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Liquor liability

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Dram Shop Act caps liability

What does Connecticut’s Dram Shop Act state? Does it cap the seller’s liability?

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Exceptions to Dram Shop Act caps

We have an insured which is a fraternal organization. Its liquor legal liability policy, endorsed with form CG 28 57, provides them a $1 million limit. Isn’t $250,000/$250,000 all that the law requires?

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Host liquor liability—homeowners

We have a homeowners client whose son is getting married, and our client is hosting a bachelor party where liquor will be served. The hall where the party will be held requires a certificate of insurance from our client. How should we to handle this situation?

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Host liquor liability exclusion

Can you explain the effect of ISO form CG 21 51 for host liquor liability on commercial general liability policies?

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Covering social parties with paid bartender

One of my homeowners clients hires a friend five or six times a year to serve drinks at parties that he hosts in his home. The parties are social affairs, not business-related. Is my client covered for liquor liability exposures from these parties? How about the friend that he hired to tend bar for him?