Comments on: Farmers market victims can sue Santa Monica

By: May 28 roundup

May 28 roundup — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:08:21 +0000

[…] City of Santa Monica and other defendants will pay $21 million to wrap up lawsuits from elderly driver’s 2003 rampage through downtown farmers’ market [L.A. Times; earlier] […]

By: Farmers Markets

Farmers Markets — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:43:20 +0000

Glad to see the city is being held accountable for its negligence. Banks install these barricades for obvious reasons, who would have thought people are more valuable then paper money?

By: Anonymous Attorney

Anonymous Attorney — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:10:22 +0000

Should the AARP be included as a defendant? Or whoever it is that blocks states from even mild attempts to keep old and incompetent drivers off the road? This is a classic case of a powerful lobby that is unconcerned about externalities.

By: OBQuiet

OBQuiet — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:54:01 +0000

I wonder how this would not make cities in CA liable for ANY traffic accidents in public areas.

If it had been a nut with a gun walking around shooting, would the city be liable?

By: Bob Smith

Bob Smith — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:37:44 +0000

I don’t get it. Isn’t licensing and testing drivers the state’s job, not Santa Monica’s?