Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Unfortunately, your question only tangentially relates to real estate and real property; to get expert opinions on this incident, I suggest you re-ask it under a category where it will be sent to kawyers who handle this kind of case, such as, perhaps, "torts" or "assault and battery" or "premises liability." I don't know all the LawGuru topic headings, but I'm sure "real estate and real property" isn't the right specialty here. I would guess the club has some liability, however, I have no idea how much or the likelihood of collecting.

Fights are generally 'unforeseeable' criminal acts by patrons, not the responsibility of the club. You get to sue the patrons involved, but to prove liability of the club, you'd have to show there has been a clear pattern of similar violence they knew about, and they did nothing to remedy or prevent it when they could reasonably do so. If you go to a place known for violence, you 'assume the risk' of harm yourself. If you walk into a rough biker bar, you expect to get in a fight. To avoid liability the clubs sometimes hire security [bouncers] to reasonably TRY to screen out obvious problem 'drunks', and to prevent and break up fights, but the club is not otherwise responsible for your safety from criminal acts. Nobody said the world owes you a safe ride through life. Thus, it is not common that you would have grounds for a successful lawsuit, but if you think you do under those rules discussed, feel free to contact me.

Follow up:

You may consider presenting the medical bills to the club with a reasonable request they pay them, since you were an 'innocent' customer hurt in their business. It would be good customer relations and PR.