Latest Liquor Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liquor Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Opponents to New Ala. Beer Law Say Higher Alcohol Content Unsafe
Mar 6 2008 // The Alabama House passed a bill Tuesday that would allow the sale of gourmet and imported beers that have an alcohol content as high as 13.9 percent. Under current law, beer sold in Alabama can’t have an alcohol...
Minn. Public Safety Agency: 166 Killed in Alcohol-related Crashes in ’06
Feb 11 2008 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced recently that 166 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in Minnesota in 2006, the lowest death total on record. However, the department says a record-high 41,951...
Union General Offers Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Market in California
Dec 10 2007 // Union General of Concord, Calif., has an “A+” rated carrier offering coverage for facilities specializing in care and treatment of drug and alcohol abusers, including for profit and nonprofit centers and...
Mass. Liquor Liability Residual Market Lowers High Limit Rates
Nov 20 2007 // The Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts (LLJUA) said it is lowering its rates for higher-limit coverage by more than 20%, effective immediately. Insureds buying coverage of $2 million per...
Wineries’ risks rise when events move beyond tastings
Aug 20 2007 // Wineries are drinking to their good fortune, with 13 consecutive years of sales growth and each acre of grapes producing between $15,000 and $75,000 in gross sales value, according to wine industry consultant Jon...
Wineries’ risks rise when events move beyond tastings
Aug 20 2007 // Wineries are drinking to their good fortune, with 13 consecutive years of sales growth and each acre of grapes producing between $15,000 and $75,000 in gross sales value, according to wine industry consultant Jon...
N.Y. Court Rules Drunk Driving Does Not Include Using Inhalants with Alcohol
Jun 29 2007 // A motorist accused of “huffing” stimulants from an aerosol can before getting into a deadly wreck cannot be charged with driving while intoxicated, New York’s highest court ruled Wednesday. The...
Neb. bill: Adults would be liable for damages if alcohol given to kids
Jun 18 2007 // A Neb. bill, LB573, passed by the Legislature would make adults who sell or give alcohol to underage drinkers liable for damages or injuries caused by intoxication. People who host so-called keggers or other social...
Chicago GFB debuts ‘Quote on Tap’ Tool for Liquor Liability
Jun 8 2007 // Chicago, Ill.-based Geo. F. Brown & Sons, Inc., a national MGA/Wholesaler, recently announced the debut of “Quote on Tap,” an online tool that reduces the quoting and binding process for their liquor...
Neb. Bill: Adults Would Be Liable for Damages if Alcohol Given to Kids
Jun 1 2007 // A Neb. bill, LB573, passed by the Legislature would make adults who sell or give alcohol to underage drinkers liable for damages or injuries caused by intoxication. People who host so-called keggers or other social...
Minn. Alcohol Related Deaths Increase by 11 Percent
Mar 8 2007 // The number of 2005 traffic deaths in Minnesota that involved alcohol increased 11 percent from the previous year, state public safety officials said. The Department of Public Safety released its impaired driving facts...
State liquor store, homeowner blamed in N.H. drunk driving death
Dec 25 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking. Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger in a...
State liquor store, homeowner blamed in N.H. drunk driving death
Dec 24 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking. Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger in a...
N.H. Family Sues Liquor Commission, Homeowner Over Drunk Driving Death
Dec 14 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking that night. Randy Holmes, 24, was a...
Liquor distributors not liable for drunken driving crash
Dec 11 2006 // Liquor distributors cannot be held liable for a drunken driving crash during an Indian casino promotion that injured a Las Cruces, N.M., family, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. The May 2003 crash injured Joseph and...
Liquor distributors not liable for drunken driving crash
Dec 10 2006 // Liquor distributors cannot be held liable for a drunken driving crash during an Indian casino promotion that injured a Las Cruces, N.M., family, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. The May 2003 crash injured Joseph and...
Liquor Distributors Not Liable for Drunken Driving Crash
Dec 5 2006 // Liquor distributors can’t be held liable for a drunken driving crash during an Indian casino promotion that injured a Las Cruces, N.M., family, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. The May 2003 crash injured Joseph...
Sunday liquor sales mean more Sunday crashes, study indicates
Oct 23 2006 // Alcohol-related crashes increased 29 percent and alcohol-related crash fatalities rose 42 percent on Sundays after New Mexico approved Sunday package liquor sales, a new study found. The increase translates to an...
Study: Sunday Liquor Sales Mean More Sunday Crashes
Oct 6 2006 // Alcohol-related crashes increased 29 percent and alcohol-related crash fatalities rose 42 percent on Sundays after New Mexico approved Sunday package liquor sales, a new study found. The increase translates to an...
Arizona State Expands Alcohol Rules for Student Clubs, Requiring Insurance
Oct 4 2006 // Keggers hosted by clubs at Arizona State University may never be the same. Under rule revisions by the Student Organization Resource Center and other school officials, alcohol at parties hosted by ASU clubs must be served...
