Dram Shop
Restaurant settles with family of its worker killed in crash
The family of a man who died in a car crash after he had been drinking at work agreed to a $742,000 settlement on Jan. 22. Victor Renaud was a server at the Guri Do Sol Steakhouse. His family claimed that management gave him and others a champagne toast and then continued to let them drink for a couple hours at the end of the night. Plaintiffs’ counsel argued that there was evidence of drug use and frequent intoxication on the part of managers. Plaintiffs’ counsel filed a spoliation motion, claiming the defendant hired a third party to erase video surveillance records and altered inventory records to conceal the amount of alcohol consumed by employees that evening. Renaud had a blood-alcohol level of 0.20.
