Survivors of
Aurora Theater Massacre Ordered to Pay Cinemark $700K After Failed Lawsuit
by Daniel Nussbaum1 Sep 2016
Four survivors of the 2012
Aurora movie theater massacre have been ordered to pay Cinemark $700,000 in legal fees after a judge
ruled the theater chain was not liable for the shooting.
According
to the Los Angeles Times, the survivors had filed a federal
lawsuit against the theater chain, alleging the Aurora theater’s lax security
protocols led to the July 20, 2012 shooting attack in which 12 people were
killed and 70 injured after gunman James Holmes opened fire during a screening
of The Dark Knight Rises.
In May, a judge had reportedly warned the more than
three-dozen plaintiffs in the suit that he was prepared to rule that Cinemark
was not liable for the deaths, as the theater could not have predicted what
Holmes would do. The judge reportedly urged the parties to settle, and Cinemark
offered a settlement: $150,000, to be split between the 41 plaintiffs.
But four of the victims — including one who reportedly
lost a child in the shooting, became paralyzed and lost another child she was
carrying— remained on.
Cinemark won at trial, and, in June, submitted a
$700,000 legal bill. A judge this week ruled that the four plaintiffs who
had remained on were liable to repay it.
Marcus Weaver, a survivor who was shot in the shoulder
during the attack, called Cinemark’s settlement offer a “slap in the
face,” though he had been prepared to accept it at the time with the hope that
the theater chain would be forced to make improvements to its security.
Now, the theater chain is apparently free of both all
financial liability and the need to overhaul its safety procedures.
“It’s almost like everything was for naught,” he told the
Times.
Holmes was convicted on all counts last July and was
sentenced to 12 consecutive life terms plus more than 3,000 years in jail.
Cinemark
BlackRock, Inc.
is an investor in Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Note: Keith T. Anderson
was a co-founder for BlackRock, Inc.,
and a chief investment officer for the Soros
Fund Management.
George
Soros is the founder of the Soros
Fund Management, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, William D. Zabel was his divorce lawyer,
and a benefactor for the Harlem
Children's Zone.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights First.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights First, and the Harlem
Children's Zone.
William D. Zabel
was a trustee at the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, George Soros’s
divorce lawyer, and is the chair for the Human
Rights First.
Kenneth R.
Feinberg is a director at the Human
Rights First, and was the administrator of victim payments for the 2012 Aurora (CO) theater shootings.
Stanley F.
Druckenmiller is the chairman & benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, was a managing director for the Soros Fund Management, and a major
contributor for the Draft Bloomberg for
president effort (2008).
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem
Children's Zone, a
Contributor for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions, a Quadrangle
Group LLC client, is the founder of Everytown
for Gun Safety, the founder of the Independence
USA PAC, and a co-chair for the Mayors
Against Illegal Guns.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Independence
USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Peter R. Ezersky
was a managing principal at the Quadrangle
Group LLC, and a director at the Cinemark
Holdings, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc.
is an investor in Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Keith T. Anderson
was a co-founder for BlackRock, Inc.,
and a chief investment officer for the Soros
Fund Management.
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