RIP Paul Walker - killed in a CGT's passenger seat

[Perfectlap]

If memory serves the old lady was willing to settle for as little as $20K in medical expenses (she spent a week in the hospital undergoing skin grafts and had burns to 20% of body) and a court-appointed mediator pegged settlement at like $200K. McD's refused both offers to settle (they spent way more on lawyers anyway -- go figure) and marched into court. In the end the jury gave the old lady $3 million! Sometimes you have to know when the math does not make sense no matter what the lawyer dudes are saying. Which is exactly what will happen in the case of the car that killed another young handsome actor.

[Topless]

It happened in California, the lawyer state. Somebody sneezes and you can sue and win $3mil here. I'm sure every personal injury and wrongful death attorney in the state is descending on these two families like flying monkeys on Dorothy. Porsche has deep pockets and they will surely extract the necessary funds for their clients... less the customary 30% fee of course.

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by Topless

It happened in California, the lawyer state. Somebody sneezes and you can sue and win $3mil here. I'm sure every personal injury and wrongful death attorney in the state is descending on these two families like flying monkeys on Dorothy. Porsche has deep pockets and they will surely extract the necessary funds for their clients... less the customary 30% fee of course.

It is after all the home of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lol. They've shown over the years the common sense proclivity of a duck.

Given the "Earnings Potential" of the deceased, my guess is this will undoubtedly rise to another level entirely. I pity those who will get ensnared.