On his way home from a long day of work, Angel Polonia, a thirty-five-year-old software engineer, stopped at the bar at an upscale hotel to unwind. At the bar, Mr. Polonia ordered a margarita and a steak dinner. Before the meal arrived, Mr. Polonia ordered a second margarita. When his food was served, at Mr. Polonia's request, the bartender also brought him a draft beer. It was an unusually busy evening in the bar because a championship baseball game had drawn a large number of people to enjoy the game on the establishment's big-screen televisions. Mr. Polonia stayed for several hours to watch the game, ordering three more beers before finally deciding to head home.

Mr. Polonia had parked his car in the hotel garage. As he was heading for the garage exit, another car cut him off. There was no impact, and nobody was hurt. The driver of the other car, a young woman named Hellen Garcia, stopped her car and got out, intending to apologize to Mr. Polonia. Before Ms. Garcia could say anything, however, an enraged Mr. Polonia screamed at her, threatened her, and finally shoved her to the ground. Mr. Polonia then got in his car and drove away. As a result of the fall, Ms. Garcia broke her wrist.

On the way home, Mr. Polonia, still fuming, was driving down a winding two-land road when he lost control of his car and hit a tree. He suffered serious injuries in the accident, was hospitalized and missed six weeks of work.

Discuss the bar's potential liability for both Ms. Garcia's injuries and Mr. Polonia's injuries.

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Answer The bar may have potential liability for both Ms Garcias injuries and Mr Polonias injuries under certain legal principles Dram Shop Laws Many s... View the full answer