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Criminals who sue. (Scan).
A Manhattan subway car ran over Seong Sil Kim on May 3, 2000. While she survived, her right hand did not, and she also endured skull fractures and facial lacerations. Kim sued the city of New York and won $9.9 million.
But don't cry for Seong Sil Kim. She didn't slip onto the tracks from some rickety platform, nor was she shoved into harm's way by punks. Police believe Kim was lying on the tracks attempting suicide.
Say hello to a few more litigants who broke the law, then sued over the consequences of their own behavior:
* Disturbed, Angelo Delgrande shot and wounded his parents and himself. He received surgery at a Westchester County, New York hospital. That night, he yanked the tubes and monitoring devices from his body, then leapt off the second story of an adjacent parking garage in a suicide bid. He is now paraplegic. Delgrande sued the hospital for failing to treat his depression and keep him indoors. Last October, he won $9 million.
* Neither a fence nor a lock could keep Ed O'Rourke from breaking into a Tampa Electric ...
- The Deal of Your Life.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 13, 2002 700+ words
...judge. I give you today the case of Sang Sil Kim vs The New York City Transit Authority. SANG Sil Kim, a recent temporary legal immigrant to...000- 600,000 US women annually, Sang Sil Kim found herself victim to the ravages of postpartum...
- Fast-moving Hotel Concepts expands via low-cost format.
- Magazine article from: Puget Sound Business Journal Epes, James December 15, 1995 700+ words
...property records show. The developer's backers - Han Kim, In Sil Kim, and a related entity known as Hospitality First Inc. - bought...consultants. Ramzanalli said the firm consists of himself; In Sil Kim; her son Han Kim, and Ed Kim. Hotel Concepts has been very...
- India beat South Korea to enter Asian women's hockey final.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. February 6, 2004 700+ words
...Surin got a great opportunity to put India ahead in the 14th minute when she intercepted a back pass from Korean defender Eun Sil Kim in their striking circle but failed to beat the lone goalkeeper. But one minute later, Chanu deflected a free hit from Subhadra...
- India to face Japan in women's Asia Cup hockey final.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. February 6, 2004 700+ words
...Surin got the first opportunity to put India ahead in the 14th minute when she intercepted a back pass from Korean defender Eun Sil Kim in their striking circle but failed to beat the goalkeeper. One minute later, Chanu deflected a free hit from Subhadra Pradhan...
- MCI ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF $50,000 INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; DISTRICT OF...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 31, 1995 700+ words
...The panel included the following: Mr. Ron Gordon -- President, ZGS Communications Ms. Sakina Jaffrey -- Actress Ms. Dai Sil Kim-Gibson -- Independent Film Maker Ms. Doro Koch -- Former Director of Development, National Rehabilitation Hospital Ms...
- Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics.(Review)
- Magazine article from: The Women's Review of Books Brahm, Laura June 1, 1999 700+ words
...Myenne Ng's Bone, as well as film and video, including the documentary Sa-I-Gu by Christine Choy, Elaine Kim and Dai Sil Kim-Gibson. These portray Asian American identity not as a fixed set of inherited characteristics, but rather as a process that...
- Fighting to Become Americans: Jews, Gender, and the Anxiety of...
- Magazine article from: The Women's Review of Books Brahm, Laura June 1, 1999 700+ words
...Myenne Ng's Bone, as well as film and video, including the documentary Sa-I-Gu by Christine Choy, Elaine Kim and Dai Sil Kim-Gibson. These portray Asian American identity not as a fixed set of inherited characteristics, but rather as a process that...
- North Korea assembly announces to form election committee.
- Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports January 12, 2009 700+ words
...general and Ju Sang Song [Ju Sang-so'ng], Ri Yong-ch'O'l [Ri Yong Chol], Kim Pyong Phal, Kang Jang Uk, Ro Song Sil, Kim Yong Ho [Kim Yo'ng-ho], Kim Wan Su [Kim Wan-su], Jong Thae Gun, Kim Ji Son and Kang Chol Won as members. Source...
- The house I live in: an interview with Charles Burnett. (black film director)...
- Magazine article from: Callaloo Hozic, Aida A. March 22, 1994 700+ words
...Sleep With Anger, 1990), two shorts (Several Friends, 1969; The Horse, 1977) and one feature length documentary with Dai Sil Kim-Gibson (America Becoming, 1991). The films were, as one critic noted, "made at a tortoise speed" and scattered between...
- Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly October 15, 2007 700+ words
...perspective in "Selective Storytelling: A Critique of U.S. Media Coverage Regarding Violence Against Indian Women," as does Dai Sil Kim-Gibson in "'Comfort Women Want Justice, Not Comfort." Activists provide useful, practical advice (e.g., Nalini...
Source: HighBeam Research, Criminals who sue. (Scan).