I conjecture the connection to the liquor license is not accidental.

The various articles and discussions about this issue have carefully avoided mentioning what precisely the "personal injury" lawsuits have been about that started the whole issue.

The law firm in question won a $20 million judgment because a club in NYC owned by MSG served alcohol to a person who later drove drunk. Here is their own advertisement of this case: https://www.dsslaw.com/case-results/20400000-million-drunk-d...

In general, they often sue restaurants and bars for serving alcohol (to impaired individuals): https://www.dsslaw.com/car-accident-attorney/drunk-driving-a...