Mother of Drunk Driver Sues Coors

[brandon184]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/18/co....ap/index.html

"Suit also names girlfriend and her mother"

She should be thanking her lucky stars that her son didn't plow into another car, or a pedestrian. Killing someone who can actually exercise good judgement.

[Atomic Rooster]

I think the mother should be prosecuted for allowing her son to attend the party in the first place.

[M_Six]

The kid took the girlfriend's car even though he had no driver's license. This is another case of a loser who gave birth to another loser who offed himself doing something typical of losers and now the surviving loser wants some money for her (and his) trouble. Should be thrown out of court on day 1.

I HATE when people like this not only refuse to accept responsibility for their own foolish actions (or those of their offspring), but also want someone else to pay them for their own foolish actions.

[ben-the-slacker]

That mother should be jailed for idiocy. If she thinks Coors is the only company whose advertising lures youngsters to use their products, she must not watch commercials because almost every major cig and beer company does what Coors does. Besides it's her fault to not have kept a closer eye on her kid, and allowing him to do what he did, it's not the beer companies' responsibility to keep track of their consumers.

[butch81385]

whatever happened to knowing where your kids are? for that matter what ever happened to responsibility?

[Ed_S]

Ridiculous! After reading this:

Her son, Ryan, was killed in 2002 after he drank Coors at a party and drove his girlfriend's car into a light pole at 90 mph, the lawsuit says.

it seems perfectly clear that the power company is at fault for placing the pole so close to the road, or for not padding it sufficiently!

[butch81385]

i dont know, ed, maybe the car should have turned itself away, or the road bank iteslf, or maybe his matress company for not giving him a good night sleep the night before.. maybe mcdonalds made him too fat and he spilled hot coffee while letting the car drive itself on cruise control while he was in the back seat..... who knows...

[usslindstrom]

In any case, the moms right, and we should all send her a thousand dollars each. Right after we contribute to the "Give albino eliphants in Africa suncreen" fund.

[gambler2611]

I think we should actually sue her for being just damn stupid. Shes the perfect example of when dumb people are given rights and are allowed to think.

Andy

[Epidemic]

Please Support (House bill 5467 Revision 4) Keep stupid, irresponsible people from profiting and driving up the cost of living for reasonable people.



Epidemic law reform act. House bill 5467 Revision 4

reasonable recovery
1)Tort reform would limit personal recovery to medical and up to 1.8 million with annual inflation adjustments pain and suffering.
The 1.8 million dollar maximum limit should be adjusted annually to keep up with inflation. modified.

a) On top of that reasonable lawyers fees of about 100,000 per year of preparation.

b) Punitive damages can be levied above the original 1 million but the resulting proceeds are to be used for charity.

Economic protection section
2) On top of these penalties the CEO and anyone involved in the negligence will be fired depending on their involvement and their golden parachute can be deflated.

A) All decision makers who through gross negligent cause bodily injury to a human shall incure any or all of the following:

a) Be terminated from their postion.
b) Be terminate from their postion and future salary tapped.
c) Be terminated and have all net assets given to charity.
d) In extreme cases jail will be in order.

B) All decision makers who through Greed, knowingly fail to disclose known danger of their products and services, cause bodily injury to a human shall incure any or all of the following:

a) Be terminated from their postion.
b) Be terminate from their postion and future salary tapped.
c) Be terminated and have all net assets given to charity.
d) In extreme cases jail will be in order.

Knothead Greed amendment modified by epidemic:

3) If you lose the jury then gets to decide if it was frivolous. if it was you pay for the defense legal fees.

a) Lawyers are subject to a maximum of 3 frivolous lawsuits every 6 years.
I) every 6 years one lawsuit is removed from the list.
II) exceeding this number will result in a 3 year jail sentence.
III) Following jail time the lawyer may be re-instated any further frivolity will result in mandetory death sentence

b) plaintiff is subject to a maximum of 2 frivolous lawsuits per 10 years.
I) every 10 years one lawsuit is removed from the list.
II) exceeding this number will result in a 5 year jail sentence.
III) further transgressions will result in capital punishment.

Business agreement section Aviax amendment

4) I will not knowingly manufacture, sell, or deliver any product or service that is dangerous to human welfare with out:
A) Disclosure of all hazardous defects not obvious to a reasonable customer. (i.e. cruise control on a motor home does not drive itself down the highway)

I) All business owners must swear to this with full understanding of the legal ramifications including possible jail, loss of job, tapping of personal wealth and income.

Shahani amendment self responsibility

5) Citizens are deemed to be resposible for their own actions. As such situations that are clearly avoidable are the responsibility of the citizen to avoid.
a) Damages in such tort cases should place a heavy burden of responsibility on the the plaintiff. Awards of damages should be heavily weighted by responsibility of the plaintiff.
b) In such cases where 100% of the blame fall back to the plaintiff the suit shall be assessed as being frivolous. An actionable offence as described in secion (3) sub section (b)
c) In situations where the plaintiff could not have reasonably have avoided the situation no frivolity penalties will be assessed even if failing to prove a case against the defendant.


OOOOOO just thought of this one

amendment Illegal activity

6) Any accidental injury incurred during the commission of a crime is not actionable. (you were not supposed to be there so if you are hurt then that is your tough luck)
a) If you are injured during the commission you will be assessed as stupid and 1 additional year of time added to your sentence.