In Orlando, Florida, relatives of an Irish woman who was killed in an automobile accident that was caused by her drunken boyfriend filed a lawsuit against the company that rented them the car. The lawsuit alleged the company was negligent because it "either knew or should have known about the unique cultural and ethnic customs existing in Ireland, which involve the regular consumption of alcohol at pubs as a major component to Irish social life."

The family's lawyer, John Stemberger, later said he planned to file an amended lawsuit that retracted this line of argument, focusing instead on the different driving conditions in Ireland and the United States—presumably including which side of the road is proper.

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