Tag Archives: dram shop

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 […]

Budget Truck Rental Sued Over Driver High on Meth

Our firm was not involved in the litigation discussed in this article. A man smoked methamphetamine at 5:00 a.m. At about 2:00 p.m. he rented a truck from Budget. The following afternoon he ran over a woman in a crosswalk. At the scene an officer observed the driver exhibiting symptoms of methamphetamine use: fast […]

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 […]

Liability for Injuries for Serving Alcohol

Prior to 1955 Washington had a “Dramshop Act” which provided a civil cause of action to injury victims who were injured by an intoxicated person against any person who, by providing intoxicating liquors, caused the intoxication. [1] In 1955, the Legislature repealed that act. [2] Under current law [3] liability may not apply for serving […]