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BAR RESPONSIBLE FOR PEOPLE INJURED – MN LAWYERS INSURANCE

Minnesota law requires every bar to have insurance to compensate people who are injured at a bar in MN. The bar’s insurance also coversa drunk driving incident if a customer is over-served or illegally served by the bar. However, proving that a customer has been over-served is difficult. In most cases, it requires significant investigation to successfully sue the bar and hold them responsible for your injury. Our Minnesota lawyers represent people injured at a bar or nightclub and we have good investigators to help win these cases.

Here is the law regarding minimum insurance requirements that the bar owner must have for people injured at a bar in MN. Call our top attorneys for a free consultation if you were injured at a bar or by a drunk customer from a bar. We will answer your questions and discuss your case with you.

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340A.409 LIABILITY INSURANCE.

Subdivision 1. Insurance required.

(a) No retail license may be issued, maintained or renewed unless the applicant demonstrates proof of financial responsibility with regard to liability imposed by section 340A.801. The issuing authority must submit to the commissioner the applicant’s proof of financial responsibility. This subdivision does not prohibit a local unit of government from requiring higher insurance or bond coverages, or a larger deposit of cash or securities. The minimum requirement for proof of financial responsibility may be given by filing:

(1) a certificate that there is in effect for the license period an insurance policy … providing at least $50,000 of coverage because of bodily injury to any one person in any one occurrence. Also $100,000 because of bodily injury to two or more persons in any one occurrence. … In addition, $50,000 for other pecuniary loss of any one person in any one occurrence, and $100,000 for other pecuniary loss of two or more persons in any one occurrence;

Subd. 3a. Notification by insurer of status of claim.

Upon the request of the insured, an insurer who is providing coverage required by subdivision 1 shall inform the insured of the status of any claims made under the policy. The information must include:

(1) the employees of the insured that may be involved and the nature of their involvement;

(2) any amount the insurer is holding in reserve for payment of a claim or has paid in the disposition of the claim; and

(3) any amount paid in the defense of the claim.

This subdivision does not require disclosure of otherwise nondiscoverable information to an adverse party in litigation.

Subd. 4. Insurance not required.

Subdivision 1 does not apply to licensees who by affidavit establish that:

(1) they are on-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor licensees with sales of less than $25,000 of 3.2 percent malt liquor for the preceding year;

(2) they are off-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor licensees with sales of less than $50,000 of 3.2 percent malt liquor for the preceding year;

(3) they are holders of on-sale wine licenses with sales of less than $25,000 for wine for the preceding year;

(4) they are holders of temporary wine licenses issued under law; or

(5) they are wholesalers who donate wine to an organization for a wine tasting conducted under section 340A.418 or 340A.419.

LAWYERS TO SUE BAR IN MN WHEN CUSTOMER INJURED

If you have been injured at a bar or nightclub in MN, call our office for a free consultation with a lawyer.Our attorneys have more than 25 years’ experience. We successfully represent people who have been injured at a bar by another customer of the bar that was over served. For example, being attacked by another customer at the bar. Similarly, we have handled cases where a fight broke out among other customers at a bar and an innocent customer was injured. In one case, our client was blinded after being hit in the eye by a beer bottle. Of course, our lawyers also represent people injured by a drunk driver that was over-served or illegally served at the bar.

A top lawyer can sue the bar and hold them responsible if they over served another customer who injured our client. We understand the insurance issues involved and proof required to hold the bar responsible if you have been injured. You can meet a personal injury lawyer to discuss your possible case if you have been injuredat a bar in Minneapolis,Edina, St. Louis Park and Woodbury. Our lawyers also come to people’s homes to discuss injured at a bar cases in St. Paul MN, Roseville, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Richfield, Chanhassen, Chaska, Anoka, Rogers, Albert Lea, and other cities throughout Minnesota.