1. Damages. Damages may be awarded for property damage, bodily injury or death proximately caused by the consumption of the liquor served by the server.

[PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2508

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Liquor: means spirits, wine, malt liquor or hard cider, or any substance containing liquor, intended for human consumption, that contains more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Server: means a person who sells, gives or otherwise provides liquor to an individual. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2503
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
2. Damages under wrongful death and survival laws. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, damages may be recovered under Title 18?C, sections 2?807 and 3?817, as in other tort actions, subject to the damage limit of section 2509.

[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §81 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §81 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
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