Two friends of mine were in a two car collision when I was in high school. One friend was killed, the other spent several months in the hospital, had his spleen removed and suffered a shattered (not broken, but shattered) leg. Later, the woman who had caused the accident - she was late for work and was going 80+ in a 45 zone - SUED the parents of my dead friend because her marriage had falled apart due to her emotional state after the accident. Needless to say, the surviving victim counter-sued her his missing spleen (among other things) and her suit was dropped (but not his!). Amazing that you could kill someone and then sue HIS family for your problems. Ohhh, poor baby. Sorry, no sympathy from me.