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BABES SHOWCLUB, JABA, INC. v. LAIR

No. 49S05-0905-CV-214.

918 N.E.2d 308 (2009)

BABES SHOWCLUB, JABA, INC. and James B. Altman, Appellants (Defendants below), v. Patrick LAIR and Lisa Lair, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 15, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Maxwell, Jr., Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellants.

John F. Townsend, III, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellees.

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A05-0805-CV-262

BOEHM, Justice.

In this case a police officer responded to a complaint of an unruly patron at a nightclub and was assaulted by the patron. The officer sued the club for negligence in failing to maintain adequate security. We hold that the "fireman's rule" bars recovery by a professional emergency responder for the negligence that created the situation requiring the response...

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