[Greg Mitchell]
State lawmakers are sending the governor a bill that would restore social host liability in California. Since the 1970s, state law has prevented parents and other adults who furnish alcohol to minors from being sued in civil court for negligence.
On Monday, the measure was approved unanimously by the state Senate. It was sponsored by Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, and backed by the Consumer Attorneys of California and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
AB 2486 got an added push from the parents of a 17-year-old Redding girl, Shelby Allen, who died of alcohol poisoning at a friend's house.
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Steve and Debbie Allen
Posted by: Steve Allen | August 03, 2010 at 09:43 AM