Case Archives: Liquor Servers Liability

Christopher v. Father’s Huddle Cafe, Inc. et al., 57 Mass. App. Ct. 217 (2003)

The verdict, which included punitive damages against the bar and its management company for failure to provide adequate security, was upheld on appeal.  The verdict was reached after a patron died off the premises of the bar, as a result of the inadequate security measures..

Dimond v. Sacilotto, 353 Mass. 501 (1968)

A Liquor liability case in which a bar was serving alcohol to a minor.

Liquor liability against Chinese restaurant

Settlement received for multiple fractures. Chinese restaurant served 5-6 “Naked Barbies” to a patron who subsequently crashed SUV into 18-year-old plaintiff’s car.

Liquor liability causes death of father of unborn child

Settlement reached between family of driver and the bar where he had been drinking.

Liquor server’s liability

Settlement against bar that over-served patron to intoxication who drove a short distance from bar and collided with plaintiff’s car. Drunken patron had .27 BAC.

Recovery under Massachusetts’ liquor liability law for family of man killed in single car accident

Significant recovery for the widow and family of a man who died in a single car accident as a passenger in his friend’s vehicle. The driver of the car was intoxicated at the time of the accident, and had been drinking at a bar near the accident site. Sugarman attorneys brought claims on behalf of the widow and family against the driver and the establishment, under Massachusetts’ liquor liability law, alleging that the driver was negligent and that the bar had over-served him.