05-06-2014, 09:13 PM
(02-06-2014, 11:07 AM)Donovan Wrote: I'm just waiting for them to set a legal precedent for killing somebody while afflicted with Lack-a-nookie. I got a list...
Hold off on that hit list unless you've got some major cash to spare.
When the criminal court fails, as it did in this case (IMO), sometime civil court can exact at least partial justice.
Today it was announced that one of Couch's passengers who was disabled in the crash settled with his insurance company for $1.64 million USD and five other families of those deceased/injured have also reached large settlements with Couch's family, pending court approval.
Another victim's family doesn't wanna settle and wants to go to jury trial.
That "Affluenza" defense rubs me the wrong way for so many reasons that I hope the Couch family loses most all of their fortune in settlements -- not to be vindictive, but because in this case I'd consider it poetic justice.
Ref:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/victim-to-re...ns-family/