Facts of the Case
Around July 21, 2002 Plaintiffs were parents who were in a car accident while carrying their unborn child, by the defendant who was intoxicated after leaving a bar that was owned by defendant landlord. The parents proceeded to sue defendants for personal injury and wrongful death. The owner of the bar and landlord both lead to dismiss the wrongful death and the landlord dismissed all of the counts against it as well. When D drove his pickup truck, Madruga drove out of his lane and at a high speed ended up hitting the car of the couple P, Luc and Chin, killing their unborn child in her. Due to the impact of the hit of the pickup truck to their car, as Luc was about to get out of the car.
Cause of Action
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This opened up my eyes to what a court can use against a victim or plaintiff who was injured under such serious results from the action of an individual who was under the under the influence of alcohol. The defendants were able to dismiss such action under certain court ruling, leaving the parents or plaintiffs with not much to go against. To avoid this situation from happening for potential events I could work with or under, is to have a limit or cut off even if you are not fully aware if the individual is already intoxicated. Also, to collect keys from individuals before entering the event, using a shuttle service who would bring the individuals back to their locations at the end of the night. There would be a fee for these events for people who decide to drive if they do not have a designated driver. Though this seems like common sense for adults to be aware and follow these laws it does not always happen, which results in a third party to be potentially injured or killed. That is the worst case scenario and does not leave much room for a good reputation for either side of the parties associated with an