Mixing Alcohol and Minors Leads to Liability

Mike Schneider

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Every few weeks there is a story, with an unhappy ending, that involves minors and alcohol. The recent double fatality in Anchorage is just one example. Those giving or selling alcohol to minors, both licensed premises (bars and liquor stores) and individuals can be held liable for all the harm that the sale or gift causes, without reduction for the "comparative negligence" of the minor. The are two cases now before the Alaska Supreme Court that test whether this will continue to be the rule in this state.