http://www.examiner.com/x-19632-Salt-Lake-...d-he-wasnt-dead

 

[Mother] received returned soldier's letter back with DECEASED on it and he wasn't dead

 

 

Joan Najbar sent a letter to her son, a soldier in Iraq and it was returned to her with the word deceased stamped on it. Joan Najbar contacted the Red Cross and discovered that her son wasn’t dead. Joan Najbar has filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming emotional distress and negligence. Joan Najbar’s son, Sam Eininger, 24 served 22 months in the National Guard and was in Iraq when the letter was sent.

 

Najbar is suing the federal government for $118,000 claiming emotional distress and negligence. She initially filed a compliant with the US Postal Service and they stated that they found no evidence of negligence. The federal government’s response to her lawsuit has not been filed.

 

Joan Najbar made this statement on Tuesday: “This happened while he was ... being shot at in Baghdad. That's not OK ... not to even say oops or sorry." Najbar, 58 is a clinical social worker, and has made her views about the war very public in demonstrations and protests.

Yeah I wrote this as my facebook status. To say "wow you f***ed up" understates it quite a bit.

But is it worth $100,000??

But is it worth $100,000??

 

No, but that's the maximum the attorney has deemed she can receive.

The fun part is that you can't really apologize anymore, otherwise it constitutes a potential admission of guilt. Yeah lawyers!

It's unlikely that this is a USPS error. Someone in the military at the point of delivery messed up, methinks. Seems like the post office just returned the mail to the sender that was returned to the post office as undeliverable.

Edited December 3, 200916 yr by Middle Buffalo

The unnecessary mental suffering the woman was put through from this mistake is undeniable, but if it was me in the grand scheme of things I'd sure rather find out that my kid wasn't dead after all, regardless of what sort of compensation a lawyer was able to get for me.

The unnecessary mental suffering the woman was put through from this mistake is undeniable, but if it was me in the grand scheme of things I'd sure rather find out that my kid wasn't dead after all, regardless of what sort of compensation a lawyer was able to get for me.

 

But it appears that she's an anti-war protester, so I'm sure this is about publicity more than money.

But it appears that she's an anti-war protester, so I'm sure this is about publicity more than money.

Oh, I'm sure it's mostly about the money.

If someone looked at the letter and said Najbar!? That's the b**** that is protesting the war. Watch what I do!

Then write the check and fire whomever did that.

 

But, if it was

 

Najbar!? I thought you said Neighbor! Shazamm, I told you the wrong person.

Than please accept our deepest appologies for the mistake and go away.