Your retail client could be at risk of a lawsuit if it starts selling cannabis, but the exposure may not be the same as the liability risk of a bar serving alcohol, an insurance defence lawyer suggests.

Whether a retailer selling cannabis or alcohol could be sued is “a question of foreseeability,” Ari Krajden, a partner with law firm Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP, told Canadian Underwriter recently. Krajden co-chairs ZTGH’s coverage practice group.

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