Thursday June 28 6:00 PM ET
Court Says Tipsy Topless Dancer Can Sue Club SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A topless dancer who got tipsy and had a car accident can sue her club for encouraging her to drink with customers, a Texas appeals court ruled on Thursday.
The court overturned a lower court decision forbidding the lawsuit, which dancer Sarah Salazar filed after a 1998 traffic accident resulted in her being charged with driving while intoxicated.
Salazar contended that she was impaired when she left work because her employer, Giorgio's Mens Club in San Antonio, urged the dancers to drink with customers so they would buy more drinks at inflated prices.
That alleged policy made the club liable for damages, the court ruled.
Forrest Welmaker, Salazar's attorney, said it may be difficult to pursue the lawsuit because Giorgio's has gone out of business.
But, he said, the ruling might make topless clubs take better care of their dancers.
``They need to be responsible and look after their dancers as closely as they look after their patrons,'' Welmaker said.
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