A Texas court of appeals has allowed a Dallas topless bar to send a stripper’s civil damage claims to arbitration after she lost a leg in a car accident because the club allegedly allowed her to drive home drunk.
Joy Lantrip was working as an exotic dancer at Bucks Cabaret in 2016 when she suffered severe injuries in a single-car accident after leaving the club. Lantrip sued the club in a Dallas state district court for gross negligence and violations of the Texas Dram Shop Act for allowing her to leave its premises after she was served an excessive amount of alcohol. Lantrip also claimed in her petition that Bucks was negligent in requiring her to consume alcohol while at work.
