- This incident got us at the Law Offices of Anthony Carbone thinking. What happens if you were seriously injured in a bar or restaurant fight? Specifically, what legal action can you take?
New Jersey Law
Here we go. Someone who has been drinking too much just shoved someone. That person just smashed a bottle on the other person’s head. It’s like a chain reaction. People are going after each other. What’s the next move?
To prevent customers from sustaining a bar fight injury, the bouncers should intervene and safely separate those fighting. It’s the bouncer’s or other security personnel’s duty to respond quickly and break up the fight safely. When a bar fight injury occurs, premises liability law states the bar owner, the bouncers, and the rest of the establishment employees are held liable for the sustained injuries.
- Although it’s the bouncer’s duty to protect the bar and stop patrons’ disorderly behavior, they don’t have the same authority as police officers. If a bouncer goes too far, mishandling the situation to cause a patron(s) to sustain an injury even when they aren’t directly involved in the bar fight, the bouncer(s) are held responsible.
Documenting Bar Fights
Often, a bar’s insurance provider will not cover an incident if the person who caused the injury was an employee. If a bartender or server serves an overly intoxicated individual, and the customer injures another person after leaving the bar, the employee who served the alcohol will be held responsible for the injuries.
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