99 Bottles of Beer in the Law: Legal Issues Related to Alcohol Management

Description:

If a man walks out of a bar and instigates a car crash, who is liable? Under dram shop laws, the bar may be held responsible. Attorneys Gil Fried and Carla Varriale describe the legal issues pertaining to alcohol management by examining the potential liability of both large and small establishments. Mr. Fried and Ms. Varriale pay special attention to training as an effective method of managing risk. Other potential strategies and techniques to reduce liability are presented, including successful policies employed by universities and sporting instutions.

Agenda:
I.    Key Facts and Dram Shop Laws
II.    Duties of the Drinker, Seller, Purchaser, and Employer
III.    Defining  “Visibly Intoxicated”
IV.    Risk Management
V.    Policies and Solutions
VI.    Related Issues
 

Lecturers:

• Gil Fried and Carla Varriale

Gil Fried and Carla Varriale

Professor Gil Fried is one of the most prolific sports law/risk management writers in the country.  He has published five text books (employment law, sport risk management, sport finance, sport facility management, and the resource materials for the IAAM's Academy for Venue Safety and Security), 7 book chapters, and over 140 articles including 12 peer review journal articles.  He is a popular speaker and has made over 50 academic presentations and industry presentations over the past eight years.

Professor Fried became a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Houston where he directed their sport management program. In 1999, he moved to the University of New Haven where the sport management program is part of the business school and offers an MBA concentration in Sport Management.  Professor Fried also coordinates UNH’s Facility Safety Institute.

Professor Fried, who directs Gil Fried & Associates, LLC, holds a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, and an M.A. in Physical Education with an emphasis in Sport Management and Doctor of Laws through a concurrent program at Ohio State University.  Fried has held various positions in the sports industry ranging from Vice President of a professional women's basketball league to his current position as an Associate Professor in the School of Business, Management of Sports Industries Program, at the University of New Haven.

Professionally trained as an insurance defense litigator and an employer-side employment law specialist, his focus is on sport law, sport finance, and facility management.

He is a member of the California State Bar.

 

Carla Varriale is a litagator who has represented Major League Baseball teams and players, minor league teams and clients in the recreation and sports industries. Carla has obtained noteworthy dispositive motion victories in cases involving injuries arising out of promotional activities at sporting venues. She writes and lectures on issues of interest to sports, recreation and entertainment venues, including water parks and amusement parks.

Carla counsels entities with self-insured retentions regarding methods to minimize exposure and to develop successful risk management and litigation strategies, particularly those related to security issues.

She received her undergraduate degree from Boston University in 1988 and her Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1992. At New York Law School, Carla was a member of the Moot Court Executive Board and the Order of the Barristers. In 2003, she was named to the Advisory Committee of the Institute of Paralegal Studies at New York University. Carla is on the faculty at Columbia University's School of Continuing Education, where she is teaching a "Sports Law and Ethics" class.

Carla, who is a member of the Sports Lawyers Association, is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut, and before United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Publications

* Court Holds That High School Cheerleading Is A Contact Sport — Providing Immunity For Teammate And School District Sports Litigation Alert (2009)
* Author,  Introduction to Chapter 12, Legal/Risk Management, Sport Facility Management (Second Edition, Gil Fried, Esq., 2009)
* Professional Baseball Team Snags Victory in Personal Injury Action Sports Litigation Alert (2008)
* New Jersey’s Highest Court Applies Limited Duty of Care in Hockey Spectator Injury Case Sports Litigation Alert (2008)
* That’s the Ticket . . . What’s Next for the Ticketing Industry After Ticketmaster v. RMG Techs., Inc. Entertainment and Sports Lawyer (2008)
* The Covenant of Security: Don't 'Pass the Ball', It's an Opportunity for Owners and Operators of Sports Arenas Sports Litigation Alert (2006)
* New Jersey Supreme Court Crafts Hybrid Rule for Injured Patrons at Baseball Stadiums Sports Litigation Alert (2006)
* Don’t “Assume” Anything: Avoiding and Defending Negligence Actions When Spectators Harm Spectators Stadium Manager (2006)
* Liability In Spectator Injury Cases: The Risk Has Changed, Will The Law Amusement Business (2006)

Presentations
* Current Issues In Sports Law
(University of New Haven, March 2009)
* Two Tickets to Paradise
 (Billboard Magazine Conference, November 2008)
* Protecting Your Campers, Protecting Your Camp
(Tri-State Camp Conference, March 2008)
* Venues and Premises Liability
(2008 Stadium Managers Association, February 2008)
* International Sports Law
(London, England, December 2007)
* Avoiding Liability as an Owner/Operator of a Sports or Recreation Facility
(Athletic Business Conference & Expo, November 2007)
* Craig Kelly Sport & Entertainment Law Symposium
(University of South Carolina, November 2007)
* Spectator Liability Issues; Using an Expert Witness
(International Conference on Sport and Entertainment Business (ICSEB), November 2007)
* International Association of Assembly Managers, July 2007
* Protecting the Crowd, Protecting the Venue: The Tinderbox of Stadium Liability
(Stadium Managers Association Annual Seminar, February 2007)
* Craig Kelly Sport & Entertainment Law Symposium
(University of South Carolina, November 2006)

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99 Bottles of Beer in the Law: Legal Issues Related to Alcohol Management