The state Supreme Court is considering whether 1997 motor vehicle insurance law amendments, barring drunken drivers injured in accidents from suing for damages, also preclude them from filing claims against establishments that served them liquor.

In Voss v. Tranquilino, A-110-09, two lower courts have said the amendments do not bar lawsuits filed under the Dram Shop Act, which was enacted 10 years earlier in another effort to stem drunken driving.