Bar / Club Liability

Currently, Florida law does a very poor job of making bars, clubs and restaurants    legally responsible for continuing to serve persons of lawful drinking age who are already drunk. Many such establishments are very careless in their serving practices because the law is so lax. While the failure to have  stronger laws in this area affords some protection to these potential defendants, some cases against bars, clubs and restaurants have been successful.

These situations include:

• If the bar willfully and unlawfully sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to any person who was not of lawful drinking age

• If the bar willfully and unlawfully sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to any person habitually addicted to the use of any or all alcoholic beverages.

Bars, Clubs and Restaurants which have been found liable for serving underage persons or known habitual drunks usually have a track record for facilitating such indiscretions. Evidence may possibly exist in the form of prior fines or other legal documentation relating to a pattern of history of the establishment but a lawyer experienced at digging up such evidence is essential.

While it is often difficult and time consuming to prove the liability of a Bar for the actions of a patron who has been served too much alcohol, it has been successfully accomplished throughout the state of Florida by lawyers who have a real interest in such cases.

Florida law also imposes civil liability for damages on ANYONE over the age of 18 who allows a house party at a residence they own or control where reasonable steps are not taken to prevent alcohol and drug use by persons under the age of 21.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of a drunk driving crash, we encourage you to contact attorney Diego C. Asencio today at (561) 844-0840 for a free, confidential consultation regarding your legal rights and options.
 

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