

The Defendants' Duty to Screen Personal Advertisements Michael *1085 also has a separate action against these defendants for his injuries.Ī. Michael and his older brother Ian Braun filed claims against SOF, its parent company Omega Group, and Gastwirth for the wrongful death of their father. 2, Box 682 Village Loop Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (97). Body guard, courier, and other special skills. That ad read: GUN FOR HIRE: 37-year old professional mercenary desires jobs. Gastwirth hired Savage through a personal advertisement run by Savage in Soldier of Fortune Magazine (hereinafter "SOF"). Savage had been hired by Bruce Gastwirth, Braun's business associate, to kill Braun. Michael suffered a gunshot wound to his thigh, but survived.ĭoutre worked with Richard Savage. Instead, he put his finger over his lips and ran. After killing Braun, Doutre walked over to Michael, raised his gun, but did not fire. He too rolled out of the car and lay on the other side of the driveway. Braun's sixteen-year-old son, Michael, was in the car with his father. Doutre ran over to Braun, and fired two rounds into the back of Braun's head. Braun rolled out of his car, falling face down onto the driveway. On August 26, 1985, Shawn Trevor Doutre stood in Richard Braun's driveway and fired at Braun's car with a MAC 11 automatic pistol as Braun drove from his driveway. The plaintiffs responded on February 20, 1990, to which the defendants replied on February 26, 1990. On February 12, 1990, defendants supplemented their motion. and Omega Group, LTD filed motions for summary judgment on plaintiffs' claims. On August 14, 1989, defendants Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Inc. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., Washington D.C., for Soldier of Fortune and Omega.


Gilbert Kendrick, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff. Cason and Moore, Kendrick, Glassroth, Harris & White, Stephen R. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE MAGAZINE et al., Defendants.
