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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that an insurer could bring an action for contribution under state law against a restaurant that allegedly overserved alcohol to its insured, rejecting the restaurant’s claim that the Dram Shop law precluded the insurer’s suit.

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