Overview
- The widow of Endicott College police Sgt. Jeremy Cole filed the wrongful‑death suit on May 20, 2026 in Suffolk Superior Court seeking over $50 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
- The complaint says Keoma Duarte attended a House of Blues show on Nov. 27, 2024 and was served alcohol when he was allegedly visibly intoxicated before he drove the wrong way on I‑95 and fatally struck Cole.
- The filing cites Duarte’s hospital blood‑alcohol reading of about 0.19, a receipt for small vodka bottles and a cannabis shop receipt found in his car, but the lawsuit does not detail direct evidence linking specific pours at the venue to the crash.
- Duarte recently pleaded guilty to related New Hampshire charges and will be sentenced in November while separate Massachusetts criminal charges remain pending.
- Live Nation and House of Blues had not responded to requests for comment, and the suit raises open legal questions about venue overservice liability, how civil claims will proceed alongside criminal cases, and what damages the court may award.