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Someone leaves a bar drunk,kills someone in a car accident,guess who's going to be liable? The person at the last bar that served him will be.
The Supreme Court ruled on this very issue last year. Hosts do NOT owe a duty of care to people who are injured as a result of a drunk leaving their place.
Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18
This case was one of a private party host, not a bar, but it set the precedent. Presumably, should a bar owner or server have a similar tort action brought against them, their case would be dismissed on the precedent set in Childs v. Desormeaux. Now, if the DRINKER is the one injured (rather than a 3rd party), that would further complicate the matter.