The club, Riley's Show Bar on Fulton Industrial Boulevard in southwest Atlanta, defaulted when its lawyer apparently failed to confirm his answer was properly e-filed with the court, and the case was tried on damages only. The son and husband of the woman killed in the wreck were represented by W. Pitts Carr and Alex Weatherby of Carr & Weatherby. That women's mother, who was injured in the crash, was represented by Matt Dwyer of the Dwyer Law Group and Winston Briggs of the W. Winston Briggs Law Firm. Riley's lawyer, Roswell solo James Cline,  According to the lawyers and court filings, the young woman who caused the wreck, Shanieca Waters, was noticeably intoxicated when she was served and later left the club on the night of March 28, 2016. Waters was traveling at a “grossly excessive” rate of speed when her Dodge Magnum hit a Toyota Sequoia driven by Pamela Sitton, 51, who died. Her mother Julie Pugh, then 74, was seriously injured and her son, Christian Sitton, then 14, suffered a broken finger and lacerations to his hand.   Waters was charged with vehicular homicide, possession of cocaine, underage driving under the influence and serious injury by vehicle. Her criminal case is still pending. Briggs said the Toyota flipped twice before coming to a rest on its side, with Pugh hanging by her seat belt looking down at her dying daughter. Pugh suffered a “myriad of injuries,” including a broken neck and internal damage to her colon, liver and heart. She incurred more than $1 million in medical bills for multiple surgeries and rehabilitation. “She's still got some permanent problems. She's 76 now, but she's pretty spry and doing well now,” he said.    In September 2016, Pugh and Sitton's husband, Tom Sitton, sued Riley's and its corporate parent, Ceeda Enterprises, in Fulton County State Court for negligence and violation of Georgia's Dram Shop Act. The lawyers said there were negotiations with the driver's insurance but that the issue of the club's insurance was never clear. “I don't think we ever made a demand, and they made a very small offer,” Carr said. “We just felt like the best course of action was to proceed to trial,” Briggs said. The plaintiffs filed for and were granted a default judgment when Riley's failed to timely respond to the suit. According to his motion to open default, Cline filed Riley's response the day before it was due but “failed to press the 'submit' button” on the eFileGA.com website. He also mailed a paper copy the next day. It was only after he received the motion for default that Cline realized his response had not been filed. He contacted eFileGa and was told his response had only been saved in the system as a “draft.” Judge Wesley Tailor declined to open default ruling, among other things, that a “case of excusable neglect has not been made out” to justify such a ruling. During a two-day damages-only, the plaintiffs' said they presented medical records, the autopsy report, before-and-after photos and testimony from the family.    The defense did not put up any witnesses, Carr said, and neither Waters nor anyone from Riley's appeared at trial. On Tuesday, the jury took about 2½ hours to award $27,091,054 in damages, including $14 million for the life of Pamela Sitton; $3,007,379 to her estate for funeral expenses and pain and suffering; $8,083,674 to Julie Pugh; and $2 million to Tom Sitton as the guardian of Christian Sitton. Afterward, the lawyers said, jurors were willing to discuss the case. “They were all very eager to talk,” said Briggs. “I think they were very sympathetic toward the family and what they've gone through.” Asked about the chances of collecting on the hefty judgment, Briggs said they were “unclear. We've got to go turn over some rocks.”