I think that it is the restaurant's job to control the drinking if they are providing the alcohol. On the other hand $39 mil. is ridiculous. I believe that that judgment amount will be overturned on appeal. Moist headline judgment amounts are. If not, Outback will negotiate it out with the people. "We can fight this to the Supreme Court and take years to do so, or we can give you $5mil. now - your choice". If not, guess what, restaurants will just stop selling booze. We don't want that now do we?
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