All the headlines from our Liquor Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 9 2011 // There will soon be a booze-sipping grotto for grocery and big-box store shoppers in a Southern California city.The Corona City Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to allow free instructional alcohol tastings in the retail...
Nov 23 2011 // Thanksgiving marks the beginning of holiday season and for many that means party time.But hosts who serve alcohol should take steps to limit their liquor liability and make sure they have the proper insurance, according to...
Nov 23 2011 // Changes to Utah’s liquor agency recommended by a series of critical audits are beginning to be implemented.Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Interim Director Francine Giani says she will discuss the needed...
Sep 27 2011 // A western Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing to divert some of the money from the “Johnstown Flood Tax” on alcohol back to its original purpose — flood and other disaster relief.Sen. John Wozniak, D-Cambria,...
Jul 14 2011 // Due to the government shutdown in Minnesota there’s a chance pubs in that state might run out of beer.Alcohol supplies are dwindling, and in some cases have run out, at hundreds of bars and restaurants across...
Jul 12 2011 // A central Florida high school student is suing the school board, claiming officials should have intervened before his teacher gave him alcohol and then let him drive home drunk.Nineteen year-old Dylan Ferguson said his...
Jul 6 2011 // The Georgia Supreme Court has found a convenience store can be held liable for a fatal highway accident that took place after a driver purchased a 12-pack of beer.Overturning a lower court, the state’s top court...
Jun 21 2011 // In the United States, the blood-alcohol limit may be 0.08 percent, but no amount of alcohol seems to be safe for driving, according to a University of California, San Diego sociologist. A new study has found that...
Apr 5 2011 // Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has signed into law a bill that supporters say will make it easier to prosecute parents who host drinking parties for teenagers.The “social host” bill makes adults liable for...
Feb 18 2011 // The latest electronic novelty popping up in local bars in Alabama might spare someone a night in jail or even save a life — or it might just become another drinking game.Breathalyzer machines have been installed at...
May 3 2010 // The beer industry, like many others, has been impacted by the economy with one notable exception: craft brewers. The microbrewery, brew pub and brewery industries have actually seen sales jump in the last few years while...
Apr 20 2010 // Insential Inc. has joined with Vela Insurance Services, LLC to offer an exclusive liquor program for bars, night clubs, restaurants and special events to be written on Gemini Insurance Co. paper. The program will provide a...
Apr 1 2010 // A ban on alcohol along popular canoeing and rafting rivers in south Mississippi’s Pike County is illegal, the attorney for two outfitting business told the state Supreme Court this week.Alfred L. Felder of McComb,...
Mar 25 2010 // The latest Tennessee effort to outlaw passengers from having open alcohol containers in vehicles failed in a House committee this week.The House State and Local Government Committee voted to send the bill sponsored by...
Jan 10 2010 // Few Nebraska lawmakers participating in an Associated Press survey say they support legislation making liquor license holders liable for serving intoxicated customers who leave their establishments and hurt themselves or...
Dec 29 2009 // Few Nebraska lawmakers participating in an Associated Press survey say they support legislation making liquor license holders liable for serving intoxicated customers who leave their establishments and hurt themselves or...
Aug 31 2009 // Changes to state and federal law over the past few years may prove to be no gimme for golf and country clubs. In fact, since many club owners and managers are unaware of the potential impact of these laws, a simple...
Jul 20 2009 // The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that if an employer provides an underage employee with unfettered access to alcoholic beverages, that employer is liable for any damage that occurs as a result.The Court made that...
Jul 1 2009 // The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that if an employer provides an underage employee with unfettered access to alcoholic beverages, that employer is liable for any damage that occurs as a result.The Court made that...
Jun 29 2009 // Union General Insurance Services Inc. of Concord, Calif., has an alcohol and drug abuse treatment facility market available to California agents. An “A+” rated carrier is offering coverage for facilities...