Rivera v. Club Caravan, Inc.

In the early morning hours of January 28, 2001, a drunk driver slammed into a State police cruiser that was parked in the breakdown lane of Route 24. As a result, Trooper Gerald Shea and Juan Rivera, a stranded motorist that Trooper Shea had stopped to assist, were severely injured. They brought negligence claims against the driver and various entities and individuals that owned or operated the bar in Revere that had served the driver. 3 A Superior Court jury found all of the defendants liable and awarded total damages of almost five million dollars. In a jury-waived portion of the trial, the…