Posts Tagged ‘dramshop’
Family Sues Hazelwood Missouri Tavern over Son’s Death in Drunk Driving Accident
On the evening of February 5, two cars were involved in a head-on collision in the southbound lanes of I-255. The driver of one car, Tawanda Jackson, 32, her son, 9-year-old Arnold J. “Jay” Jackson and passenger Jon L. Moss, 28, were all killed upon impact while Jackon’s 11-year-old daughter, Takia, was seriously injured. The…
Read MoreOttawa Man Obtains Dramshop Liability Verdict Against Godfrey Tavern
Roper’s Regal Beagle lost a case against an Ottawa, IL resident who sought damages for injuries sustained in a bar fight. Represented by WWF&G Attorney Michael P. Glisson, plaintiff James Ceja received a $35,000 verdict from the Madison County jury in last week’s dramshop case. According to the Madison/St. Clair Record, the award covered $24,000…
Read MoreSt. Louis Tavern and Off-Duty Police Officer Settle Drunk Driving Suit
O’Leary’s Bar and Restaurant in St. Louis and a Sunset Hills police officer have settled a drunk driving, dramshop and wrongful death case out of court. A car accident caused by the suspended police officer killed the other car’s four passengers instantly and seriously injured the driver. The accident, which occurred in March of 2009,…
Read MoreTen-Pin Lounge and Woodstock Lounge in Alton, Illinois Sued for Drunk Driving Deaths
Two Alton, Illinois bars are facing dramshop lawsuits after a man from Hardin died in a drunk driving auto accident. A lawsuit filed on behalf of the deceased man has named Woodstock Lounge and Ten-Pin Lounge in downtown Alton partially responsible under dramshop laws for the fatal accident by allegedly serving the drunken driver–a man…
Read MoreHardin, Illinois Bar Faces Trial in Dramshop Lawsuit
A drunken bar fight in Hardin, Illinois that allegedly caused a customer to become injured has led to a dramshop lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed in the Calhoun County, Illinois circuit court by WWF&G attorney Michael P. Glisson, claims that the liquor served by the bar caused one of its patrons to become drunk and disorderly.…
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