One of the benefits of reading many different blog postings each day is the constant entertainment provided by the “only in America” type of cases. And this is one.
A stripper in a bar called the “Furnace Club” in Birmingham Alabama was required – as part of her job – to encourage customers to drink alcohol. As part of this, it appears that the “dancers” were encouraged to drink with customers – but that there was a Club policy limiting them to two alcoholic drinks a night.
Regrettably for a dancer called Patsy Hamaker, the rule was not strictly enforced – and Hamaker found herself driving home “in a highly intoxicated state” after a night’s work.
You can probably guess where this is going: Hamaker crashed her car, leaving her disfigured and with a broken back. She was also charged with drunk driving.
Hamaker sued her employer – and won! She succeeded in obtaining an award of US$100,000 to compensate her for her employer’s failure to enforce the two drink rule.
There are a whole number of reasons why this couldn’t happen in New Zealand – and when you read a case like this, they all appear to be good ones.
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