Houston Wrongful Death Dram Shop Settles for $875,879
One driver was consuming alcohol at a bar before being involved in a fatal motorcycle accident. The bar was accused of serving the driver alcohol past the point of intoxication and allowing them to leave. The driver lost control of their motorcycle and struck another vehicle, sustaining fatal injuries. The driver's blood alcohol level was significantly over the legal limit.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $875,879
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Resolved
- 2020
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Wrongful Death
- Accident Type
- Motorcycle
- Case Type
- Dram Shop, Wrongful death, Vehicle negligence, Dram shop liability
Case Overview
A wrongful death dram shop action was filed in Houston, Texas, after a fatal motorcycle accident on March 19, 2016. The incident involved a 36-year-old male decedent who had been a patron at On the Rox Sports Bar & Grill the night prior and into the morning of the accident. He subsequently lost control of his motorcycle on Jones Road in Houston, struck another vehicle, and sustained fatal injuries. The decedent's blood alcohol level was well in excess of the legal limit at the time of his death.
The decedent's estate, which included a surviving spouse and a minor child, alleged that the defendant bar negligently served the decedent alcohol past the point of obvious intoxication. The estate further claimed the bar allowed the intoxicated patron to leave the premises, thereby contributing to the fatal accident. The defendant bar denied all allegations of negligence, including claims that it overserved the decedent.
The parties ultimately reached a settlement for $875,879.
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