In many court cases, alcoholic beverage servers hsve been held responsible for foreseecability that is, the reasonable anticipation that a particular course of action will likely result in harm or mjury. Furthermore, the most prosperous defendant in a third-party liability suit (often the bar or restaurant owner) can be forced to pay most (or all) of the damage costs, especially if the co-defendants are unable to pay. Some attorneys choose to sue only the wealthiest of the potential detendants,even if that party is not solely-or even primarily responsible for what hapoened.