BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The case of the family of a man who was killed in a brawl outside of a Baton Rouge bar will be heard by a jury.

According to court records, Devin Repath's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Fred's Bar & Grill, the insurance company, and some employees, accusing them of failing to protect their patrons from harm.

The lawsuit claims that an argument inside the bar turned into a fight outside of the establishment in March 2024. It also alleges that bar staff didn't intervene quickly enough, and they should have known the patron's level of inebriation.

Fred's Bar & Grill responded by filing for a dismissal, claiming that the establishment can't be sued because the fight occurred after the involved parties were ejected by security.

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