Texas man RM23.3m richer after suing eatery... for serving him alcohol
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — A Texas man has been awarded US$5.5 million after he filed a suit against a restaurant-cum-bar for over-serving him alcohol.reported that Daniel Rawls from Andrews filed the negligent suit on May 17 claiming La Fogata Mexican Grill overserved him which caused him to get injured in an altercation with another customer.
The Andrews County 109th District Court ruled in Rawls’ favor in a default judgment, as the owner of La Fogata did not respond to the suit or attend the hearing. According to the suit, Rawls got involved in a fight with another customer Robert Henrickson at the parking lot after drinking at La Fogata on May 21, 2019.
The lawsuit states La Fogata, its owner Lourdes Galindo and an unknown bartender are responsible for the injury because they allowed the two men to drink excessively and leave the restaurant together. In the suit, Rawls had claimed that the bartender, identified in the suit as John and/or Jane Doe, was not adequately trained by Galindo to detect when patrons had been overserved.
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