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Minnesota statutes make it illegal to serve alcohol to clearly intoxicated individuals. The spirit behind this is to reduce the number of accidents involving drunk individuals by discouraging establishments from overserving their patrons. In the moment, it may seem...
A dram shop law helps to define the responsibility when someone causes an accident after drinking. It defines the liability for those who serve and sell alcohol. In Minnesota, the law says there is only liability in situations where someone served someone else alcohol...
Parents know that their adolescent children cannot legally drink alcohol. However, they may not always consider the legal consequences of the parties that their teenagers throw. If teens serve alcohol at a party, parents may find themselves responsible if something...
Liquor Liability Typically, only bars and liquor stores (establishments licensed to sell alcohol) can be held liable for “illegal sales” of alcohol. Minnesota does, however, have a limited Social Host liability statute. Anybody over the age of 21 who sells, furnishes...