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Dram Shop Law Does Not Require Establishment to Monitor Level of Intoxication of Patron Not Being Served with Alcohol

May 8th, 2009

On May 7, 2009, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Bauer v. Nesbitt, that an establishment serving alcoholic beverages to patrons does not have a duty, under the Dram Shop Act, to monitor the level of intoxication of a patron to whom the establishment is not serving alcohol.  Although the Dram Shop Act generally imposes [...]