Lawyers claim bartender’s ‘tragic’ death not fault of Tiger Woods’ restaurant
Turning the tables on lawyers who are suing The Woods Jupiter and the golfing legend's girlfriend in connection with the December crash that cost
Lawyers who are representing Immesberger's parents in the wrongful death suit failed to ask the restaurant to preserve surveillance video that would have proven -- or disproven -- their allegations that the wait staff served Immesberger liquor, knowing he struggled with alcoholism, Postman said.
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Kuvin knew "the video would definitively show that
Likewise, Postman claims Kuvin allowed the 1999 Corvette Immesberger was driving to be destroyed even though it could have shored up Postman's belief that the
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Kuvin wasn't immediately available for comment. He has already been forced to drop
Woods wasn't at
Postman is asking Woods' girlfriend,
The crux of Kuvin's lawsuit is that the restaurant and Herman are responsible for Immesberger's death because they allowed him to drink to excess even though they knew he was an alcoholic. Under
In a press conference in May to announce the filing of the lawsuit, Kuvin said the surveillance video was intentionally destroyed because it showed Immesberger throwing back drinks for three hours before leaving the restaurant.
"We absolutely believe that the video tape was destroyed as a direct result of his death," he said.
If Kuvin wanted the video, Postman said he should have asked restaurant officials to preserve it in early January when Kuvin's law firm began representing Immesberger's parents.
Postman repeatedly calls Immesberger's death tragic. But, he said, decisions the young man made led to his demise.
He chose to work as a bartender, knowing he struggled with alcoholism, Postman wrote. Immesberger drove away from the restaurant even though tests later showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.256 percent -- more than three times the 0.08 percent mark when
He also drove fast, Postman said. Police estimated he was traveling at about 70 mph on
Further, Immesberger had been smoking marijuana, Postman said. A test of Immesberger's blood found that it contained 13.3 nanograms per millileter of THC, the chemical in marijuana that makes people high. While some states consider a test showing 1 to 5 nanograms evidence of impairment,
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