drug Addiction. Using the plane crash as an excuse for falling off the wagon is just lame.I am sorry, but I hope this lawsuit goes a grand total of Nowhere!
COMPLETELY BOGUS
Ridiculous. It is a matter of personal responsibility and this is making a spectacle of DJ AM's death. Not all who die from a drug overdose have someone to sue for their use. Their families have to deal with it and pay for it too. I speak from experience. My heart went out to the family because I knew how they felt, or at least had an idea. This lawsuit makes me mad. If they need closure, they should find it elsewhere, continue DJ AM's fight to help those with addictions or see a therapist.
He died because he was a drug addict. Period.
Why aren't they suing themselves for not having an intervention when they knew he was an addict?
this lawsuit is why we are in desperate need of tort reform
at what point does HE become responsible for what HE did? he knew that he had a history. if he was concerned about going back down the dark path of addiction, he should have hired a nurse to dole out the medications to him - certainly we have no way of knowing if he was honest with anyone involved about his history, etc. (this is just a general response to everyone on here that seems to believe everyone else is to blame for what HE, an ADULT, chose to do to himself)
This ticks me off. I ought to sue this guy's estate for ticking me off.
Travis Barker was the sole survivor of that plane crash. DJ AM survived his physical injuries, but couldn't survive his psychological ones and the resulting relapse. The lawsuit isn't that much of a stretch. While it is unlikely to make it in court, I can see it settled. It is, to some degree, a wrongful death. As always, sympathies to those who lost a loved one.
I am really fat. At one time, doctors put me on a pill that allowed me to lose weight. Then, I passed McDonalds after McDonalds. When I ate it, it made me fat again. Should I be able to sue? It is an addiction just like anything.
Seriously, when are people in this country going to take some responsibility for their own actions? Obviously since we see the type of family this person has, it is no surprise he ended up like he did. Sad.
That's absurd… like the families of the pilots haven't been through enough. It's DJ AM's actions that are ultimately at fault, whether or not he had a pre-existing condition making him susceptible to drug use. A million factors intervened between the crash and his death… I know they're looking for someone to blame, but don't lash out at those who are hurting, too.
total bs. some people will grasp on to anything.
Typical money hungry scum sucking Jews!!!
wow…I think it's a sad situation and all, but you can hardly blame all of those parties such a long time after–
How are they going to sue? No one forced him to take Cocaine. People will sue for anything these days.
Who prescribed COCAINE?! He didnt have to take the amount of, or the combination of drugs he took. He abused those drugs. How dare the estate SUE the estaate of these dead pilots because he was a drug addict. How does that make sense?! Its absolutely absurd to sue everybody and their cousin because something bad happened that caused a recovering addict an excuse to abuse again. Not use, ABUSE
Come on! "We just don't know". You've got so big you have to be political about this and not pass judgment because the dude's dead? Of course you know. His family are scum to sue. Of course the crash can't be blamed for his death from an OD. Adam was an unstoppable junkie.. how's that the dead pilots' fault?
Uh, no. I think a great majority of drug addicts who die had a trauma happen in their past that lead to their drug use. He dealt with the horrific event in the wrong way. PTSD has treatments other than drowning the memories with mind-altering substances and it's not the airline's fault he didn't choose a non-lethal treatment.
Sorry but DJ AM was a known and admitted drug addict before the crash. Once an addict, always an addict. It's just a matter of will power to control it. Obviously he was not strong enough mentally/emotionally to deal with the crash. He should've gotten psych counseling if he was that f–ed up from the crash. If nothing else it should have made him stronger but he was too weak-willed and probably had an addiction gene.
Such bullshit! He was always a drug addict. I'm sure he was smoking crack during his Gone too far series. I hope that shit gets thrown out of court! Greedy people! They act like they are Jewish or something.
someone is looking to get paid. suing the pilots' estates? where was this family while he was in the apartment using? you know if your close to your family if the are abusing anything. (unless your stupid and in denial) my brothers in jail for 6 months and you know who i blame? him. period. no one forced him to use. makes me sick, making money off of the dead is evil. No i do not think these families and companies will give them hush money and i hope the ones suing gets suck with ever one of the legal bills. This is bs and NOT ALL AMERICANS ARE GREEDY. I could say the same about 5 other continents. Grow up or shut up.
not a very good case and i think its a shame that his "estate" decided to sue the estates of both pilots. when he was alive he said in an interview that he would never want to sue the families of the pple who died in the crash (when that was the rumor that he was)…it seems that his "estate" is taking advantage and trying to cash in without keeping dj am's wishes in mind….ass holes.
HAHAHA whatever. Crack head
Ultimately, he was in control of his actions. He could have gotten help for PTSD, he was not forced to take drugs. I feel for him, I'm sure he was a great person to know, but the only thing that has the power to change and overcome is oneself.
RI-DAMN-DICULOUS!!!!!!!
honestly, im not a big component for taking your responsibilities out on someone else, but in this case im siding with dj AM. it would be so hard for a recovering drug addict to be forced to take more severe drugs to deal with the pain of the accident. in his show, he is so committed to helping people get off drugs and make their life better. i couldnt imagine being a recovered addict and then being forced to take percosets, vicodin, and morphine in order to cope with the pain. ultimately, i think its what put him back off the wagon. what would you do in his situation??
Obviously he was a very empathetic soul who wanted to help others live clean and sober and reach certain goals in life, which he sadly couldn't achieve himself. Reading up on AM, it seems that his entire career was full of praise for not only his talent, but also for being a genuinely nice person. I think it's selfish of his family to not only blatently go against his wishes, but to send such a horrible message to those who are suffering like AM. His death was sad in nature but it did carry a beautiful message; it showed his humanity. He neglected himself and ultimately sacrificied himself trying to save others. Addiction doesn't make someone a bad person and we have to stop this stigma dead in it's tracks. Maybe if his parents took the time to try and understand addiction, they would know that it's not something that comes suddenly out of trauma from a plane crash. You are wired to be addicted basically, some of us can handle our drugs and others can't. Some of us need them and some of us don't. I know I've rambled on forever, forgive me for that, but this posting made me sick. They need to let his soul rest and carry his name on in a positive light. Suing anyone is not going to bring him back, and unless you sue the drug dealers, or the pharmaceutical companies (the real drug dealers), you will not have closure. All this will bring is more pain and a whole lot of bad publicity.
RIP DJ am, may your legacy live and your story help those who need hope.
What a load of crap. I think the lawsuit should be thrown out. HIS DEATH WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF DRUG ADDICTION. For those of you saying that he HAD to take the drugs for the pain…I'm calling BS. There ARE pain meds that are non narcotic. Trust me. He had the choice to take something else and deal with mild pain.
Everyone please take a minute to visit AM's official website, you can see a message he posted after the crash and before his death where he vehemently denies having any intention of suing anyone but the plane's insurance provider. If this isn't proof that someone from his family/inner circle is trying to profit from his pain then i dont know what is.
This is ridiculous!! Yes, it is sad that he passed, HOWEVER, he was given a second chance on life & he chose to abuse that second chance. HE made the choice to mix drugs. The lawsuit is not going to bring him back nor is it going to heal the pain that the family is feeling. I'm sick of these frivolous lawsuits. Do something more meaningful with your money & time.
Mmmm…nope. He was a drug addict before that plane crash. I cannot imagine how traumatizing it would be to experience a plane crash/accident, but what on earth is suing going to bring them? Money, money, money….
His family wants to blame someone and they won't win. People need to take responsibility for their own actions. Perhaps they should have intervened when he was still alive… These anti-Jew comments are disgusting and ignorant–this is not a Jewish-specific problem. Plenty of people of all races, religions and backgrounds sue, which is why there should be tort reform. Everyone is looking for a free meal ticket.
Whoever is making these crazy decisions within his estate, is only going to cause the courts and the public to dirty up DJ AM's name because they will now thoroughly prove and show that he was a major drug addict.
The people managing his estate are not DJ AM's friends.
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sorry he was an addict before the crash and had all resources avaiable for therapy.
He could've gone to therapy. He could've volunteered in his community. No one told him to buy a bunch of pills from drug dealers and take them all. That is all on him, Goodyear and that plane company never put those pills in his mouth. Frivilous lawsuit. And we wonder why our insurance on everything has skyrocketed.
I can understand wanting vindication but to sue to pilots estate who died in the crash is beyond my understanding. I do not believe that they sat there and thought "oh well" that they did everything in their power to keep themselves alive along with their famous passengers. To sue them would take away from their families and just because you are somewhat famous does not make you any more important than their wives, children, granchildren, brothers, sisters, parents etc. Why should he get all the money???? Because he couldn't handle his pill intake? Is that their doing? Don't we all have the option of using self control? As an ex addict - I do not feel that they should be accountable for what he did after the crash - I'm sorry he died and think he was a great person but we all have our crosses to bear and its our own responsibility to follow the right path.
The comments here just show how absolutely ignorant most people when it comes to how serious a disease drug addiction is. It's an interesting case. I hope it does make it to court. If there's so much as one recovering addict or had a family member that's been in recovery on that jury, you'd be very surprised. R.I.P. Adam.