The attorney for the parents of a teenager who died driving drunk hired Stumar Investigations to help prove his theory of liability. The attorney needed investigative intelligence to prove: that the teen attended a private home party where alcohol was accessible to minors, that previous parties had occurred there, and that the deceased was served at a local bar and was allowed to purchase alcohol to go without a valid ID.

Stumar used both female and male agents young enough to appear close to the teen’s age to monitor the location of the house party for nine straight weekends until another party was held. They were able to gather statements indicating that the deceased was at the party the night of his death and that the homeowners did not supervise the teens or enforce a no-drinking-and-driving rule.

Witnesses, credit card receipts and the bar’s ATM transaction records were used as crucial pieces of evidence to show that the deceased was served at the bar the night of the accident. Agents confirmed with bar customers that the young man was not only at the bar that night but was actually considered a regular.

Careful and methodical investigations built a strong case for the attorney, bringing to light facts that were not readily apparent. The critical evidence obtained by Stumar Investigations led to a favorable settlement in the seven figure range as compensation to the patents for their tragic loss.