<prompt> Human: My friend actually, this time is over in New York from another country. He went on to another bar when I went home and ended up losing his phone, getting punched, and with a credit card bill for just under 8k. Probably not in that order, but who knows.Obviously, it is his fault and he has no memory of signing for the cheque, which was mostly for the table of strangers drinks, but he admits he may well have. This is an insane amount and he got dumped with the bill when everyone else left. He has no contact details for any of the people whose drinks he ended up paying for.He was certainly of diminished mind but doesnt think he was coerced. Is there any recourse? Is it worth talking to the establishment to see if they will settle for half the bill still making a healthy profit?Thanks for any help  <response>: Whoops. I think hes probably on the hook for all of it. It was for actual services rendered, so the CC company wont care. The bar has no reason to give a discount--why would they?Thats an expensive life lesson right there. 