That isn’t meant to be a sarcastic title, you really do have to love the American legal system and the ability of anyone (including non-citizens it seems) to get justice. What you have to hate, however, are the money grubbing scoundrels who take advantage of it.
First it was the idiot who spilled hot coffee on his own lap and decided to sue McDonald’s over it. Now it’s the family of a Tongan Prince and Princess that were killed in an accident on a San Francisco area freeway. The royalty were in the Explorer pictured when it rolled over after the driver tried to avoid the speeding car of Edith Delgado. Delgado, a dumb-ass in every sense, was driving her late 90’s Mustang recklessly and witnesses say she was racing another vehicle. She cut across a lane and side swiped the Explorer carrying the royal family from the small island nation. The driver of the Explorer, also killed, presumably turned the wheel hard and the SUV flipped.
Delgado, a 19 year old high-school grad, is charged with vehicular manslaughter and clearly has a bleak future. She has admitted some fault in the accident, and there seem to be plenty of witnesses willing to come forward to testify against her.
However, 19 year old high-school students don’t have deep pockets. So who do the attorneys go after next? Yup, Ford. The lawyers for the Tongan royalty have filed a suit, on behalf of the son and daughter of the prince and princess, alleging Ford was negligent in selling the Explorer because they knew of its roll over tendency.
This is a tragic accident, and our condolences to the family and nation of Tonga, but this lawsuit is garbage. The US needs some serious legal system reform (learn about and support Tort Reform). You should not be able to sue a company just because their product was happens to be involved in an accident, and the real guilty party doesn’t have any money. Secondly, let’s at least agree that you need be a US citizen before you are allowed to even file an idiotic suit like this.
The full story in the SF Examiner.
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