Judge Denies Insurer’s Summary Judgment Motion In Liquor Liability Coverage Suit

( July 17, 2026, 1:14 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida denied a liquor liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment as to its duty to defend its insured against an underlying negligent security lawsuit arising from an altercation at the insured’s establishment, holding that a “fair reading” of the underlying complaint would lead to the conclusion that the alleged attack occurred because of the purported assailant’s intoxication and that alcohol was furnished to him at the insured’s bar....