Dramshop law doesn’t bar suit against airline 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 2, 2010
Tags: dramshop statute, respondeat superior, vicarious liability
A state dramshop law does not bar a vicarious liability suit against an airline whose allegedly intoxicated employee caused a fatal car accident, an Illinois appellate court has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
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