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DEFENDANT DID NOT PRESENT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO WARRANT SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS DRAM SHOP ACT CASE; POINTING TO GAPS IN PLAINTIFF’S PROOF WILL NOT MEET THE BURDEN OF PROOF AT THE SUMMARY JUDGMENT STAGE (FIRST DEPT). ​

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant in this Dram Shop Act did not present enough evidence to warrant summary judgment, noting that pointing to gaps in plaintiffs’ proof never sufficient:

Defendant failed to establish its prima facie entitlement to summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs’ claim based on violation of the Dram Shop Act (General Obligations Law § 11—101; Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 65[2]). “[A] defendant when moving for summary judgment cannot merely point to gaps in the plaintiffs’ evidence, but must affirmatively demonstrate entitlement to summary judgment” … .

Although defendant’s manager testified about employee training and practices generally, his testimony regarding the incident at issue—including, inter alia, that he did not know whether any patrons were intoxicated on the date of the alleged incident, that he was not aware of anyone being asked to leave the establishment due to intoxication during the month of the incident, and that defendant did not keep records of intoxicated individuals—failed to carry defendant’s initial burden. Defendant’s further “reli[ance] on plaintiffs’ inability to prove that the assailants were served alcohol or were intoxicated” was similarly insufficient to carry its prima facie burden … . Bauseman v Pamdh Enters. Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op 05355, First Dept 10-24-23

Practice Point: Defendant’s pointing to gaps in plaintiffs’ proof is not be enough to support summary judgment.

 

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