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Complex Civil Litigation

• LEGA MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: LAW FIRM SANCTIONED FOR ACCUSING ADVERSARY OF LYING
• LIQUOR LAW LIABILITY/DRAMSHIP ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: TRIAL COURT'S DECISION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM FOR FAILURE TO PRODUCE EXPERT WITNESS REVERSED
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: NO DUTY OWED TO POTENTIAL BENEFICIARY UNDER STEP-MOM'S WILL WHOSE INTEREST ARE ADVERSE TO DECENDENT'S ESTATE
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• LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: REPRIMAND FOR LAWYERS WHO INDENTIFIED WIFE AS A BENEFICIARY IN CLIENT'S WILL

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• An article addressing Alternative Theories of Liability to Overcome the “No Duty to Control the Conduct of Another” Rule authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced litigation attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in litigation cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.
• NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD LAWYER IN BERGEN, PASSAIC AND MORRIS COUNTIES: THE ENFORCEABILITY OF OF AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE IN A CONSUMER FRAUD CASE
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN, PASSAIC AND MORRIS COUNTIES: CAN A CLIENT SUE AN ATTORNEY FOR AN IMPROVIDENT SETTLEMENT?
• CONSTRUCTION LAW IN BERGEN AND PASSAIC COUNTIES: THE DOCTRINE OF EQUITABLE SUBROGATION
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW IN BERGEN AND PASSAIC COUNTIES: CAN A LAW FIRM BE HELD VICARIOUSLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OF ITS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR?

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

FAVORABLE JUDGEMENT IN DRAM SHOP/LIQUOR LAW LIABILITY CASE

In this case, the defendant drunk driver (DWI/DUI) testified that he began drinking at one bar/restaurant where he consumed a few drinks and then proceeded to a second bar/restaurant that was the target defendant in the case. At this second bar/restaurant, the drunk driver consumed another 12 to 15 drinks. Shortly after leaving this second establishment, he was involved in the accident that produced our lawsuit.

At the time of the crash, the drunk driver's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was 0.195% as developed by a breath sample taken by local law enforcement agents. Our liability expert, Dr. John Brick, who is well known in this area of litigation, determined that the drunk driver's BAC at the time he was served by the second bar/restaurant was between 0.18% and 0.25% and that as a result, he was visibly intoxicated.

The only issue seriously considered by the trial court was whether the drunk driver's negligence could dilute the liability of the second bar/restaurant on New Jersey's Comparative Negligence Statute. On that issue, the trial court concluded that the drunk driver was so intoxicated that his freedom of choice was completely negated by the second bar/restaurant decision to serve him an alcoholic beverage while he was visibly intoxicated.

Awarded: Favorable Judgement

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