First Aurora Movie Theater Shooting Lawsuit – James Holmes’ Doctors Named As Defendants
James Holmes is facing murder charges as the suspected movie theater shooter, and his alleged actions have now spawned the first of possibly multiple lawsuits by victims and survivor’s families. Aurora shooting survivor Torrence Brown Jr. has retained an attorney and plans to filed a lawsuit against James Holmes’ doctors, the Century 16 theater and Warner Brothers Studio, according to TMZ.
Theater shooting survivor Torrence Brown Jr.’s attorney Donald Karpel stated during an interview with TMZ his client feels the ball was dropped by multiple entities, leading to one of the largest mass shootings in United States history.
The first target of the pending Colorado shooting lawsuit is the Century 16 movie theater. According to Karpel, Torrence Brown Jr. feels the Aurora movie theater was negligent because the theater did not have an emergency door that was alarmed or guarded. James Holmes allegedly bought a ticket to “Batman Dark Knight Rises” and entered the theater with the rest of the crowd, but then went outside through the emergency exit door to retrieve his guns – then returned inside through the same emergency door and began randomly firing into the crowd.
One of the Brown’s best friends, A.J. Boik was shot in the chest during the theater shooting and later dies from his wounds. Brown did not reportedly suffer any physical wound but maintains he now suffers from “extreme trauma.”
The second groups of defendants in theater shooting survivor Torrence Brown Jr.’s lawsuit are James Holmes doctors. The survivor’s attorney told TMZ “it appears” Holmes was taking “several medications” which were prescribed by “one or more doctors.” Brown maintains James Holmes’ doctors did not “properly monitor” his condition around the time of the shooting.
Torrence Brown Jr. also included Warner Brothers in the planned theater shooting lawsuit. Karpel claims “Dark Kight Rises was particularly violent” and suspected shooter James Holmes allegedly “mimicked some of the action” on the screen.
“Somebody has to be responsible for the rampant violence that is shown today,” Aurora shooting victim Torrence Brown Jr.’s attorney, Donald Karpel, told TMZ during an exclusive interview.
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Posted: July 24, 2012
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Jul 24, 2012
Let the frivolous lawsuits begin……
Jul 24, 2012
And now they are looking to get paid, predictable to say the least. To sue Warner Bros for the movie for it's.violence when you purchased a ticket to see it in the first place.
Jul 24, 2012
Hypocrisy at its finest.
Jul 24, 2012
Money wont bring your friends back…I wont even start on the ridiculousness of suing the film studio for the violence you paid to see…
Jul 24, 2012
It hasn't even been a week… people are already looking for money.. this is ridiculous! Suing warner brothers because they made a violent movie that you paid to see..
Jul 24, 2012
Nice way to show respect for your fallen friend , make money off his death you should be ashamed.
Jul 24, 2012
shame shame!!
Jul 24, 2012
I can understand the theatre being held to negligence with the Emergency Door not being manned but to try and sue Warner Brothers? You definitely won't win that fight! Your anger should be towards the guy that did it. That's where the evil lies. I just hope that the judge will not succomb to the the "insanity plea." He knew exactly what he was doing! He planned it way in advance and executed it according to plan. He should be held accountable completely as well as anyone else involved. Thanks to him, we all have to be body scanned just to go see a freakin movie!
Jul 24, 2012
oh okay making money off your dead friend will make it all better…right? Glad u don't call yourself my friend….u r a disguisting person, to call u a human being would be a strtch…shame on you…wonder if your dead friend would have taken out a lawsuit if you had been the one to be killed…
Jul 24, 2012
Why am I not surprised. If anything I am surprised it took this long for someone to get the brainstorm to sue someone. It is just a case of adding insult to injury to try and make a payday out of such a horrific act. Shame on you.
Jul 24, 2012
That didn't take long!
Torrence Brown Jr. also included Warner Brothers in the planned theater shooting lawsuit. Karpel claims “Dark Kight Rises was particularly violent” and suspected shooter James Holmes allegedly “mimicked some of the action” on the screen.
“Somebody has to be responsible for the rampant violence that is shown today,” Aurora shooting victim Torrence Brown Jr.’s attorney, Donald Karpel, told TMZ during an exclusive interview.
Jul 24, 2012
“Batman the dark knight”
I was and still am in sadness—to hear of the horrific event that took place at the viewing of “Batman the dark knight.” When the smoke clears—we must look at how this tragedy occurred and “how it could have been prevented.”
The shooter went out of the EMERGENCY door, went to his car, changed clothes, got strapped—and REENTERED the theater through the same door? An alarm (audible or silent) was supposed to notify the staff (security) that someone opened that door?
Someone was supposed to “immediately” check that door, look outside, and then make sure that the EMERGENCY door was locked? He obviously put something in the door to keep it from closing completely?
When I was a teenager growing up in the Ghettos of Over-town—we would have one person pay to enter the Theater—go to the emergency door and let the rest of us in free? They stopped this back in the late 60’s—by having the staff monitor the doors and equipping the doors with an Alarm (silent or audible)?
Lonnie Robinson
Jul 24, 2012
Looking for an easy payout on the back of your dead friend. Shame on you!
Jul 24, 2012
Exactly Jen!
Jul 24, 2012
This guy isn't wasting any time is he? Looking to make a quick buck…I can tell he's just so broken up over his friend's death.
Jul 25, 2012
I also suggest suing Heath Ledger's corpse for taking the drug that may/may not have inspired Holmes to do the same?
Why not also go after DC Comics, Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher, Jack Nicholson..
The possibilities truly are endless!
Jul 25, 2012
Seriously dude? Stay classy.
Jul 26, 2012
Wooow! What a sociopat! I can only hope that he's just reacting in shock and grief and that he'll come to his senses and ethics
Jul 26, 2012
Money fixes everything right? That didn't take long. Not surprised that was the family who did it either.
Jul 27, 2012
I would bet…. Yes Of Course!
Jul 27, 2012
He wasn't even hurt… WOW! Of course he included Warner Brothers they have the most money.. What an Idiot! No way he will win with them…. I can just see it… already telling his "Bro's" how rich he's going to be.. LMAO
Jul 28, 2012
Stupid ass people trying to sue the movie makers..get a dam job
Jul 28, 2012
job Y
Jul 28, 2012
Ground breaking !
Aug 1, 2012
Can I sue Warner Brothers for releasing Watchmen which is probably the most violent movie they have ever released?
Suing won't bring anyone back. Seek counseling if the need be. Money won't help you heal. If anything, the theater should only refund the money people paid to see the movie since they never actually got to see the movie they paid for.
Aug 1, 2012
Ok, to say he mimicked the action on the screen seems ridiculous too. Did the shooter get a chance to see the movie before everyone else to know exactly when there would be a shooting scene? No. Could he only assume it was coming, yeah. This lawsuit is laughable, even the security at the door thing.
Most people sneak their friends in through the glass exit doors at the end of the hallway, not through the emergency exits.
Aug 1, 2012
why not sue everyone, everyone involved get all you can. these people are flat out stupid, big companies robs us everyday now let's get some of that money back. for all you people that wasn't there…SHUT THE!@#$CK UP!
Aug 4, 2012
stay stupid…
Aug 4, 2012
jus try to raise your child without prejudice…
Aug 4, 2012
look who's talkin…
Aug 8, 2012
These families who are filing these lawsuits seem to care more about the potential money they can earn from it than they care about mourning over the loss of their loved ones.
Aug 8, 2012
It makes you wonder if these people really cared about their lost loved ones at all, since they seem to be more excited on making money off of their dead bodies than anything else.
Aug 8, 2012
Very true Jessica!
Aug 8, 2012
Care to elaborate Barry?