Posted On: June 29, 2005, 9:56 am CDT

Posted By: TK

This settlement is ridiculous, and those of you who think "this is what insurance is for" is poorly educated. Some doctors can't even afford to practice because this insurance costs so much, which is due to absurd settlements like this. I agree that the parents have probably been absent in this kids life, and of course now they are completely distraught over this. Of course that is speculation, but what isn't speculation is that they are paying the parents the $1.8M this kid would have earned in his lifetime. This kid was not supporting anyone, and our parents rarely see any of our money, so why do his parents deserve to receive his lifetime earnings? This kid's death was not caused by an accident, it was something he chose to do, and unfortunately he wasn't able to be saved. Also, how do we know the doctor was able to tell he had swallowed 300 aspirin? Was the kid concious enough to be able to tell the pill count to the doctor? This doctor did his job, and because the people on the jury played on the emotional aspect of the case and not the facts, another person was handed money which was not deserved.