Judge Allows Families To Sue Kaiser Over Xerox Shootings

It's been five years since Byran Uyesugi murdered seven Xerox coworkers, but the victims' families are still seeking damages in court. On Wednesday, a judge ruled that the widows can sue Kaiser Medical because a psychiatrist there admitted he forgot about Uyesugi. The victims' families have used the courts to find out if Uyesugi's doctors could have prevented the murders. The families' lawyers now say the answer may be yes.

"This was someone that was referred to him for evaluation and the doctor clearly did nothing," family attorney Michael Green said. The doctor is Marvin Mathews, a Kaiser psychiatrist who gave Uyesugi the green light to return to work at Xerox. Kaiser argued that Uyesugi was not their responsibility.