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[–] Reddit_Is_Trash@reddthat.com 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Do you sue car dealerships when a drunk driver kills someone?

[–] SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Bars certainly can be held liable for drunk drivers they served.

[–] franklin@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago
[–] WHARRGARBL@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago

Not dealerships, but 43 US states plus DC, have dram shop laws that allow a drunk driver to sue the establishment that overserved.