Best Business Attorneys in Wellington, FL

Less than a year ago, our clients' lives were irrevocably altered. Six-year-old Lyla* was with her dad in his Ford F-150 driving in Oakland Park when a drunk driver abruptly made a left turn in front of them. The collision was catastrophic, and tragically, Lyla did not survive. The intoxicated driver, with prior DUI convictions in 1999 and 2003, recorded a blood-alcohol level of .293—more than 3 times Florida's legal limit of .08. Attorney #Jason Weisser and his legal team have advocated for numerous clients impacted by dram shop and drunk driving issues. "I've encountered similar situations in dram shop cases where establishments continued serving individuals who were then involved in fatal accidents," noted Mr. Weisser. #Dramshop laws impose liability on businesses for serving alcohol to intoxicated persons or minors, leading to subsequent harm or damage. Mr. Weisser emphasized, "We demonstrated not only that the individual was drunk at the time of the accident but also that he was a habitual alcoholic and a regular at this bar. On the day of the accident he had been drinking there for four hours, underscoring their violation of dram shop laws." Given the chance to settle the case within policy limits (and before filing a lawsuit), the bar agreed to a $1,000,000 settlement for our clients—Lyla’s grieving parents. *Name changed for confidentiality.