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ARTICLE · 16 JUNE 2015

Valet Owes No Duty To Withhold Keys From Drunk Driver!

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I previously posted on this case when a panel of 3 Superior Court Justices affirmed a Lower Court decision to grant summary judgment in favor of the company who employed a valet service.

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I previously posted on this case when a panel of 3 Superior Court Justices affirmed a Lower Court decision to grant summary judgment in favor of the company who employed a valet service.

Now the Court En Banc has voted 6-3 to affirm the Lower Court decision. In doing so the Court has ruled on a case of first impression in finding that there is no duty owed by a parking valet to withhold keys of an intoxicated driver. I expect that a Petition for Allowance of Appeal might be filed with the Pa Supreme Court.

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