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Car-crash Victim Slams Hulk Hogan with a Lawsuit
Hulk Hogan by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com
Look out, brother.
The passenger who was critically injured in a car crash involving Hulk Hogan's son is now suing the wrestler. The attorneys for John Graziano, the Iraq War veteran riding in Nick Bollea's Toyato Supra when it lost control and crashed into a tree on Aug. 26, filed a lawsuit against Hogan and his estranged wife, Linda, claiming that the parents of the underage driver are liable.
The suit, which attorneys say will seek millions of dollars, claims that Graziano was left in a semiconscious state and will require care for the rest of his life. Nick Bollea also faces a criminal charge of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury.
Do you think Hogan and his wife should be held responsible? — Adam Bryant
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Mar 25, 2008 12:36 PM
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From everything I've heard, absolutely.
Hulk bought alcohol then Hulk, Nick, and some of his friends were photographed drinking it earlier that day.
Linda has been quoted as saying about his racing "Oh, I love it. I love it. The rush, the speed on the road, stereo blasting, heart pounding, racing in between all the cars, dodging the cops, it's awesome."
They obviously encouraged this behavior.
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Mar 25, 2008 12:56 PM
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Adam,
Nick was driving a Supra, not a Prius.
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Mar 25, 2008 1:07 PM
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If the young man was underage, then the parents are responsible. Absolutely. I took responsibility for my son's actions until he was an adult. It's one of the commitments that goes with having children - or at least it's supposed to.
That said, when the parents are wealthy, "gold digging" is always an issue. "The lawyers" filed a lawsuit - at whose behest? If John Graziano is capable of filing a lawsuit, he's not semiconscious. If he is semiconscious or otherwise permanently impaired, and has a family who have been deprived of a husband &/or father, then my guess would be that the suit is valid.
Ours is a complex society, and these kinds of things can have many, many shades of gray.
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Mar 25, 2008 1:23 PM
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But even if hulk's kid was drinking and he knew about it, I'd bet the guy riding with him knew it too and he made the choice to get in the car.
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Mar 25, 2008 2:41 PM
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Here's how it works - you have to sue to get the insurance companies to pay medical bills and damages (even though they're suppose to pay them - good luck with that w/o an attorney). So having been there, I understand the lawsuit.
But millions? Unless this dude was stone cold sober and someone forced him into the car, he has some responsibility here and I doubt he deserves millions. And yes, the Hogan's are responsible for their underaged son - they're probably on the insurance policy, which makes them responsible.
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Mar 25, 2008 2:53 PM
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I think that if the Bollea family can afford to pay for the care of this young man, then they should. Yes, this guy had some responsibility is what happened to him. He was not an innocent bystander; he made the choice to get into the car. I think that he has paid a pretty high price for a bad judgment call. I think that since Nick was driving the Bollea family has to take the majority of the responsibility for this mans care.
Plus, it is true that you have to sue for the insurance company to pay. It is a sad fact of how this works. The Bollea family will probably have to counter sue in order to be able to defend themselves and introduce evidence.
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Mar 25, 2008 3:54 PM
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I'm so sick of someone else having to take responsibility for our own actions. GROW UP! Whatever happened to doing something and accepting the consequences of what we have done? This country has become so sue happy it's pathetic. Who do you think pays for all the lawsuits? We do nimrods! That's why prices go up when people steal, that's why insurance goes up when people sue, where do you all think the money comes from?
I'm not saying that there aren't righteous lawsuits but most are lazy people trying to get a free ride on MY dollar. This kid got in the car willingly and therefore suffers the consequences. Not happy about him being injured but that's what happens when you get into the car with a drunk.
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Mar 25, 2008 4:16 PM
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Nick wasn't drunk. His BAL was under.08. The only reason alcohol is involved is because nick is under 21. The reason John is so messed up is because he didn't wear his seat belt.
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Mar 25, 2008 4:32 PM
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Yes his parents should be sued since he is a minor and he's probably under their insurance. But not for the amount that they are suing for it's outrageous. John's family who are filing this suit on his behalf also have to assume responsibility for his actions as well if it's true that he was aware that Nick was drinking and that he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. I agree that he made the ultimate decision to get into the car no one forced him. Unfortunately for him it was the wrong choice.
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Mar 26, 2008 12:23 AM
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No I do not Thnak hulk Should be the one that has to pay for he son misup.thing happen all day.becouse one preson has money and the other dose not u should not but a lawsuit on someone
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Apr 8, 2008 11:15 AM
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His parents should be held responsible and he has every right to sue, saying the victim was at fault for getting in the car is just ignorant, Listen, I fell bad for the Hogan family but they have to be held responsible, It was an accident but it was an accident that could have been prevented.
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May 10, 2008 1:49 AM
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