Alcohol Sales and Service Liability Attorneys
Drunk drivers endanger us all. They cause horrific, tragic injuries and deaths to innocent people. One of the ways in which the law tries to prevent drunk drivers from being on our roads is to hold retail establishments, restaurants, and bars liable for selling or serving alcohol to people who appear to be intoxicated. Store clerks, bartenders, and servers are prohibited by statute and administrative regulation from selling or serving alcohol to any person who exhibits signs of intoxication. They are also prohibited from selling or serving alcohol to minors. When stores, restaurants, or bars sell or serve alcohol to a person who exhibits signs of being intoxicated or to minors, they can be held liable for the damages caused when that person causes a collision as a result of driving under the influence of alcohol.
The lawyers at SKWC have handled a number of cases against retail establishments, restaurants, and bars for selling or over-serving alcohol to people who are intoxicated. Our experience in this area gives us knowledge of the legal issues, investigative resources, and technical issues involved in this type of case.
Representative cases
$925,000 settlement in 2009 for a man whose leg was injured as a result of being struck in a parking lot by a woman who had been over-served alcohol at a bar.
Verdict for $6,149,641.34 in 1987 in Kittitas County Superior Court for alcohol over-serving and negligent entrustment of a vehicle. These actions caused a young mother to suffer a severe head injury.
$1,702,641 settlement from two of four defendants for a young woman hit by a drunk driver who had been over-served in a cocktail lounge and a liquor store.
$1,250,000 settlement in 1990 for paralysis caused by an auto collision after a mini-mart sold beer to minors.
