Gothamist: Man Sues MSG For Overserving Drunk Driver

gothamistgal

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:44:36 -0500

"Perhaps we can force bars to hire personnel to perform a breathalyzer on all patron exiting the premises. If they fail, they can not leave till they pass." Yeah, good luck getting THAT one to happen. Bars would be out of business.

aypianoman

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:57:01 -0500

I used to bartend in Massachusetts, and there, this is a no-brainer that MSG would be liable. In fact, how's this for annoying laws in MA: If someone comes into my bar, already visibly drunk and I refuse to serve him and kick him out and he goes out and hurts someone, I'm just as liable as the first bartender who served him. I would need to do everything within "reasonable power" to keep him inside until I either alert authorities or he sobers up. But yeah -- the MSG case in MA would be a slam dunk (pun intended) for the plaintiff.

iralarry

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:19:51 -0500

Albert Sharpton above-ASS. I don't get it. People go out to drink and they get intoxicated in public. I thought public intoxication was illegal. If one serves beverages to the extent that they foster public intoxication. why is there no culpability? How can we as a society blame one for the actions of an intoxicated buffoon if we legally allow the circumstances by which he became intoxicated? We are a hypocritical society which need to get is priorities together. Perhaps we can force bars to hire personnel to perform a breathalyzer on all patron exiting the premises. If they fail, they can not leave till they pass. We create our own problems. Very sad. I hope Carlos Zelayo gets every penny. No amount of money can turn back the clock. Selling alcohol in public venues and then blaming the drunk on his actions is like blaming gun sellers for selling guns to people who use them inappropriately. Hey, you know, that is exactly what happens, so what is the difference?

Albert Sharpton

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:40:49 -0500

how come this mexican only had one kid? where are the rest?

Jerky

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:14:01 -0500

I call bullsh*it. This isn't a local corner bar, where the bartender might have watched this guy from start to finish; this is f*in MSG, where he was just one of thousands of drunken fools. Its entirely his own fault, plus the fact of the 2-hour time delay, plus the 6-pack in the car, etc... The point of the justice system isn't to sue the person with the biggest pockets just because you can (despite what you may see on TV or your sleazy lawyer may tell you).

Novanglus

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:15:14 -0500

Why, Peter? As for this case, it just doesn't seem as if MSG is really responsible, as I don't think there's a way to know how much the guy drank at MSG, and he seems to have continued drinking after the game anyway.

Peter

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:32:45 -0500

It's too bad there's no legal theory under which Dolan could be held criminally responsible.