Man files dram shop suit against Lake Co. bar over alleged battery

A Lake County bar is facing a lawsuit over claims one of its employees got drunk and struck a patron in the face.

Jeffrey Adams filed a suit in Cook County Circuit Court on Wednesday against Squaw Bar Inc. and its employee Bryan E. Bosack, alleging battery, carelessness and negligence.

According to the complaint, Adams was at Squaw Bar,  located on Rollins Road in Ingleside, on July 5, when he claims an intoxicated Bosack punched him.

Adams is seeking damages from Bosack and from the bar under the state's Dram Act. He is being represented by Marta Zaborska of O'Connor & Nakos Ltd. in Chicago.

Cook County Circuit Court case number: 2014L013023

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt and it represents only one side of the story.