I feel bad for their loss, but this sort of thing really angers me... the parents need to take responsibility for their own choices! Who bought the ATV? Who allowed the boy to ride it? There is a reason this is called an accident... you can't fix stupid by giving them money they don't deserve.

Mark: I'm not sure of the amount of money being excessive although it does seem like a lot for loss of one eye. I suspect the injuries include brain damage which would account for the settlement in the millions. While I don't want to argue with your point about the parent's taking responsibility for what they child is doing or awarding millions of dollars where it's not deserved I don't believe this news post explains all of the boy's damages or talks enough about the theory of liability or who was sued. For instance was the supervising adult, the ATV manufacturer or someone else sued? I can't tell from the report. So while I don't disagree with your point there is more to know than meets the eye. Maybe Chuck would follow-up with another post that more fully explains the above. Good comment though.