Top tier lawyer, I see.
Based on what I’ve read about this the contributory negligence was considerable.
CC
There’s a hint of Darwinism in this tale.
Play stupid games, your survivors collect Cha-Ching!
Cute baby. Too bad his late mother was guilty of dumbassery in the first degree. California is a comparative negligence state. I think the wrongful death heirs may have a bit of a problem with the effect of genius’ actions. They’ll get something. I predict $150-250K settlement. Under California’s wrongful death laws, the boyfriend cannot get anything for her death. There’s still too many sane people in San Diego to risk putting this in front of a jury.
Dead from stupid.
The ball park can’t fix stupid.
Can’t wait to hear how this was the fault of Petco Park. Like the grandfather who hoisted his granddaughter out the window of a cruise ship, sometimes it’s hard to measure the stupid.
Her fault. No one else.
There is witness testimony that she was dancing and jumping with her child on the bench next to the railing. It wouldn't surprise me if there is also testimony that she had been drinking. If true, her degree of negligence should be deemed to be pretty high compared to Petco's.
Interestingly, the baby's estate could and likely will sue both his mother and Petco for negligence. That claim would not be limited under the comparative negligence rules because a two-year old cannot be legally negligent.
Some people get Crazy-Drunk after a rather small amount of alcohol. If you’re one of those people, you would know it by age 40. She shouldn’t have been doing what what she was doing. The toddler lost his life due to what appears to be somebody acting stupid. There are no grounds for a lawsuit.
I think the kid jumped because his mother didn’t name him Dewayne.