True dat. The bottom line is that for the average joe/jane, the only recourse you have in a lot of cases is through a contingency fee tort attorney. And they're not stupid. They don't take cases if there isn't:
1. a good case on the facts and law
2. significant damages
3. a defendant who can pay
I doubt the family of the deceased could recover here. He's of age and capable of making his own decisions. Now as for the poor woman who struck him ...
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