They compensate man who sued bar for letting him drink excessively with $ 5.5 million

Daniel Rawls presented his claim for the incident recorded on May 17, 2019. After a thorough investigation, justice was served in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him the millionaire compensation. Rreceived $ 5.5 million, in its claims for liability and negligence of facility owners, and damages derived from foreseeable criminal behavior.

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The 109th Andrews County District Court ruled in favor of Rawls in a default judgment, which means the owner of La Fogata did not respond to the trial or attend the hearing..

After drinking in La Fogata. May 21, 2019, Rawls had an argument with another customer, Robert Henrickson, in the restaurant parking lot. According to the file, suffered a head injury during the fight. Both contestants were drunk when they fought.

The lawsuit claims that La Fogata, its owner Lourdes Galindo and an unidentified bartender They are responsible for the injury as they allowed the two men to drink excessively and leave the restaurant together. The restaurant was also negligent in failing to call an ambulance after Rawls was injured.