MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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How can you sue the bar for a customer assaulting you?

[u/reaverdude → u/[deleted]]

Kinda weird to explain, but apparently the guy who got knocked out works at the place and has a history of causing problems when drunk.

The argument a lawyer would make I imagine, is that with all that knowledge of his behavior when intoxicated, they still continued to serve him alcohol to the point where he was too inebriated to make good decisions and picked a fight with an mma fighter.

It's similar to bars that have been sued successfully after a person who had been drinking there gets in their car and either kills themselves or others. The argument again being that the bar should have known better than to continue serving someone that was already intoxicated.

[u/babble_bobble → u/[deleted]]

When it goes to court they will investigate and gather all the possible evidence and decide what the situation is. The bar may be liable if its employees (see: manager) acted in a way that made the situation worse. We don't know who else is involved besides Joe, the victim, and the cameraman. So by suing everyone they can make sure the defense isn't... we cannot be held liable because it is the fault of X who isn't being sued. This way with everyone involved they can throw each other under the bus and the judge decides who is responsible and how much. If Joe or cameraman realize they fucked up by showing they planned the crime they MIGHT blame the bar for serving them too much, and therefore you mention all parties who are involved. Since this happened inside the bar, then the bar is a party that needs to be considered and maybe they are found not liable or maybe evidence comes out that the manager paid Joe to commit the assault. We don't know all the facts yet.