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McDonald’s Ordered To Pay $27 Million For Teens’ Deaths
cbs ^ | 7-30-2014

Posted on 07/31/2014 5:51:30 AM PDT by Citizen Zed

College students Denton Ward, 18, from Flower Mound, and Lauren Crisp, 19, of Dripping Springs, were killed shortly after stopping at a College Station McDonald’s in the early morning hours of February 18, 2012.

Ward and another male friend were attacked in the McDonald’s parking lot by a mob of 15 to 20 people.

When Ward’s friends, including Crisp, loaded into a car to rush him to the hospital, the driver ran a red light and they were involved in a crash with a pickup truck.  Crisp was killed in the crash.

The teens’ families sued McDonald’s, claiming that the restaurant neglected to provide late-night security even though police had been called more than 20 times that year to break up fights at that location.

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To: MrB
 
Tragic incident that highlights a long standing problem. Neighboring Bryan is basically "the hood", land of the EBT card - those denizens drift over to College Station to burglarize, rob and scam TX A&M students. Naive teens who are away from home, out on their own for the first time are their favorite & easiest targets.
 

41 posted on 07/31/2014 7:58:23 AM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: BitWielder1
mob members or any culpability on their part.

Nope, our legal system has gone insane.

42 posted on 07/31/2014 8:23:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Right Brother

Or the city that operated the signal — taxpayers are the deepest pocket of all.


43 posted on 07/31/2014 8:24:41 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: ken5050

Maybe.

The argument for liability is probably based on the common “chain of causation” argument.

Same reason a negligent driver can be held liable for the death of a person after an accident — even though it may have resulted form medical malpractice.

Also, unfortunately, $27 million isn’t that big of an award these days.


44 posted on 07/31/2014 8:29:25 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Citizen Zed

“The teens’ families sued McDonald’s.... who, although completely uninvolved, have lots of dough.


45 posted on 07/31/2014 8:39:21 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Jack Hammer

$27 million might pay off their college loans.


46 posted on 07/31/2014 9:16:39 AM PDT by Citizen Zed ("Freedom costs a buck o five" - Gary Johnston, TAWP)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Responsibility2nd said: "McDonalds had a duty to provide security."

Could you please describe what mechanism you recommend be implemented in order to satisfy this duty?

Please recognize that the solution must be reasonably effective, must shield the business from the liability found, and must be such that any business which would otherwise be similarly liable would be able to implement it.

It's hard for me to picture every shoe-shine stand or coffee kiosk being responsible for the criminal acts of others, but apparently that is your assessment.

Or is it merely the size of the corporation which triggers this duty?

47 posted on 07/31/2014 9:23:50 AM PDT by William Tell
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To: Citizen Zed

This is yet another frivolous lawsuit. McD is a cheap fast food restaurant. There is no reasonable expectation of safety in their parking lot at night. Parasitic lawyers disgust me as much as their parasitic clients do.


48 posted on 07/31/2014 9:25:18 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: William Tell

Security Guards. You’ve heard of them, no doubt. Perhaps have seen them.

/sarc

Fact is, any normal business owner operating in a high risk environment is wise to secure his business, employees, customers and etc. As we all know - when seconds count....

As you know - this Mickey D’s had a history of police calls regarding criminal activity. A security guard may not solve all problems, but in hindsight, it would have saved them 27 million.


49 posted on 07/31/2014 9:29:57 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Responsibility2nd said: "A security guard may not solve all problems, but in hindsight, it would have saved them 27 million."

So, does every business owner, regardless of the size of the business, now require a security guard to satisfy this duty?

50 posted on 07/31/2014 9:43:26 AM PDT by William Tell
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To: William Tell

Yes. If they want to operate in a dangerous environment.

Let me put it to you this way. You are out late at night in a bad neighborhood. You have every right to be there even though there is a strong chance you will be accosted. You also have a legal right to conceal carry for your protection and indeed your piece is oiled, clean and loaded.

Do you leave it at home knowing that if (when) something bad happens, you can always call the police?

If you would’t do that, if you would provide security for yourself, then why are you denying McDonalds the same opportunity to provide security under the same circumstances?


51 posted on 07/31/2014 9:53:33 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Citizen Zed

Just another case where the jury wanted to do something and looked around for the deepest pockets.


52 posted on 07/31/2014 10:45:50 AM PDT by wildbill (If you check behind the shower curtain for a murderer, and find one... what's your plan?)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Responsibility2nd said: "If you would’t do that, if you would provide security for yourself, then why are you denying McDonalds the same opportunity to provide security under the same circumstances?"

I think you have hit on why we disagree. I believe that it is the customer's duty to provide security and not the business. Even if the business disallows guns, the customer's duty to protect himself requires that he either ignore the prohibition or cease doing business where he cannot protect himself.

I don't see the moral or ethical mechanism that transfers the duty from the customer to the vendor.

53 posted on 07/31/2014 11:02:46 AM PDT by William Tell
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To: William Tell
I don't see the moral or ethical mechanism that transfers the duty from the customer to the vendor.

Neither did McDonalds. And because of that - they lost a $27,000,000.00 lawsuit.

54 posted on 07/31/2014 11:05:25 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Citizen Zed

This case misses the point. The true danger of McDonalds is not the character of its premises - it’s the content of the food. It’s sad to see so many corpulent, unhappy Americans flocking to McDonalds so that they can pay to be poisoned.


55 posted on 07/31/2014 11:09:12 AM PDT by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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To: BitWielder1

I guess McD’s franchises will just have to close early and no more late-night munchies for the pothead teens


56 posted on 07/31/2014 11:28:43 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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