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Nightclub Shooting Survivors File Lawsuit Against Arkansas Club Owner

Nineteen people who survived a shooting last year at a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the club’s owners, alleging negligence in security and in staff training. At a press conference, two survivors and their lawyers said …

Nightclub Policy Assault Exclusion Requires Perpetrator’s Intent in Order to Negate Liability Coverage for Gunshot Injury

Certain Lloyd’s underwriters lost their unopposed coverage motion for summary judgment based on an assault and battery policy exclusion, because a bar patron injured by gunfire did not allege she was shot as a result of a dispute, threat or …

Inadequate Security Cited in Rapper’s Suit Against Chris Brown, Nightclub

Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight sued Chris Brown and the owners of a popular southern California nightclub on Monday after he was shot seven times at a 2014 party hosted by the R&B singer. The lawsuit filed in …

Suit: Deadly Force Unnecessary in Louisiana Nightclub Shooting

The family of a Baker, La., man shot to death outside a Baton Rouge nightclub in August has sued three private security guards and the club owner. The Advocate reports that the family of 32-year-old Corey Kaufman claim the use …

Police: 1 Dead, 19 Injured in Tennessee Nightclub Shooting

Police in West Tennessee say one man was killed and 19 other people were injured early Sunday when gunmen opened fire in a nightclub. Jackson Police Lt. Tyreece Miller said officers were called to the Karma Lounge in downtown Jackson …