Flashdancer Inc. must pay nearly $47,000 in damages to its nightclub employee who was shot in the index finger of his right hand, when another employee discharged a firearm, a Texas appeals court ruled.
The company’s adult entertainment venue employed John Fulcher III to work as a bouncer. The venue requires that all persons including employees be searched for firearms and contraband.
On the night Fulcher was injured, Ashley Clark, a dancer, entered the club with her boyfriend without being searched. Fulcher, who was on floor duty, became aware of an altercation between Clark and her boyfriend. Clark began to ...
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