To what extent is a nightclub/bar liable for the well being of an intoxicated patron that they eject?
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To what extent is a nightclub/bar liable for the well being of an intoxicated patron that they eject?
A family member was in a popular nightclub. They were given drinks continually by the staff even after members of their party told staff to not do it any more. The patron was then ejected from the club for being too. The pushed the intoxicated person into 30 degree weather without any of their winter clothing or being left in the care of any of the other people in their party. The intoxicated patron, alone, then wondered off into the city and wound up bloodied and injured in the emergency room.
Asked on November 1, 2011 under Personal Injury, New York
Answers:
Michael D. Siegel / Siegel & Siegel, P.C.
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
They have significant liability under the law if the facts are the way you stated it.
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