LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two bars in Louisville's Highlands neighborhood are now closed after failing to pay rent.
Both Nowhere Bar and Somewhere Bar on Bardstown Road have been evicted, property owner Lee Soper confirmed.
In January 2020, Christopher McKinney, 35, died after a fight with a bouncer outside Nowhere Bar.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's Office decided not to charge the bouncer after McKinney's death.
His widow, Nick Clark, sued the bar for wrongful death. The lawsuit claims that Justin Wright, a bouncer at the bar, had "anger issues," a history of domestic violence and had assaulted patrons prior to McKinney's death. The lawsuit was settled before it went to trial.
Clark has since pushed for safety legislation that would require bouncers to be trained in de-escalation tactics, first aid and physical maneuvers that require minimal application.
Previous Coverage:
- Widower pushes bar safety legislation after husband dies at the hands of a bouncer
- Sodomy, sexual abuse charges dropped against owner of Highlands bar
- Widower hoping for justice in a new law after a bouncer killed his husband at a Louisville bar
- Police arrest suspect more than a year after 27-year-old shot to death outside Highlands bar
- Louisville representative introduces 'Christopher's Law,' which would set requirements for bouncers
- Wrongful death lawsuit in Nowhere Bar killing targets bouncer, bar, LMPD, off-duty officers
- Nowhere Bar employee involved in deadly altercation acted in self-defense, prosecutors say
- No charges filed after man dies outside Bardstown Road bar
- Authorities identify man who died after fight outside Nowhere Bar
- Man dies after altercation on Bardstown Road
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