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ok its a civil case not criminal so the bar is not liable. period.
In a civil suit could it be argued that the bar and the bartender or waitress who served her were negligent. yes.
But The burden of proof is going to be rather high because to prove negligence she will have to prove that whoever served her kept serving her after they KNEW her to be intoxicated, and even then the jury is likely to find that she is the one who bears full responsibility, even though she might argue diminished capacity.
I think its a chickenshit manuever to be sure but it has been successful on occassion. It still won't erase her criminal charge or get her aquitted.
her only hope is monetary damages...and thats gonna be a real crapshoot...no lawyer but a really hungry one would risk taking THAT on contingency....its probably a loser.
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It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz.
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