http://www.hundleylaw.com Trial and Appellate Litigation Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:55:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.hundleylaw.com/2010/03/simmons-v-homatas/ http://www.hundleylaw.com/2010/03/simmons-v-homatas/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:36:35 +0000 HLG http://www.hundleylaw.com/?p=167 Simmons v. Homatas, No. 108108 (March 18, 2010) The Illinois Supreme Court held that a BYOB strip club that placed an intoxicated patron into his car after ejecting him from the club could not benefit from the liability shield of the the dram shop act and would be held accountable for a duty of care [...]]]> Simmons v. Homatas, No. 108108 (March 18, 2010) The Illinois Supreme Court held that a BYOB strip club that placed an intoxicated patron into his car after ejecting him from the club could not benefit from the liability shield of the the dram shop act and would be held accountable for a duty of care in its role in causing the driver’s collision 15 minutes later. The club’s personnel brought the driver’s car around, opened driver’s side door, and told them to leave. The subsequent collision killed the driver’s passenger and also other vehicle’s passenger and her unborn child.

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