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Chemisse

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11. That was my thought too.

Reply to mezame (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 08:06 PM

Feb 2021

I don't want to pile on to a woman who lost her child, and maybe she just didn't understand the consequences of cold weather, but when it is really cold and the power is out you bring your children and huddle up in bed with them and keep them safe and warm.

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Family of 11-year-old boy who died in unheated Texas mobile home sues power companies for over $100 [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 OP

I expect M$M coverage along the lines of ... Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2021 #1

$100 dollars!?! Small claims court!?! SoFlaBro Feb 2021 #2

Try clicking on the URL... 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2021 #3

$100 million nt IronLionZion Feb 2021 #16

ercot has soverign immunity. (for now) rdking647 Feb 2021 #4

Waiting on the autopsy might be a good idea. nt EX500rider Feb 2021 #5

Found Her Son... mezame Feb 2021 #6

That was my thought too. Chemisse Feb 2021 #11

What I thought, too. Why isn't everybody in one bed, pets, too? rickyhall Feb 2021 #13

I wonder if he had any underlying health issues TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #19

"I don't have offspring..." greenjar_01 Feb 2021 #22

They could have Turbineguy Feb 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Feb 2021 #8

Corporations can't cry, they can't bleed. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2021 #9

Who exactly is arguing your premise? LanternWaste Feb 2021 #10

Punitive damages are to force companies to change their policies IronLionZion Feb 2021 #15

When corporate execs start being imprisoned.... MicaelS Feb 2021 #18

I struggled with this Rorey Feb 2021 #20

maybe sheilahi Feb 2021 #23

The individual lawsuit should be scrapped, but the one for failure to protect the grid Chemisse Feb 2021 #12

Sue the bastards. colorado_ufo Feb 2021 #14

I'm not going to jump on this family at this point. MontanaMama Feb 2021 #17

Texans passed tort reform dlk Feb 2021 #21

Class Action suit? Jimbo S Feb 2021 #24