Holiday Parties Can Leave Hosts Open To Lawsuits  6:04 PM, Dec
7, 2012   |    comments   • Share   • Print   • - A A A +
Greensboro, NC  --  You just never think about it. Why would
you? You have the drinks out, snacks are out and you're
mingling.  It's a wonderful, fun holiday party. Everyone's
having a great time. And then it happens.  In the middle of the
night, the phone rings. One of your friends was in a car wreck,
people are hurt, or worse.   Within weeks, you're in court and
what was a memory of a great holiday party becomes marred by
tragedy, guilt and perhaps a criminal charge.  It's one of those
"it'll never happen to me" stories.  The problem is, it does
happen. As a host of a part, you can be held criminally
responsible.  "I don't want to scare people from having parties
and entertaining and I don't want to scare people from enjoying
the holiday season, but you need to be careful about what you
serve," attorney Frank Berry explained.  According to the law,
if you provide alcohol to your guests a