I wrote last month about some of the legal issues facing private social hosts with regard to liability for the actions of a drunken party guest. While the California legislature has largely foreclosed direct legal action against private social hosts, with the exception of underage drinkers, the same protections may not exist for corporations and […]
Social Host Liability returns to California (sort of…)
In the 1970s a string of California court cases established a de facto social host liability in the state. Premised on California Civil Code section 1714, which provides that every person is responsible for the result of any actions taken without ordinary care or skill, these cases established the serving of alcohol in private homes […]