Liquor Liability
Restaurants and bars have a duty not to serve alcohol to anyone who is already visibly intoxicated or underage. If the restaurant or bar continues to provide alcohol to the intoxicated or underage person and that person causes injury to an innocent third party, the restaurant may be held liable.
An adult must be cut off if their intoxication is apparent to an ordinary observer, while any amount of alcohol provided to a minor subjects the business to liability. This type of liability often arises when a drunk patron leaves a bar or restaurant, drives drunk, and causes a motor vehicle collision, but it is not limited to this situation.
