Dramshop liability laws are state laws that impose liability upon businesses that serve alcohol to people who are intoxicated and who then leave the establishment and cause injury or property damage to someone else. For example, if a bartender serves alcohol to an obviously drunk customer who then gets in his or her car and causes an accident, the other party to the accident can not only sue the drunk driver for damages but the bar that served the driver as well. The extent to which the bar is responsible varies from state to state. (See Liquor Liability).