[Twotone]

This is where ‘loser pays’ would be useful. The bartender is going to bankrupt himself hiring a lawyer, no doubt.

[ElkGroveDan]

The bartender is going to bankrupt himself hiring a lawyer, no doubt.

No he's not. He has liability insurance. If he didn't, the lawyer wouldn't be wasting his time. The insurance company will either settle or fight an expensive trial. Either way those costs will figure into the larger liquor liability ratings schedule nationwide. That means higher insurance rates for bars that people who drink responsibly will all end up paying.

[ElkGroveDan]

The bartender is going to bankrupt himself hiring a lawyer, no doubt.

No he's not. He has liability insurance. If he didn't, the lawyer wouldn't be wasting his time. The insurance company will either settle or fight an expensive trial. Either way those costs will figure into the larger liquor liability ratings schedule nationwide. That means higher insurance rates for bars that people who drink responsibly will all end up paying.

[MrEdd]

No. This is where the bar association should be disenfranchised for not disciplining members who participate in frivolous law suits.

Since the Bar association has largely abrogated its roll as a self regulating body, it needs to be replaced by local lay boards who remove idiots.

Lawyers have proven themselves incapable of self regulation.