GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against former Kent County Assistant Prosecutor Josh Kuiper and the Grand Rapids bars where he allegedly drank before crashing his car into a parked vehicle, injuring its owner.
The suit named The Waldron Public House, which is the former McFadden’s; Luna, a Latin restaurant next door; and J. Gardella’s, which is down the street, as defendants.
The suit was filed on behalf of Daniel Empson who was injured Nov. 19, 2016, when Kuiper drove the wrong way down Union Avenue SE and struck Empson’s parked car head-on. Empson said he was thrown to the ground and claims he suffered a fractured shoulder as a result.
Empson’s attorney, Brian Molde, announced the suit last fall, saying there had been a half-dozen depositions collected from people who witnessed Kuiper’s actions the night of the crash, starting at The Waldron House, where he was attending a retirement party for retiring prosecutor Bill Forsyth. The suit claimed Kuiper then moved on to the other bars named in the suit.
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