It is illegal to drive a car when under the influence of alcohol because its effects can cause multiple impairments that make safe driving impossible. When a drunk driver causes a car accident, injured victims may qualify to obtain compensation from the drunk driver. The Illinois Dram Shop Act is a liquor liability law that may allow you to seek compensation from others who may also be responsible.
You must prove liability to receive payment from the driver or other responsible parties. When you work with a personal injury lawyer from Newland & Newland, LLP, we will investigate your accident to determine all guilty parties and help you fight for maximum compensation.
What Are Liquor Liability Laws?
Before states enacted dram shop and social host liability laws, injured accident victims could hold only an intoxicated person accountable for any injuries that person caused. The introduction of liquor liability laws expanded the pool of potentially at-fault parties to include the people or establishments that sell or serve alcoholic beverages.