Lawsuit Filed Against CBC in Wood Death
A lawsuit has been filed in the Dec. 22, 2009 death of Unum employee Susan Wood. Wood was killed as she was crossing the street going to work about 7 am.
Police said she was hit by a Nissan 240 SX driven by Jeremy Lane, and employee of the Chattanooga Billiard Club (CBC). Officer said Lane was legally drunk at the time.
The lawsuit was filed by Matt Wood, husband of Mrs. Wood, against the CBC, Lane and Lane's father, Unum attorney Gary K. Bond. It asks for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
Lane remains in jail awaiting trial on charges of vehicular homicide, DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.
Click HERE to read the entire lawsuit. (PDF File)
The lawsuit says that Lane and other CBC employees, "with the full knowledge of his supervisor at the Billiard Club, began to drink alcoholic beverages, including beer."
The suit says, "The Billiard Club made the alcoholic beverages available to its employees free of charge on its premises."
It also claims that, "The drinking of alcohol provided by the Billiard Club to employees at the Billiard Club premises was condoned and even encouraged by management at the Billiard Club."
The Chattanooga Beer Board suspended CBC's license for three days as a result of the violation. However CBC responded to its three day suspension by filing a lawsuit. The petition in effect negates the suspension until Chancery Court rules.
In its suit, the club says it did not permit drinking by employees, but that workers knowingly violated policy.
