$19.4M
Negligent Security
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Case Details
Verdict for the Estate of a man stabbed to death at an Elks club due to negligent security and club ownership's failure to discipline a violent bartender/member and lack of safety procedures.
Additional Notes
David Barber, working with his wife, attorney Elizabeth Barber, won the verdict. The Elks repeatedly chose not to discipline or terminate a bartender/member who assaulted and threatened others. Bar manager was instructed to 'sweep it under the rug'. No safety program or alcohol cutoff procedures. Off-duty bartender, intoxicated and belligerent, stabbed Grant Beckner to death in a dark outdoor area. Verdict included Beckner’s lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, and punitive damages. 12th highest punitive damage award in Kentucky this century.