Drunk Driving Injuries, Auto Negligence and Dram Shop Lawyers
When a driver gets behind the wheel of a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, they put everyone’s lives at risk. Drunk driving accidents can happen anywhere, at any time of the day, and their effects are far-reaching – Intoxicated drivers cause injury and death to innocent victims every day. Drunk driving accidents often involve speeding, swerving, failing to stop, improper turns, or falling asleep at the wheel. These negligent actions taken by drunk drivers frequently result in injury or death to innocent passengers, other drivers, and pedestrians. Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 31 minutes and non-fatally injure someone every two minutes. More than 16,000 people in the U.S. died in alcohol-related crashes in 2004, accounting for 39 percent of all traffic-related deaths. These statistics represent the harsh reality about drunk driving – an illegal behavior that claims the lives of innocent victims every day.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a drunk driver, we can help. It is important that you know your legal rights. The drunk driver and their insurance company may be required to pay for your losses, even if you were a passenger in the drunk driver’s vehicle.
Dram Shop
In some drunk driving accidents, the intoxicated driver may not be the only person at fault. Dram shop liability laws govern the liability of bars, liquor stores and other establishments that serve alcoholic beverages. The laws hold the establishment legally responsible for the damages caused by the driver – particularly if alcohol was sold to a minor or to someone visibly intoxicated at the time of sale. These laws protect the general public from the hazards of irresponsibly serving alcohol to underage persons and those who are intoxicated. If you or a loved one has been victimized by a drunk driver, you need a knowledgeable legal team to defend your rights and explore all of the details surrounding your case.
Especially for dram shop claims—claims against the bar for serving excessive alcohol, time is of the essence. Many of the laws allowing you to sue the bar require notice be given within a matter of weeks after the accident. Also, to find witnesses to the excessive serving of alcohol, we often must act quickly. Do not delay in contacting an attorney.
To ensure full compensation, you will need an expert legal team experienced in drunk driving accident law to handle your case. The Ohio drunk driving injury lawyers at Goren, Goren, and Harris want to protect your rights. Over the past 40 years, we have helped countless victims secure the compensation they deserve, and we will work diligently to do the same for you. We have seen enough lives shattered by drunk drivers that we have a firm-wide policy: we do not handle claims by drunk drivers trying to save or restore their drivers’ licenses. We help the injured.
Contact our Detroit, MI drunk driving accident lawyers and let us start helping you today. The consultation is free. Remember, we never get paid, until you get paid
