At oral arguments Tuesday in Klar v. Dairy Farmers of America, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered the extent to which an event host may be held liable for the actions of an intoxicated guest—particularly when that guest also happens to be a employee.

According to Chief Justice Debra Todd, the question before the court was whether an employer who hosts an employee event, and requires employees who attend to make a monetary contribution to offset costs, is liable to a third party who is injured by a guest who was provided alcohol at the event, while visibly intoxicated.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]