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Wisconsin court finds mother liable for teen's fatal drinking binge.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-APR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 787 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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A woman who bought vodka for her underage son can be held liable for the death of his friend, who drank it and died from alcohol poisoning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled. The court said the case fit a narrow exception to a state law granting immunity from liability to most "providers" of alcoholic beverages. (Anderson v. Am. Family Mutual Ins. Co., 671 N.W.2d 651 (Wis. 2003).)

In 1999, Mary Anne Brasure bought a 1.75-liter bottle of vodka and left it on her kitchen table with a note reading, "Greg, you owe me $12." Her 19-year-old son Gregory took the bottle to his parents' vacation home, where he spent the weekend with some friends. Among them...

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