O'Gara v. Alacci
Sep 30, 2009OUTCOME: Case settled with plaintiff
The plaintiff was crossing a highway on foot while intoxicated when struck by the defendant's vehicle. The defendants started a third-party dram shop action against the bar where the plaintiff was dri ... nking before the accident seeking contribution for any negligence attributed to the defendant. On appeal, the defendants successfully reinstated the third-party dram shop action in a case of first impression in New York's Second Department. The case decision can be found at: http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2009/2009_06668.htm. The case was also reported on the front page of the New York Law Journal on September 28, 2009 and the Decision of the Day on September 29, 2009.
