Articles Posted in Dram Shop Cases

When a drunk driver causes a life-changing crash, people naturally focus on the driver. But in many Massachusetts cases, the more important question becomes where the drinking happened, and whether a bar, restaurant, club, or event venue kept serving alcohol when it should have stopped. These are commonly called dram…

Massachusetts law provides in General Laws Chapter 138, Section 69 that “No alcoholic beverage shall be sold or delivered on any premises licensed under this chapter to any intoxicated person.” This means that it violation of the liquor control laws to sell alcohol to a person who is already drunk.  …