David and J.D. Marsh settled a case for the family of a woman who died driving drunk. The driver’s blood alcohol level at the time of her death was .324. The case was against the bar that continued to serve the woman alcohol despite her obvious intoxication. The driver was served between 6 and 10 shots of Fireball as well as at least two 20 ounce beers during a period of time slightly more than an hour. This was a violation of company policies and state law. Surveillance video showed two bar employees assisted the driver out the door and helped put her in her car to drive.
Alabama’s Unique Rule for Defective Products
A Product Liability Framework Unique to Alabama Alabama takes a genuinely different approach to defective product claims than most other states, one built around a doctrine found nowhere else in the country. Understanding how this framework actually works matters...