Mom's fault or zoo's fault?

[sockgirl77]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/0...uling-death-2-year-old-son/?intcmp=latestnews

UFB. The parents should not have gotten a dime.

 

[RoseRed]

UFB. The parents should not have gotten a dime.

I agree.

 

[Roman]

Next thing you know, you'll have to sign a waiver before entering the Zoo.

 

[MarieB]

Some people had complained about other parents doing the same and about the exhibit being so open. Those complaints were discussed during zoo committee meetings. Since this is a civil suit and not a criminal one, that probably made the difference

 

[Rommey]

UFB. The parents should not have gotten a dime.

It only said that they settled...doesn't necessarily mean they got any money out of it.

 

[sockgirl77]

It only said that they settled...doesn't necessarily mean they got any money out of it.

If they did not get any money then the lawsuit would have been dropped, not settled.

 

[Pushrod]

You know our tort laws are not working fairly when a business has to settle a lawsuit where they are clearly not culpable just to avoid having to pay the outrageous price to defend themselves. The laws should allow for the business' that wins a lawsuit brought against them to recover the costs of their defence from those who sued them.

 

[MarieB]

You know our tort laws are not working fairly when a business has to settle a lawsuit where they are clearly not culpable just to avoid having to pay the outrageous price to defend themselves. The laws should allow for the business' that wins a lawsuit brought against them to recover the costs of their defence from those who sued them.

I'm not sure that I agree with that. If it is deemed to be a frivolous claim then yes, but ....