{"id":230,"date":"2023-02-15T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harrisonpensapersonalinjury.com\/?page_id=230"},"modified":"2024-09-05T16:33:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T20:33:31","slug":"alcohol-related-liability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harrisonpensa.com\/personal-injury\/expertise\/alcohol-related-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol-Related Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"tbk-hydrate-component\" data-cid=\"070eb58e-d517-4d7d-89dd-2dd15f6c458c\" data-component=\"Hero\"><div class=\"hero theme-light hero--option-b\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.harrisonpensa.com\/app\/dist\/light-theme-bg-GHZDTRRF.jpg&quot;)\"><div class=\"hero-container\"><div class=\"hero-container__image-wrapper\"><div class=\"advanced-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harrisonpensa.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/iStock-1194844801-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-container__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"copy\"><h1 class=\"\">Alcohol-Related Liability<\/h1><div class=\"button-list\"><div class=\"button-block\"><a href=\"tel:519-679-9660\" class=\"btn btn-light btn-md\"><i class=\"icon icon-phone\"><\/i>519-679-9660<\/a><span class=\"button-caption\">8:00-5:00, Monday-Friday<\/span><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrisonpensapersonalinjury.com\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btn btn-dark btn-md\"><i class=\"icon icon-email\"><\/i>Contact Us<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"breadcrumbs-module\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb-container\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrisonpensapersonalinjury.com\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-item-link\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\" aria-current=\"page\">Alcohol-Related Liability<\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tbk-hydrate-component\" data-cid=\"f087b15f-b656-4bc7-8ccc-7704dda41bc1\" data-component=\"ThemableContainer\"><div class=\"container-content bg-light wp-block-project-components-container\" style=\"background-position:center;background-size:cover\"><div>\n<div class=\"tbk-hydrate-component\" data-cid=\"741e11b2-e7df-4377-9054-09583d3655e2\" data-component=\"Row\"><div class=\"row text-start wp-block-tbk-components-row\"><div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commercial or tavern and social host liability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Overserving alcohol can lead to serious \u2014 even deadly \u2014 consequences. Alcohol-related liability cases often arise in situations where alcohol is served to a visibly intoxicated person. When it\u2019s noticeable that a person is intoxicated and yet alcoholic drinks are still served, the establishment that served the alcohol may be at fault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>Harrison Pensa\u2019s social host liability lawyers can help you assess your case. The nuances of Ontario law make it important for you to obtain professional legal advice to navigate the complications that result from an alcohol-related accident. Our experienced, compassionate team of personal injury lawyers will work to get you fair compensation.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helping people affected by alcohol-related accidents:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bar owners and bartenders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restaurant owners and servers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cashiers at liquor stores<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event planners and operators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Party hosts and homeowners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequency Asked Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tbk-hydrate-component\" data-cid=\"1747c3ce-490f-4467-9319-095945c17c84\" data-component=\"Accordion\"><div class=\"accordion-container\"><div id=\"accordion-component\" class=\"accordion accordion-flush\"><div class=\"accordion-item\"><h4 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-component--header-0\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-component--collapse-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-component--collapse-0\">Is the person who served alcohol responsible if the person to whom they served alcohol causes an accident?<\/button><\/h4><div id=\"accordion-component--collapse-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-0\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-component\"><div class=\"accordion-body\"><p>In some cases, a person who serves alcohol can be held responsible for the actions of an intoxicated person. A bar owner or event operator may be liable if they serve someone alcohol to the point of intoxication. While the Supreme Court of Canada has held that a social host may not be responsible for those that consume alcohol in a host\u2019s home, there may still be circumstances when a social host may be held liable.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-item\"><h4 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-component--header-1\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-component--collapse-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-component--collapse-1\">In this case, who would be responsible for paying my claim?<\/button><\/h4><div id=\"accordion-component--collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-header-1\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-component\"><div class=\"accordion-body\"><p>In the case that the person who caused your accident got drunk at a bar, the bar owner could be sued and the bar owner\u2019s insurance could pay any successful claim.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tbk-hydrate-component\" data-cid=\"b45da2d4-9526-46a1-88c6-bf5cc3523344\" data-component=\"HPCtaBar\"><div class=\"cta-bar theme-light\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.harrisonpensa.com\/app\/dist\/light-cta-theme-bg-M3BYXVGP.jpg&quot;)\"><div class=\"cta-bar__content\"><div class=\"cta-bar__description\"><h3>Seek compensation from social host liability.<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"cta-bar__buttons\"><div class=\"button-list\"><a href=\"tel:519-679-9660\" class=\"btn btn-dark btn-md\"><i class=\"icon icon-phone\"><\/i>Call us: 519-679-9660<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrisonpensapersonalinjury.com\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btn btn-light btn-md\"><i class=\"icon icon-speech-bubble\"><\/i>Send us a message<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alcohol-Related Liability <a href=\"tel:519-679-9660\" class=\"btn btn-light btn-md\"> 519-679-9660 <\/a> 8:00-5:00, Monday-Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrisonpensapersonalinjury.com\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btn btn-dark btn-md\"> Contact Us <\/a> <\/p>\n<li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrisonpensapersonalinjury.com\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-item-link\"> Home <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumb-item\" aria-current=\"page\"> Alcohol-Related Liability <\/li>\n<p> Commercial or tavern and social host liability &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":414,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-230","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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