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civil-liability act

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A quick definition of civil-liability act:

A civil-liability act, also known as a dram-shop act, is a law that allows someone who has been injured by an intoxicated person to sue the commercial seller of alcoholic beverages for damages. This law was created to hold businesses accountable for serving alcohol to people who are already drunk and may cause harm to others. Some states have overturned the common law rule and created a common law dram shop action, which means that liability is based on statutes that regulate the liquor business and prohibit certain sales by liquor licensees.

A more thorough explanation:

A civil-liability act, also known as a dram-shop act, is a law that allows a person who has been injured by an intoxicated customer to sue the commercial seller of alcoholic beverages for damages. This law is often supported by the temperance movement and is designed to hold businesses accountable for the actions of their customers.

For example, if a person is injured in a car accident caused by a drunk driver who was served alcohol at a bar, the injured person may be able to sue the bar for damages under a civil-liability act. The bar could be held responsible for serving alcohol to someone who was visibly intoxicated or for serving alcohol to a minor.

Civil-liability acts are not universal across all states, but they are becoming more common. Some states have even created common law dram shop actions, which allow injured parties to sue businesses for damages even without a specific statute in place.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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