Liquor Liability

Zarwin Baum attorneys have a comprehensive understanding and breadth of experience defending claims arising from the sale and service of alcohol. Our Liquor Liability Practice Group is regularly retained by insurance carriers and third-party administrators who provide coverage to bars, taverns, and restaurants serving liquor.

In addition to being regularly retained by liquor liability insurance carriers in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, Zarwin Baum served as National Liquor Counsel for an indemnity company evaluating, managing, and defending catastrophic dram shop claims across the country. The Liquor Liability Practice Group is routinely retained pre-suit to coordinate critical aspects of the investigation often ignored by local law enforcement. The firm has a national footprint in liquor claims, which allows us to retain and work with the finest team of accident investigators, toxicologists, accident reconstruction experts, and forensic medical personnel to defend these cases.

Many members of our Liquor Liability Practice Group are Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPs) trained and certified. Our team is highly experienced in evaluating video surveillance evidence used in most bars and restaurants and has encountered and resolved critical issues involving spoliation allegations brought by aggressive plaintiff attorneys. To support the defense of a liquor claim, we often retain experienced law enforcement personnel trained in field sobriety testing to evaluate video surveillance data of alleged visibly intoxicated patrons.

While our attorneys actively pursue negotiation, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution to achieve cost-effective results, we are not shy about proceeding to a demanding and rigorous trial. At the heart of this group’s ability to defend liquor claims is a commitment to an aggressive, no-holds-barred litigation style designed to place clients in the best position to achieve a favorable result. The Liquor Liability Practice Group comprises resourceful, battle-tested litigators who employ cutting-edge technology to achieve success in court.

Our team is distinctively qualified to handle liquor liability claims. In many instances, we dealt with the appellate case that created the law, giving us a unique perspective that other law firms lack.