Folks, the lawsuit is not about financial gain or assessing blame. As has been stated by the Harringtons, and others, it is a tool to keep avenues to information open that was about to expire.
These people are not looking to assess blame or gain financially. They want to find the scum that killed their daughter.
Of course its about money and laying blame on someone. If they wanted to keep avenues of information open they should have told the truth about what they knew that night and perhaps it might have triggered a memory in someone that could have provided info vital information.
Morgan had been to concerts before and knew the re-entry policy. She also had to know if you're going to party you don't leave the venue and your friends and go wandering in isolated areas by yourself. One friend might be stupid enough not to be concerned that she was wandering around outside and couldn't be reached by phone. But all 3 of her friends not panicking no way. IMO the Harringtons are in denial and this wasn't unusual behavior for Morgan or they would be suing her close friends who abandoned her that night.
There is too much background stuff that doesn't make sense and I say that only because the Harringtons hired a PR firm and answer questions with carefully chosen words. I cannot get past her mother writing this bizarre poetry talking about her daughter being raped and her bones shattered and running her fingers thru her empty eye sockets....but the cause of death won't be released "out of respect for the family".
How Morgan died is important if they want help finding answers. If there's a nut running around with a chainsaw that might get someone questioning similar interests of someone they know and calling that in to the PD. (Sorry for the extreme example). Gil claims Morgan was raped and savagely beaten but the cause of death is a secret? What?
I admire them for taking a stand on women's safety but do not respect for them for not dealing with the whole issue (IMO). I think its possible Morgan did OD and was hanging out with people and either wandered off or her body was left there. Homicide would cover ending up dead in a field miles away from where you were last seen whether someone panicked that you died or someone purposely attacked and killed you.
And I mean no disrespect to Morgan. I think she was young, vivacious, intelligent and interested in art and music and the culture around it. Partying is a common aspect. But when better to rebel but while temporarily away from home and you can fall back on your parents for support and help.
Now get your rocks ready....
I hope the Harringtons can be proud of Morgan for who she was...good and bad, and not feel the need to sanitize her as if she were striving for sainthood. Well-to-do white influential families do actually have kids who experiment with drugs and alcohol and it would be a great thing to break the stereotype of hiding the bad stuff. Alcohol (and likely drugs) were the catalyst that started this tragic evening in motion. I hope they can reach out to those other influential wealthy families who likely are going thru the same stuff with their kids. You may not change kids partying but you will leave an impression of what horrible things can happen and the trouble you can get into because kids party to be happy and forget to think safely. And that extends to the friends around you who may be forced at some point to drag you away from a situation that they sense is unsafe. You always need the designated thinker.
now for my tirade./
I wish the Harringtons would just go away and mourn quietly and unpublically (My preference). But if they cant do that then please step up to the plate and open your heart to fully help others. I think this would be something Morgan would teach. The most horrible think that will happen to you (Gil and Dan) is that people will see you as human and less than perfect (perfect does not exist) but as people who are reachable to others the same your situation. Educate and be compassionate to others as Morgans passing has taught to to feel and and relate to others so they will not see this tragic fate. / end of rant
This is all my opinion based on my life experience (not heading towards sainthood) and how i have (amazingly) lived through it all. I see signs in Morgans life of trying to keep her off those questionable paths. Maybe Morgans life was meant to teach others these basic safety concepts for yourself and among your friends.