The “NYTimes”:http://www.nytimes.com posted an article titled N.F.L. Is Sued Over a Crash That Left a Child Paralyzed that mentions actions by a parent suing the NFL, the NYC Giants, the Meadowlands, the vendors, and anyone else who could possibly have money for a tragic auto accident by an intoxicated fan conviced of a DWI and already sentanced to prison. While I feel for the Verni’s one can trace so far down a chain of events before you’re beyond grasping at straws.
p. The Verni’s claim in their suit that the “NFL(National Football League)”:http://www.nfl.com encourages irresponsible behavior. “What they do is promote the concept that people can’t have fun at a football game unless they’re drunk.” While binge drinking has in many ways become synonomous with large events of all types (concerts, fairs, etc.) it is true that it is especially prevalant in and around professional sporting events.
p. What really disturbs me is just how far down the chain people are going:
bq. Fazil Baksh Verni, the mother of the girl, Antonia Verni, filed a suit in State Superior Court in Hackensack that in addition to listing the league as a defendant, also named the driver of the car that struck the family vehicle; the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which owns the stadium in East Rutherford; the New York Giants, who were playing; and the stadium’s concessionaire, among others. The suit seeks unspecified damages.
p. While there is no question that the operator of the stadium is responsible for what goes on there, the buck has to stop somewhere. While the stadium may have been guilty of continuing to serve the driver past the point where he should have been cut off, and should definitely be reprimanded appropriately if that is true, can any reasonable individual say that they have complete responsibility for his subsequent actions? What happened to the standard of personal accountability and a reasonable individual?
p. The couple’s lawyers are making exactly that arguement that the stadium due to the social host laws which do not allow you to serve either to an already intoxicated individual and generally are interpreted to hold servers responsible for preventing driving. While I agree that any server should take reasonable steps towards that end, how far does Ms. Verni think they should go? Currently, the Giants stop serving alchohol at the beginning of the 3rd Quarter, which would allow anywhere for an hour to 1 1/2 hours of digestion time before the end of the game.
p. I think we are beginning to see the abuse of the legal system, whereby aggressive law firms use a suit to attempt to force a settlement from large firms. I don’t know what type of safeguards can help prevent these actions while also not hampering legitimate suites, but I do believe it is an issue that should be addressed.
Parents Sue NFL for fan DWI
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The “NYTimes”:http://www.nytimes.com posted an article titled N.F.L. Is Sued Over a Crash That Left a Child Paralyzed that mentions actions by a parent suing the NFL, the NYC Giants, the Meadowlands, the vendors, and anyone else who could possibly have money for a tragic auto accident by an intoxicated fan conviced of a DWI and already sentanced to prison. While I feel for the Verni’s one can trace so far down a chain of events before you’re beyond grasping at straws.
p. The Verni’s claim in their suit that the “NFL(National Football League)”:http://www.nfl.com encourages irresponsible behavior. “What they do is promote the concept that people can’t have fun at a football game unless they’re drunk.” While binge drinking has in many ways become synonomous with large events of all types (concerts, fairs, etc.) it is true that it is especially prevalant in and around professional sporting events.
p. What really disturbs me is just how far down the chain people are going:
bq. Fazil Baksh Verni, the mother of the girl, Antonia Verni, filed a suit in State Superior Court in Hackensack that in addition to listing the league as a defendant, also named the driver of the car that struck the family vehicle; the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which owns the stadium in East Rutherford; the New York Giants, who were playing; and the stadium’s concessionaire, among others. The suit seeks unspecified damages.
p. While there is no question that the operator of the stadium is responsible for what goes on there, the buck has to stop somewhere. While the stadium may have been guilty of continuing to serve the driver past the point where he should have been cut off, and should definitely be reprimanded appropriately if that is true, can any reasonable individual say that they have complete responsibility for his subsequent actions? What happened to the standard of personal accountability and a reasonable individual?
p. The couple’s lawyers are making exactly that arguement that the stadium due to the social host laws which do not allow you to serve either to an already intoxicated individual and generally are interpreted to hold servers responsible for preventing driving. While I agree that any server should take reasonable steps towards that end, how far does Ms. Verni think they should go? Currently, the Giants stop serving alchohol at the beginning of the 3rd Quarter, which would allow anywhere for an hour to 1 1/2 hours of digestion time before the end of the game.
p. I think we are beginning to see the abuse of the legal system, whereby aggressive law firms use a suit to attempt to force a settlement from large firms. I don’t know what type of safeguards can help prevent these actions while also not hampering legitimate suites, but I do believe it is an issue that should be addressed.