Politics & Government
Report: State Finds Bars Not Liable for Patrons’ Crashes In Dogfish Head Alehouse Case
The court ruled that Dogfish Head Alehouse is not liable for the death of a 10-year-old girl caused by one of its patrons, The Washington Post reported.
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled bars in the state are not liable for injuries caused by their patrons after they leave the establishment, The Washington Post reported.
The case stems from a 2008 incident in which a patron left the Dogfish Head Alehouse in Gaithersburg after ordering "17 beers and several drinks of hard liquor, including a shot of tequila and something called a lemon drop" and crashed his car into another on Interstate 270, killing a 10-year-old girl, according to the report.
The grandparents of the 10-year-old girl sued the Gaithersburg bar that served the driver 21 drinks, despite being clearly intoxicated.
Read the full story on The Washington Post.
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