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gotacogo t1_j5d5gde wrote

Read the article. The venue cut her off and kicked her out.

This is the stated reason for the lawsuit.

>According to the CBC, Leis and her father are accusing Ovations Ontario Food Services of having no regard for her "intended mode of transportation as she existed [sic] Budweiser Gardens when they knew or ought to have known that she was or appealed [sic] to be intoxicated and/or impaired."

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EightandaHalf-Tails t1_j5d46h1 wrote

I don't know about Canada, but some U.S. states have laws that say it's illegal for a bartender to serve someone who is obviously intoxicated, and if they do keep serving them they can be held civilly liable for any accident that customer later causes. So, they may have a case.

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