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< BACK TO Fresh Intelligence The Case Against Howard K. Stern
For expert opinion, we turned to Florida trial attorney and television commentator Michelle Suskauer. "To have a culpable negligence case on behalf of Dannielynn, you'd need a state attorney in Broward County [Florida] with the gumption to bring it," Suskauer said. "Civilly, there would be a much lower burden of proof to show negligence on behalf of the baby. Criminally, there's a much higher burden of proof. Could it be wanton or reckless endangerment or culpable negligence? I think so." In an unreleased video viewed by Radar, Smith expresses her extreme fears about giving birth to Dannielynn and, at nine months pregnant, is clearly sky high. Who'd be likely to mount such a suit? Larry Birkhead, perhaps? "Sure!" says Suskauer, adding that any of Smith's would-be baby daddies, if proven to be the girl's father, could sue on her behalf. Whoever it is, "I can clearly see a civil case coming down the pike," she adds. And he wasn't even feeding her methadone. PREVIOUSLY Photo: Nicholsa Del Pesco/PatrickMcMullan.com
If they sue Howard, they'll have to sue everyone else in her life as well. And maybe the collective American people. Posted by: eg8919 on March 4, 2007 12:50 AM Advertisement |
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