Defense Verdict in Liquor Liability-Negligent Security Lawsuit
The case was tried to a jury over four days in July. Melick & Porter successfully argued that the nightclub maintained adequate security, and that the plaintiff had not demonstrated that alternative security arrangements might have prevented the assault. The jury accepted these arguments, and that the plaintiff had failed to demonstrate that the nightclub knew, or should have known, that the other patron was intoxicated and presented a danger to others. The jury determined that the nightclub had not been negligent, and rendered a defense verdict.