Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”CAN A POLICE OFFICER SUE A BAR OVER INJURY BY A PATRON?
UPDATE We all know that one can make a claim under the Dram Shop Act if a bar serves a visibly intoxicated person and that person causes injury to another. The classic case is when a bar serves a visibly intoxicated patron who then goes out and gets into his car and severely injures or […]
WHY ARE INSURANCE COMPANIES SO AFRAID OF DRUNK DRIVING CASES?
The short answer why is because Insurance Companies know that a Jury may get very upset with someone who is drunk and gets behind the wheel and hurts someone. They fear a jury may want to send out a message with a very high award to let people know drinking and driving is not acceptable. […]
PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHAT ARE THEY?
Punitive damages are punishment damages that are added on top of the victims actual damages to deter the offender from doing the activity in the future. If a person drives drunk and injures another she can be responsible for the victims injuries. In addition, since society doesnt want people driving drunk the jury can tag […]
PRESIDENT OBAMA THE WAR PRESIDENT
I really admire Presicent Obama. I think he has made some courageous calls during his presidency. But for the life of me I cant see how he let himself get so boxed in on the SYRIA issue. Quite frankly I think he is dead wrong on wanting to bomb Syria. It just isnt vital to […]
SENDING TEXT MESSAGES TO A DRIVER
It gets worse. A New Jersey Court has ruled you can be on the hook if you send a text to a person you know is driving a car and that person gets in a wreck while reading your text! I do not see any reason why a Pennsylvania Court will not rule the same […]
TEXTING AND DRIVING
If all the safety concerns raised about texting and driving aren’t enough to get you to stop doing it consider this: You can be hit with Punitive Damagesfor texting and driving. Why is that important? Because your insurance company will not pay a nickel for any punitive damage claim against you. That means you are […]
CRIMINAL LAW AND DUI CASES: What is new in DUI cases?
The Pa. Superior Court is set to rule soon on the accuracy of certain Breathalyzer machines, which are used to test the amount of alcohol in a persons body. A lower Court ruled that certain breathalyzers are scientifically unreliable. Why this is important is that there are hundreds of cases out there that are using […]
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Dram Shop Cases: What happens next?
Next the Lawyer should open up an estate for the deceased person. Legally any case against the Bar has to be brought in behalf of the estate of the decedent. This just involves a trip down to the Courthouse for the person who is going to act on behalf of the estate. The Lawyer will […]
HAPPY LABOR DAY
to all my readers! Dram Shop Cases: What if someone dies? If someone dies due to a Dram Shop violation, the first thing the Lawyer must do is get an investigator out to the Bar to find out who was there on the night in question and what do they remember. Was the person showing […]