Ramada Inn Sued For Wrongful Death Of Minor
The Estate of a 17-year old youth killed in an automobile accident filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ramada Inn. According to the lawsuit, Nemcheck consumed alcohol at his place of employment, Ramada Inn and subsequently crashed his truck through a fence and into a pond, causing his death. According to published reports, Nemcheck had a blood-alcohol level of 0.14 percent at the time of the car accident. The main claim in the lawsuit is that Ramada Inn allowed him to access and consume alcohol while he worked a 16-hour shift.
Additional facts that are damning to Ramada Inn are there were previous legal proceedings against Ramada for allowing access to alcohol by minors. In ruling so far the Judge made the following findings of facts. First, Nemcheck had unsupervised access to alcohol; second, the bar area was unlocked and alcohol was readily accessible; and lastly, the hotel's bartender left two minors unsupervised for nearly two hours. This case seems ripe for settlement and hopefully the company will put in place better measures to ensure this type of incident does not happen in the future.
