Sergio Arturo Martinez and Raul Fernandez v. Sudz Lounge 2 and Jonathan L. Crawford

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on negligence theories.

This case arises from a shooting of two bar patrons. Although Appellees Sergio Arturo Martinez and Raul Fernandez survived the incident, they sustained several gunshot wounds and resulting harm. Seeking personal injury damages, Appellees filed suit not only against the shooter, Daniel Frausto, but also against Appellants, Sudz Lounge 2, the bar where the patrons had spent a part of their evening, and Jonathan L. Crawford, an owner of the bar. A jury found in favor of Martinez and Fernandez and against all three defendants, it assigned a percentage of responsibility to each defendant, and it awarded specified damages to Appellees. Only Appellants Sudz and Crawford challenge the judgment on appeal. Principally, they contend the evidence was not legally sufficient to support a finding that Frausto's criminal conduct was foreseeable as to establish a legal duty for them to protect Martinez and Fernandez from the criminal acts of Frausto on the night in question. In short, Appellants, Sudz and Crawford, contend the evidence was legally or factually insufficient to support the jury's finding that either of them proximately caused Martinez's and Fernandez's respective injuries.



Sudz Lounge 2 v. Martinez, 08-23-00215-CV (Tex. App. Nov 19, 2024)

Judgement reversed and render a take-nothing judgment in favor of Sudz and Crawford.