Client Stories: 2 Restaurants Pay a Very Steep Price for a Drunk Driving Accident that Injured a Child
In Spring 2020, a drunk driver changed one north Texas family's lives forever. A mother, father, and their 2-year-old son were driving home on a Monday evening, when at a non-descript intersection, a speeding drunk driver ran through a stop sign and t-boned their vehicle. As a result of the crash, the mother lost one...
We’re Relieved Someone is Trying to Hold Fuzzy’s Taco Accountable
Late last week, when we heard the news that the family of Alex Cervantes filed a lawsuit against Fuzzy's Taco for their alleged role in the officer's death, we were all relieved. I thought I'd take a moment to discuss why we're relieved and how this lawsuit is a win for the community. Before getting...
Can You Sue a Bar for Overserving in Texas?
Can a bar be held liable for a drunk driver? Yes, you can sue a bar for overserving a patron under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, also known as the Texas Dram Shop Act. To sue a bar for overserving, you must be able to show that the bar either overserved a customer or knew...
Is There a Downside to Record Alcohol Sales in Texas?
In May 2021, Texas bars, restaurants, and other licensed alcohol vendors sold $742,884,835 worth of beer, wine, and spirits. This eclipsed the previous record of $722 million in monthly sales from March 2019. Coupled with near-record sales in April 2021 ($689 million, the third-highest monthly sales on record), it certainly appears that Texas drank away...
One Danger to Police Officers Will Continue Until We Hold Bars Accountable
Mention police officers and drunk drivers in the same sentence, and I'll bet most people will assume that you're talking about the role that police play catching drunk drivers and protecting the public. What many people never consider is the threat that drunk drivers pose to the police. Given that the hours when most police...
It’s 2020: Why Doesn’t Texas Require Bars to Carry Liquor Liability Insurance?
Texas lawmakers and the public have to make a choice. Drunk driving accidents not only kill and maim, but they leave tremendous financial devastation in their wake. As a community, we must decide who bears that cost. Should drunk drivers and lawbreaking bars pay or victims and the general public? The answer seems obvious to me.
Client Stories: Big Trouble For Big House Burgers After Motorcyclist’s Death
This case involved a motorcyclist who was massively over-served by Big Mouth Burgers, a casual dining restaurant in Alice, TX, near Corpus Christi. After leaving the restaurant, he crashed his bike and sustained fatal injuries.
Client Stories: Driver Killed in Crash After Drinking at Burnhouse Bar
One such case involved a man who went out for a night of revelry at Burnhouse Bar in San Antonio, then crashed his car into another vehicle while driving back home.
Client Stories: Motorcyclist Injured by Drunk Driver Served at Wingstop
The events of this case occurred in May of 2019 in Odessa, TX. According to the police report, a 34-year old man was driving west in a stolen BMW 325i sedan when he failed to yield the right of way to a motorcycle while attempting a left turn. This led the BMW to strike the motorcycle, ejecting our client.
Client Stories: A Teen’s Life Cut Short By Adult Negligence
One such case involved a teenage boy who killed himself as a result of incredibly careless behavior by adults who allowed him access to both alcohol and a loaded firearm.
Alcohol Delivery and Texas Dram Shop Law
Just because people won't be dying in drunk driving wrecks related to illegal alcohol service, doesn't mean that alcohol-related deaths will necessarily decrease. In fact, such deaths may just shift from the highways to our homes.
Fatal Drunk Driving Accident, Midland, TX
What many think this way fail to realize about the law, and what's difficult for me to effectively convey in the spur of the moment, is that the overwhelming majority of family members pursuing wrongful death cases aren't terribly concerned about the money itself.
Attorney Michael Grossman Receives MADD Attorney Service Award
On April 17, 2019, Mothers Against Drunk Driving - North Texas honored Dallas dram shop attorney Michael Grossman with their Attorney Service Award.
Client Stories: Big City Wings Puts Young Woman in Peril at Work Outing
When bars decide to put their desire for alcohol revenues over fulfilling their obligation to public safety, it puts all of us at risk.
Grossman Law Offices Accepts Dram Shop Referrals Throughout the State of Texas
Grossman Law Offices has more experience litigating Texas Dram Shop cases than any other firm in the state. In fact, at any given moment, at least half of our firm's docket consists of Dram Shop cases. While we obtain some through other channels, the majority of these cases are referred to us by other firms...
Client Stories: Man Killed After Being Struck Head-on by Intoxicated Driver
The case we'll examine today involved a middle-aged man who died after his vehicle was struck by an intoxicated woman driving the wrong way down a highway in Fort Worth.
Attorney Michael Grossman Selected For MADD North Texas Advisory Board
The aspect I most enjoy about my job is that the people I work with are highly dedicated to helping our clients. Every lawyer, paralegal, researcher, mailroom clerk, and receptionist has, at one time or another, gone above and beyond to help a client with a personal matter or to help move their case closer...
Client Stories: Family Driving to Church Ripped Apart by Drunk Driver
One case our firm recently accepted vividly illustrates the tragic consequences that irresponsible establishments can unleash on ordinary people, as a family on its way to church lost its patriarch and several other members were badly injured.
Client Stories: Man Badly Hurt in Crash After Drinking at Two Bars
Finally, the objective of a dram shop claim isn't to get the drunk driver "off the hook" for their reckless actions. Not only will they still face appropriate criminal charges for DUI or DWI, but they're also held to their share of the blame in any civil action.
Client Stories: Intoxicated Boat Operator Causes Four Deaths in Collision
In this case, a man was operating a ski boat while intoxicated when it collided with a bass boat carrying several people. The collision led to the deaths of four people and severe injuries to several others.
