VS‘is a demented deal that a Texas jury awarded to an American family. The story is both sad and unusual, so much the sums involved seem out of the ordinary. As reported by CNN, Friday, December 11, this judgment recorded compensation of 301 billion dollars (yes), in the context of a road accident in November 2017. Tamra Kay Kindred and her 16-year-old granddaughter , Aujuni Tamay Anderson, were killed by a drunk driver running a red light.
Mourning the death of his relatives, the family of the two victims filed a complaint for “negligence” against the bar waiters who served the already alcoholic driver, also killed instantly. This record sum in the history of the United States is in fact symbolic. For this American jury, the idea was to mark the spirits, by sending (very loudly) a warning to motorists who drive under the influence of alcohol. “The purpose of these proceedings is to remind the community, the state and the nation of the horrific costs of drinking and driving,” responded John Flood, plaintiffs’ attorney, to CNN.
Bars in Texas aren’t supposed to serve drunk customers
The families of the victims know that they will not receive a cent of this historic compensation. First, because the bar in question has closed since the tragedy and above all, because no one would be able to pay such a sum. “This case illustrates the consequences of the sale of alcohol to a person who has already drunk too much,” responded a spokesperson for the alcoholic beverage regulatory agency in Texas to CNN.
By law in that state, bars must stop serving alcohol to already intoxicated patrons, but they are not required to have insurance. “If bars and restaurants were required to take out insurance for this, companies would monitor this industry to ensure that this does not happen again,” said one of the lawyers, adding that this verdict was “more of a question. love than revenge ”.
