Quote Originally Posted by Medusa
One lucky cat is right! But what about those people who lost their home? A fund is being set up? Excuse me? How about the subcontractors paying for everything since they didn't check to see where the gas lines were and thus are responsible for the explosion!!!!
Well, yeah, but the subcontractor can just chapter 11 and re-form under another name, and the gas company can afford the lawyers to stall, nickel-and-dime the victims down to discouraged destitution, and maybe even fabricate evidence or get it thrown out on a technicality, and in the meantime these folks need shelter and the means to work. Laws are for people who can afford lawyers - these folks' only hope for more than charity would be for the gas company or the subcontractor to voluntarily step forward. That happens sometimes, but not often.

Love, Columbine