Widow settles lawsuit with Hendrick Motorsports
Quote selected text Published June 16th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsThe widow of Tony Stewart pilot Scott Lathram, a passenger on the plane where 10 people died on a Hendrick Motorsports flight in October 2004 while heading to the race at Martinsville, Va., has settled a lawsuit against the race team. Tracy Lathram will get the biggest portion of the settlement proceeds, while her three children are also beneficiaries, according to the settlement motion in U.S. District Court in North Carolina.
The settlement, which is confidential, still needs to be approved by the judge. Three widows had filed suits against the team, and this would be the second settlement. Linda Turner, whose husband, Jeff Turner, was the team general manager, also has settled. Dianne Dorton, widow of team engine builder Randy Dorton, still has her suit pending.
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I hate to see that anyone had to be sued for her to
be able to get some finanacial betterment from the
death of her husband. Meaning, sorry there was not
any insurance etc. I don’t know the entire story.
there’s probably more but that’s not printed here.
I will just say, that what is truely sad is; for all
the illegal aliens in our country getting social security
that they’ve never worked for—as a widow myself—
i was told that “You’re too young to be a widow”
my husband was just 44 and too young to be dead!!
I was only 38 and too young to not still have him,
but I’m supposed to wait until I’m old to be able
to collect what he paid into all his life. So just
the fact that Mrs. Lathram has something is nice.
I’m sure many will disagree with me, but nothing can
replace the man she made her life with.