Overview

• Judge Daniel O’Shea is holding a Plymouth Superior Court hearing on motions in the O’Keefe family’s civil case against Karen Read and two Canton bars.
• The lawsuit seeks at least $50,000 in damages and alleges negligence, reckless disregard for safety, and a fabricated narrative about John O’Keefe’s death.
• The complaint includes dram-shop claims against C. F. McCarthy’s and the Waterfall Bar and Grille for allegedly serving Read alcohol that night.
• Read’s legal team moved to dismiss the emotional-distress count, arguing the family was not present and her statements showed no intent toward them.
• Read was acquitted of murder in June but convicted of operating under the influence, and her civil defense is led by Alan Jackson with additional counsel.