So the club did sue the waiter as reported, but then had second thoughts after the publicity went against them.
That's different from saying they didn't sue their waiter.
None of this was in the original story at the link at the top.
-PJ
More, diff source.
That lawsuit had already made local headlines, but on Monday, the club in Demarest responded with a surprising move of its own: Its now suing its own employee the waiter who allegedly spilled the wine in the latest legal development after a dinner gone downhill.
https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2019/11/12/handbag-wine-spill-country-club-waiter
“So the club did sue the waiter as reported, but then had second thoughts after the publicity went against them.”
According to your source, they filed the lawsuit, media reacted and the retracted the lawsuit ... all on the same day!