Some of the New Mexico
dram shop accident lawyers at the Fine Law Firm have been asked to lecture members of the bar on some of these topics.
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Defense of businesses in a wide variety of claims regarding negligent acts, including but not limited to construction site
accidents, food contamination cases, drowning cases and
dram shop cases, resulting in catastrophic injuries and death.
Many states have «
dram shop» laws or statutes which allow victims to pursue liability claims against establishments that provide the alcohol to drunk drivers who are involved in
accidents and cause injuries or other damage.
Too often, the victims of those
accidents and their family members feel they have no recourse; however, the Illinois
Dram Shop Act may provide an alternative to traditional parties available for recovery.
Our Belleville personal injury lawyers at Cates Mahoney, LLC can help you determine if a car
accident claim under the Illinois
Dram Shop Act would benefit you.
The
Dram Shop Act makes businesses that sell liquor responsible for certain drunk driving
accident cases.
Daniel L. Buckfire specializes in Michigan car
accident cases, no - fault insurance claims,
dram shop liability, and general negligence cases.
You don't have to be involved in an automobile
accident to sustain injuries that may be compensable under the
Dram Shop or Liquor Liability laws.
However, Florida's
Dram Shop Law (statute 768.125)-- created to protect third - parties such as restaurants, liquor stores, bars, clubs, and party hosts from being sued for giving a drunk driver alcohol — specifies two instances when a certain party other than the driver can be held partly liable for an alcohol - induced auto
accident:
New Jersey's
dram shop statute allows injured people to bring personal injury claims against establishments with alcohol serving licenses who serve alcoholic beverages to visibly drunk individuals and minors who later cause
accidents.
Many states recognize «
dram shop» claims, which allow injured people to sue the establishment that provided alcohol to a visibly intoxicated driver right before a drunk driving
accident.
Dram Shop laws hold the establishment partially responsible because they over-served the defendant who caused the
accident.
In some cases where an establishment over-serves alcohol to a customer who later causes an
accident, there may also be an avenue of recovery through what is called the «
Dram Shop» law.
Be it workers compensation or personal injury and wrongful death occurring outside the workplace, such as: car
accidents,
dram shop actions (where a bar or restaurant serves a customer to the point of legal intoxication), medical malpractice, defective products, construction
accidents, premises liability (e.g., slip and falls based on failure to provide a safe place to walk or play), or any other type of preventable injury or death.
Legal issues surrounding stadium
accidents can become complicated, especially when your injury was more than a simple slip and fall and the
Dram Shop Act, Baseball Facility Liability Act, or Hockey Facility Liability Act come into play.
Clark & Smith Law Firm LLC is an experienced personal injury practice with extensive experience in cases involving drunk driver
accidents,
dram shop liability and wrongful death.
$ 40,000,000 verdict — Automobile Liability /
Dram Shop — verdict for victim of an auto
accident which resulted in the death of two people after being served alcohol improperly by bar.
Indiana's
Dram Shop Act serves to hold an establishment financially liable when they serve a patron to the point of intoxication, and then that patron causes a car
accident.
Following the
accident, the plaintiff then brought suit against DLN Enterprises, Inc. («DLN»), which owns the Tavern, and Richard Smith, the sole shareholder of DLN, alleging claims under Georgia's
Dram Shop law, O.C.G.A. § 51-1-40, as well as negligent training and supervision claims.
Our
dram shop liability attorneys will thoroughly investigate your incident using professional investigators and
accident reconstruction specialists to determine the exact sequence of events, and how a negligent driver or assailant became drunk.
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Like many other states, New Mexico has a
dram shop law that governs certain types of alcohol - related
accidents.
However, the
dram shop law in Florida is limited.If the defendant is found under the age of 21 and post investigation it shows that the bar served liquor to the defendant, then, in this case, the bar is held responsible for the
accident along with the defendant for consuming alcohol under the required age.
For more information about
dram shop law time limits in a state other than Arizona or New Mexico, please contact our alcohol - related
accident lawyers today by calling toll - free (844) 977-1900, through our 24/7 live chat feature or by submitting an online case evaluation form.
Dram shop liability claims fall under civil law, which means that damages resulting from alcohol - related
accident claims are expressed in terms of financial compensation.
Under
dram shop law, in a case of an
accident, the licensed establishments are also held responsible for the
accident.
Susan M. Holden focuses on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, product liability,
dram shop liability, construction site, and automobile
accident insurance litigation.
Auto
accidents caused by drunk drivers may also lead to claims against bars for
dram shop violations.
The case doesn't limit the State's
Dram Shop laws in any way, only upholds a strong requirement of causation (i.e., that the restaurant's over-serving actually contributed to the
accident.)
These laws are called «
Dram Shop laws,» and they allow the victims of New Mexico drunk driving
accidents to sue the establishment that over served the person who caused the
accident.
If you want to speak to one of our auto
accident lawyers about your possible
dram shop law claim, please contact The Cochran Firm today for a free consultation or call 1-800-843-3476.
Under New Mexico's
Dram Shop laws, Madrid then sued the restaurant for damages, claiming that «in the hours before the
accident, Defendants served alcohol to Sanchez to the point of intoxication while he and Plaintiff were patrons at Defendants» restaurant.»