Florida’s dram shop law, codified in F.S. 768.125<\/a><\/em>, severely limits the circumstances under which injured third parties can recover damages from bars, restaurants and other establishments that serve patrons long past the point of impairment. When these patrons then get behind the wheel and cause an accident, those bars and restaurants usually aren’t liable.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n There are two primary exceptions:<\/p>\n In a recent case before Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal, drunk driving injury victims argued the law should also be applicable to an establishment that assumes responsibility to stop patrons from getting behind the wheel drunk and then failing to do so.<\/p>\n Plaintiffs in De La Torre v. Flannigan’s Enterprises, Inc<\/a><\/em>. relied heavily on the “undertaker’s doctrine.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Florida Supreme Court has used the Second Restatement of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Florida’s dram shop law, codified in F.S. 768.125, severely limits the circumstances under which injured third parties can recover damages from bars, restaurants and other establishments that serve patrons long past the point of impairment. When these patrons then get…<\/span><\/p>\n\n