Dram shop liability laws help reduce drunk driving. Those who serve alcohol may be held responsible for damages.<\/p>\n
DUI is a crime and it has various penalties depending on which state you happen to live. Many states these days are starting to enact something referred to as dram shop liability laws to help reduce DUI. Texas is one of those states.<\/p>\n
This particular concept has been around for a fair while. In fact, the first version of the legislation used now, The Texas Dram Shop Act, didn\u2019t pass into law until 1987 as a result of El Chico Corporation v. Poole. That case recognized a common law duty on the part of dram shops, a.k.a. any place that sells alcohol for consumption, to their patrons. As an Austin personal injury attorney, I see a lot of plaintiff\u2019s injury cases as a result of a DUI driver.<\/p>\n
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