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Some states have "Dram Shop Laws" making the bar/bartender liable if they over serve a customer. In response, the bars buy "Dram Shop Insurance" which protects them from liability. The cost of the insurance is passed along to the customers in higher drink and food prices. IL is an example of this.
We had an interesting case here in GA this fall. A 7-11 type store refused to sell booze to an obviously drunk guy. He was too drunk to even pump his own gas, so an employee pumped it. The drunk did something bad on the highway, and the store and employee lost in court for pumping gas before the guy hit the road. Suspect this will be appealed, if the store has deep pockets.
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