Yarborough Applegate is very proud to say that the book attorneys David Yarborough and David Lail have spent the better half of 2016 writing has been published. The book, entitled “Dram Shop Litigation: A Practice Guide,” focuses on an area of tort law that allows for victims of drunk driving accidents to hold bars and restaurants accountable in the event of a patron being over served.
Dram Shop Litigation is a practice area the attorneys of Yarborough Applegate are very passionate about. It is their hope that this book will increase awareness of this very dangerous issue and encourage alcohol retailers in the state of South Carolina to serve responsibly. Additionally, the team has partnered with MADD and will be donating all proceeds from book sales to the organization.
On the day of the book release, Attorneys David Yarborough and David Lail presented on dram shop litigation at a CLE conference in Columbia, SC where they had the pleasure of meeting up with Steven Burritt, the MADD SC Program Director. The firm looks forward to working with the SC team to help grow the Charleston MADD chapter.
Each spring, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly publishes a list of the top verdicts and settlements in the previous year. For the second year in a row, one of our cases claimed the top spot on the list.
Lail’s talk focused on representing victims of drunk driving, as well as the dangers of unsafe alcohol service.
In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, we wanted to tell our readers a bit about our partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD. We often represent victims of drunk driving and know first-hand the devastating effects these tragedies have on the victims and their loved ones. We fight for these victims and against the […]
Our co-founding partner, David Yarborough, was interviewed by Mark Bringardner of Joye Law Firm on his podcast, The Sidebar, this month, where he shared his experience on dram shop litigation and trial strategy, as well as offered invaluable advice on how to develop skills as a trial lawyer.
Lail’s talk focused on representing victims of drunk driving, as well as the dangers of unsafe alcohol service.
In a dram shop case stemming from a deadly July 4, 2019, hit-and-run in which a drunk driver hit a cyclist, Yarborough Applegate attorneys Liam Duffy and David Yarborough recently obtained a key court ruling on behalf of the cyclist’s family.