Drunk driving kills someone every 39 minutes on America’s roadways.
Too often, innocent people suffer the consequences.
In some cases, the answer leads back to a restaurant or bar. Alcohol may have continued to be served after a customer showed visible signs of intoxication.
A alcohol liability and dram shop expert witness may examine what happened inside that restaurant or bar before the crash, injury, or other serious incident.
Dram Shop Expert Witness and Alcohol Overservice
There are several critical questions that could make a difference in your dram shop or alcohol liability case:
- Did the customer show signs of visible intoxication?
- Did employees recognize those signs?
- Did employees continue serving alcohol?
- Was management aware of the customer?
- Were alcohol service procedures followed?
- Was the restaurant or bar even aware of what the industry standards were?
All too often, the answers show employees & management operating well below the industry standards & standard of care.
Recognizing Signs of Visible Intoxication
Restaurant and bar employees should understand the 99+ signs of visible intoxication.
For example, intoxication may cause changes in speech, balance, coordination, behavior, or judgment. (We wrote a whole book about it available on Amazon)
However, recognizing the signs is only part of the issue.
Employees must also know what to do next.
That is why alcohol server training and management oversight can become important parts of a dram shop investigation.
Alcohol and Dram Shop Cases Involve More Than Drunk Driving
Alcohol-related restaurant and bar incidents often involve more than vehicle crashes.
They also involve brutal bar fights, assaults, security incidents, and other serious, life-changing … or life-ending injuries.
As a result, a alcohol liability or dram shop expert witness may evaluate the alcohol service and restaurant operations that occurred before an incident.
Often, the analysis comes down to several important issues.
Want to know what the rest of them are?
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