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Originally Posted by BK911
Bartender thread got me thinking...
My wife loves to have parties.
We do not provide alcohol at the parties, but some guests do bring their own.
Am I liable if somebody leaves drunk and gets in an accident?
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I see that you are in Tennessee. Your state has a Social Host Liability Law that, effectively, protects a party host from criminal or civil liability if they
serve alcohol to a guest and that guest later causes harm. Since you are not even serving the alcohol, you are likely to not have any chance of liability, but it would depend on the circumstances. For example, if a guest consumes their own alcohol at your party, becomes falling down drunk, and attempts to drive home with your knowledge of his condition, you may face some problems as that circumstance goes beyond what a "reasonable person" would do in a similar situation.