Overservice of Alcohol ("Dram Shop") Liability Archives

Drunk Man Bounced from Bar Assaults Woman in Downtown Seattle

A man drank great quantities of alcohol of various kinds after work on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Later, he and a companion ended up at The Triple Door bar in downtown Seattle. The man recalls that he was drunk when he arrived and that he had some more to drink at The Triple Door, but […]

Overservice of Alcohol Claim

This firm was NOT involved in this case. Early on March 31, 2005, a drunk driver crashed her car into two parked cars after a night of drinking. As a result another woman was seriously injured.

Washington Supreme Court Rules on “Dram Shop” Case

The Washington Supreme Court recently rendered a decision in a case concerning liability for over serving alcohol. In Washington commercial sellers of alcoholic beverages may be liable for damages to a third party suffered at the hands of a drunk driver on a theory of negligent over service of a person apparently under the influence […]