I think the accident my two friends were in and this boat crash were similar but not the same. While they were drunk, all indications were that the accident was just that and the two were having a good time right up until they weren't.
"Critical thinking is one of my most cherished gifts."
Not saying ur wrong, but I imagine Tinsley feels like Maggie and Alex are ultimately responsible by not only not correcting Paul's out of control drinking and behavior, but also encouraging it.
I think the Murdaughs should have been sued but not Parker’s, who is the one with the money.
ohhhhhhh, yeah, good point. I forgot about Parker's. That does feel like a money grab.
There are multiple facets to the Beach case.
That is what attorneys do.....sue anybody remotely involved. Now if I was on the jury, unless there is something I do not know I probably would not vote to hold the store liable. Would like to see the Fake ID before I decided.
Isn't that a lawyer's job? Get what you can for your client?
I have one daughter at Clemson and next year will have two. My one there now has a Uber app on her phone and I never question any charges. I have her on Life 360 and try not to look at it too much.
If Parker's violates the law and sells to underage people, then aren't they culpable?
and they said "well, he should have avoided the car." Surely the guy did not rly say this. If he rly did, then he's a heartless bastard and I wouldn't blame you for going after them.
Not saying it absolves them from some liability, but if he presented the fake ID, how is that usually seen in the eyes of the court in such circumstances? I'm curious, not debating what you said.
My issue is that the parties who are truly at fault are often not the ones who are paying, because they don’t have any money. Parker’s is the least culpable in this instance yet they may have to pay the most simply because they have the deepest pockets.
And the bigger problem is we end up paying it. @nmerritt11 said earlier in the thread “that’s what insurance is for” and the reality is the more these lawsuits continue to go after any and everyone, whether there’s reason or not, the money gets passed down to us.
One video I watched that disclosed facts not presented at trial indicated that Paul truly was not driving the boat when it hit the pilings. He had stripped down and jumped out of the boat after setting the boat on its crash course. The reason was because he was mad at his friends.
You're thoughts on a group sitting around the table drunk and one person reaches in a drawer, pulls out a gun, shoots and kills a person at the table. Are they all equally culpable because they are drunk? Once you answer @poates6 , I may have a follow-up question.
I'm not a lawyer, but I'll take a stab. I think the easy answer is yes. As long as insurance is involved there is a number that they will settle for. In a big case with a death that is going to drag out for years, yes there is an amount that they will pay to have it go away.
To make sure I understand, you’re asking me if everyone at the table is guilty of murder because they were drunk?
I don’t advertise on TV and really don’t like it but how many insurnace ads are out there?
Being bad parents doesn't make them liable. Culpable perhaps, but not liable. If so, there the parents of every juvenile who commits gun violence would be in jail.
Because insurance is a financial product often required by law.
Not to mention that their son was an adult when the accident occurred. In my opinion, their liability is not that they were bad parents, but that it was their boat and they knew he was operating it while intoxicated.
Are establishments responsible for detecting any fake ID… kid had an ID with a picture that looked just like him
