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Drunken driver sued employer for not stopping her.
"Woman who drove drunk gets
$300,000". An Ontario woman who got
drunk at an office party and crashed her
car has successfully sued her employer
for allowing her to drive -- even though
her company offered a cab ride or
accommodation if she gave up her keys.
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Linda Hunt, 52, won more than $300,000
in damages and interest from Sutton
Group Realty Ltd., of Barrie, Ont.,
after arguing her boss should have
stopped her from driving home in a
snowstorm following a 1994 Christmas
party." The judge assessed Hunt's
damages from the resulting accident at
C$1.2 million, but reduced that by three
quarters to reflect her own fault in the
matter. He "went on to declare it the
duty of employers to monitor the alcohol
consumption of employees at company
functions. The decision is expected to
send a chill through offices across the
country". (Charlie Gillis, National Post
(Canada), Feb. 6). Source -
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