We’ve all been to a bar and saw someone who was absolutely smashed get served yet another drink. What happens when they end up hurting someone? In Ohio, a person may only bring a lawsuit against a bar owner for injuries resulting from the acts of an intoxicated person in very limited circumstances.

First, a bar owner is liable for injuries to others that occur inside the bar — or in its parking lot — as a result of the owner or employee’s negligence in serving alcohol.

Next, a bar owner is liable for injuries to others that occur away from the bar — either on Ohio’s roadways or elsewhere — if they knowingly sold alcohol to a noticeably intoxicated person and that person’s intoxication caused the injury.

If you have questions about personal injury claims please contact Scott for a no cost, no obligation consultation and case evaluation.