Family wins $21 million in suit

[Kevin]

I really haven't changed my mind on this. 21 million for a dram shop liability case is beyond the pale.

On a side note, I used smileys way too much 6 years ago.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I really haven't changed my mind on this. 21 million for a dram shop liability case is beyond the pale.

Some states have even eliminated dram shop liability altogether.

I agree that the verdict still seems excessive, and I say that as someone who was almost killed by a repeat-offender drunk driver 2 years ago.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Some states have even eliminated dram shop liability altogether.

I agree that the verdict still seems excessive, and I say that as someone who was almost killed by a repeat-offender drunk driver 2 years ago.

I'm not sure I agree with eliminating it altogether, but allowing for excessive non-economic damages I think allows the sort of verdicts which cast the entire civil justice system in a bad light. Had this case not involved the death of two people and still had a similar verdict, this'd be right up there with the McDonald's 'hot coffee' case as an example of the so-called evils which all of those so-called tort reformers are working so hard to prevent.

[texas*princess]

I haven't changed my mind either.