Again, I think that's insensitive. My wife and I were almost killed by a drunk driver, and I have had a friend killed by a drunk driver.

I'm sorry for your loss, but please don't start minimizing the experiences of others (especially when you are protesting the posts in this thread).

The only difference here is that the plaintiffs made out like bank robbers and got some of that jackpot justice we've all come to know and love.

This case could very well gain the sort of acclaim as the McDonald's coffee case.

Other than the damages handed down, no, it is 100% an ordinary, run of the mill dram shop liability case. This happens literally every day and other than taking this franchisee and maybe an insurance company to the cleaners, not much else will change.

-- yes, I'm trying to win the incredibly insensitive award for this thread. I have a lot of competition, but I'm confident in my abilities.

Especially since at the end of the day, when you're talking about a company as large as TGI Fridays, the only cost difference they'll see is in their insurance premiums.

Which they'll pass on to their customers in higher prices.

Why is it of greater magnitude? Is it because you knew the victims?

All drunk driving fatalities are horrific tragedies; even drunk driving accidents when lives are not lost are terrible.

From a brief review of the documents of the non-profit, it does not appear that "most" of the money was put towards the scholarship fund.

Exactly - there's something disturbing to me about arguing that one drunk driving accident is "of greater magnitude" than others. An argument like that seems like it's cheapening the experiences of others who have been through that situation.

Exactly. PKpwnage, what makes your loved one more valuable than my uncle who was killed by a drunk driver?