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The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on a case about whether a business can be held liable under state law for drunk driving-related injuries caused by a customer, even if other attendees at that business said the customer did not appear to be physically intoxicated.
Barrie Myers is suing Cadot Restaurant in Dallas for allegedly over-serving alcohol to a Texas man, Nasar Khan, who rear-ended her vehicle in November 2018 while intoxicated. When taken to a nearby hospital later that night, Khan’s blood alcohol content was found to be 0.139%, higher than the 0.08% required to be legally intoxicated. Khan later testified that a few hours before the crash, he had three or four drinks while dining at Cadot with a friend.
Myers …