The parents of an alcoholic bartender who worked at Tiger Woods' restaurant are blaming the athlete, his girlfriend and their employees for the December drunk-driving crash that killed the man. A wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday in circuit court in Palm Beach County, Florida, claims that even though employees, managers and owners of The Woods, the golfer's bar and restaurant in Jupiter, knew that Nicholas Immesberger was an alcoholic, they plied him with drinks after his Dec. 10, 2018, shift. He died that night in a deadly crash on his way home. They "not only ignored Immesberger's disease, they fueled it by over-serving him alcohol to the point of severe intoxication and then sending him out to his car," the suit claims. A lawyer and representative for Woods did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday. After leaving The Woods at roughly 6 p.m., Immesberger crashed his Corvette and died, the suit says. His blood-alcohol level was .256, more than three times the legal limit. The restaurant's general manager — Woods' girlfriend, Erica Herman — had recruited Immesberger to work as a bartender, the suit says. She and Woods had "direct knowledge" of Immesberger's drinking problem, the suit claims, though it does not provide additional details. "Despite this, they were drinking with Immesberger at The Woods bar only a few nights before the fatal crash," the suit alleges. The suit says that The Woods promoted drinking and encouraged employees to do so on the job. Before the deadly crash, the suit says, friends and relatives had repeatedly driven Immesberger home because he'd been "served so much alcohol that he was unable to function properly." A close friend of Immesberger's warned workers to stop serving Immesberger, who a month before his death had crashed another car after heavy drinking, the suit says. The suit, filed by Mary Katherine Belowsky and Scott Duchene, alleges that Herman and Woods are liable for knowingly serving an alcoholic. They are seeking damages over $15,000.<doc-sep>The attorneys who filed the lawsuit against Tiger Woods are holding a news conference.Two local parents have sued Tiger Woods, his Jupiter restaurant, and the restaurant manager, alleging they are responsible for the death of their son.24-year-old Nicholas Immesberger died when he lost control of his car on Federal Highway in Martin County on December 10th of last year.The lawsuit said Immesberger had been drinking at the restaurant The Woods for hours before the accident and had a blood alcohol level at the time of the crash of .256, more than three times the legal limit.Immesberger was a bartender at the restaurant and the lawsuit said he started drinking after his shift that afternoon.The lawsuit said Woods, the restaurant manager, and restaurant employees all knew Immesberger was an alcoholic and they all knew they should not have served him alcohol.The lawsuit also alleged Woods and his girlfriend drank with Immesberger a few nights before the accident and employees at the restaurant knew Immesberger attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting the night before the accident.A manager at The Woods told WPBF 25 News she was not authorized to comment on the lawsuit. She was also unable to provide a contact number for someone who could comment.Tuesday morning, during a previously scheduled news conference ahead of this week's PGA Championship, Tiger Woods was asked about the lawsuit. "Well, we're all very sad that Nick passed away," Woods said. "It was a terrible, terrible night, terrible ending, and just, we feel bad for him and his entire family. Very sad." The attorneys who filed the lawsuit against Tiger Woods are holding a news conference. Two local parents have sued Tiger Woods, his Jupiter restaurant, and the restaurant manager, alleging they are responsible for the death of their son. Advertisement 24-year-old Nicholas Immesberger died when he lost control of his car on Federal Highway in Martin County on December 10th of last year. The lawsuit said Immesberger had been drinking at the restaurant The Woods for hours before the accident and had a blood alcohol level at the time of the crash of .256, more than three times the legal limit. Immesberger was a bartender at the restaurant and the lawsuit said he started drinking after his shift that afternoon. The lawsuit said Woods, the restaurant manager, and restaurant employees all knew Immesberger was an alcoholic and they all knew they should not have served him alcohol. The lawsuit also alleged Woods and his girlfriend drank with Immesberger a few nights before the accident and employees at the restaurant knew Immesberger attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting the night before the accident. A manager at The Woods told WPBF 25 News she was not authorized to comment on the lawsuit. She was also unable to provide a contact number for someone who could comment. Tuesday morning, during a previously scheduled news conference ahead of this week's PGA Championship, Tiger Woods was asked about the lawsuit. "Well, we're all very sad that Nick passed away," Woods said. "It was a terrible, terrible night, terrible ending, and just, we feel bad for him and his entire family. 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(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for The Match) (CNN) — The family of a Florida man who purportedly was drunk when he crashed his car is suing Tiger Woods, his girlfriend and his restaurant company, saying they should have prevented the man from drinking too much and driving to his death. Nicholas Immesberger, 24, died December 10 near the community of Port Salerno – about 20 miles from The Woods Jupiter restaurant and bar – when he crashed his Corvette. The lawsuit blames Woods, who owns the restaurant where Immesberger worked as a bartender, and Erica Herman, who is listed in the complaint as the general manager of business and is Woods’ girlfriend, for wrongful death. The lawsuit, brought by his parents, said Immesberger finished his shift at 3 p.m., sat at the bar drinking and died in a single-car accident about 6 p.m. The civil complaint says Immesberger had a blood alcohol level of .256, three times the legal limit. A police report says he was driving an estimated 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. The suit alleges employees knew Immesberger attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and had another alcohol-related crash in November. It also says Woods and Herman knew of his disease but were drinking with Immesberger a few nights before the fatal crash. The suit alleges that the employees and management at The Woods promoted drinking by employees. Neither Woods’ agent nor a media relations representative answered CNN’s requests for comment. CNN also reached out to Herman for comment but didn’t get an immediate reply. The wrongful death suit is asking for an unspecified amount of damages. Immesberger’s parents will speak to the media Tuesday, a public relations firm said. Woods is playing in the PGA Championship, one of golf’s major events, this week and is scheduled to be part of a tournament news conference Tuesday morning. CNN’s Dave Close and Kevin Dotson contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
Correction and clarification: A previous version of this story included an incorrect blood alcohol concentration for Nicholas Immesberger. It was .256. Tiger Woods and girlfriend Erica Herman, the general manager of Woods’ Florida restaurant, face a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a 24-year-old bartender of the Jupiter establishment. Nicholas Immesberger had an estimated blood alcohol concentration of .256 — more than three times the legal limit — when he died after his 1999 Chevrolet Corvette left the roadway. The lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County on Monday alleges Immesberger was over-served for about three hours after his shift at The Woods concluded, before the fatal crash on Dec. 10. Spencer T. Kuvin, the family's attorney, told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday that Woods was not at the restaurant at the same time of Immesberger on Dec. 10. The lawsuit alleged Woods "individually participated in the serving of alcohol," typical language in such lawsuits. Woods could potentially be held liable under Florida law even if he wasn’t physically at the venue if a foreseeable risk of injury or death occurs due to over-serving somebody with a known history of alcohol abuse issues. Immesberger had a history of alcohol abuse, and the lawsuit alleges “Tiger knew, or reasonably should have known, that Immesberger was habitually addicted to the use of any or all alcoholic beverages, and/or was a habitual drunkard.”Woods could be held liable as an owner of the establishment. Messages left with Woods' representatives by USA TODAY Sports were not immediately returned Monday. "The employees and management at The Woods had direct knowledge that Immesberger had a habitual problem with alcohol," the lawsuit read. "In fact, employees and managers knew that Immesberger had attended Alcoholic Anonymous meetings prior to the night of his crash and was attempting to treat his disease. Despite this, the employees and management at The Woods continued to serve Immesberger alcohol while he was working as well as after work, while he sat at the bar." The lawsuit seeks "in excess of" $15,000, the jurisdictional limit for the court. A news conference is scheduled for Tuesday morning.