Sometimes, as in your case, Daniel, I fail dismally.

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It would sure seem like a new franchisee would be very careful not to allow anyone with a DUI to drive the company car???

Not knowing the circumstances, how can we know? Was Baxter working as Manager at this time and was she a driver out of this same Pizza shop?

Of course, wrongful death lawsuit awards are capped under most State Laws, aren’t they!

You’d think every pizza delivery franchisor would have safety procedures in place and documented – even if just to cover the franchisor’s legal butt. However, in this case, they probably didn’t.

But how could a delivery driver be allowed to drive drunk? I mean, this chick was so drunk someone called 9-1-1 before the accident to report her erratic driving. I mean, they have to return to pick up pies… no one noticed she was smashed?

I know the Pizza franchisors, when there is so much competition and such saturation of markets, do want their franchisees to provide delivery service but whether or not they mandate it, I’m not sure. I would imagine that if they mandate it as part of the contract, they would have to insert instructions in the manuals about the necessity of hiring good and safe drivers and of making backround checks to protect themselves from any vicarious liability in the event of a fatal accident in which a franchisee employee was found liable in the course of performing his job.

I think a Quiznos operator told me that “delivery service” was voluntary foir the franchisees and I’m sure that Quiznos corporate legal has checked the law to make sure that they won’t have any liability for accidents when employees of franchisees are found to be negligent and guilty of vehicular homicide.

Pizza can only be so good and just one night a week or every other week, from my point of view. I like it DeLuxe then —with everything piled on it!

The employee was already suspended and had ulterior motives for attacking his boss. Even the media outlet was a bit suspect in allowing manipulation of the story and the 300+ comments.

The untold story is that the former franchisee of the Lacey Pizza Time hired a delivery driver who proceeded to kill a father of four when delivering pizzas drunk. Why would Dan Butler – who had a DUI – even be working at this shop?

There’s a lawsuit over the wrongful death suit… which may be why the franchisor is hiding and the former franchisee sold quickly to the Benjamins.

An all around ugly story. Maybe this place is just cursed. Wonder if the pizza’s any good?

In fact, under the franchise contract they could probably just go in there and take that business away from the franchisees, if they were so inclined and weren’t afraid of a countersuit for unlawful termination.

Has this episode damaged the brand name and ruined the franchisee’s business?

I wouldn’t call Baxter a bonified whistleblower. He appears to be more like a bad employee who wanted to use the media to put pressure on his employer because he was mad at his employer.

He didn’t have to work in a cold environment. He could have quit if he didn’t like the punishment. There is probably no law in the state that requires employers to keep their workpaces at any certain temperature for the comfort of their employees.

Much ado about nothing! I think Workers Comp that his employer has paid for is generous and that this matter should be dropped in the interest of fairness to the franchisees, who, no doubt, are having a hard enough time trying to survive.