Sentences with phrase «civil liability as»

Anyone «knowingly or willfully» violating the statute was subject to civil liability as well as criminal sanctions of «not more than five hundred dollars ($ 500) and / or imprisonment for no longer than one year.»

The legal questions about civil liability for intruding on someone else's computer system work in both directions, i.e. the cyber-attacker may in principle be exposed to the same civil liability as the active defender who hacks back.

When a driver is distracted by texting and causes an accident, they can be subject to civil liability as well.

(c) Any person who, in good faith, relies on a copy of an Authorized Relative Certification shall have the same immunities from criminal and civil liability as those who rely on a power of attorney for health care as provided by Illinois law.

an employer is duty bound to protect employees from offensive conduct and to shield itself from civil liability as the result of actions brought by employees victimized by sexual harassment.

The legal questions about civil liability for intruding on someone else's computer system work in both directions, i.e. the cyber-attacker may in principle be exposed to the same civil liability as... [more]

The majority of their lordships in Twinsectra appeared at that time to consider that the gravity of a finding of dishonesty should lead to the same approach even in the context of civil liability as an accessory to a breach of trust.

Presumably signs of such activity would be grounds for charges for driving while distracted, and might lead to evidence to support civil liability as well.

Not exact matches

Known as the «Melbourne Response,» this system made a form of justice available to victims who were disinclined to establish legal liability — though it did not preclude their also pursuing civil action, if they wished.

Any unauthorized commercial use or reproduction of this list, including soliciting exhibitors or representing yourself as an agent of the trade show is prohibited and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.

The statute provides immunity from liability of civil damages resulting from an act or omission in the rendering of an evaluation for a licensed health care provider acting as a volunteer who in good faith authorizes a student athlete to return to play.

In cases where the law is not «clearly established» a subordinate may generally defer to his superior's interpretation of the law and the constitution without fear of civil liability in money damages to someone harmed as a result.

The legislation seeks to increase the criminal and civil statutes of limitations, remove special protections for public institutions that have acted as a shield against liability and create a one - year look - back window to allow survivors over the age of 23 to seek retrospective civil relief.

Additional safeguards include requiring multiple witnesses attesting the patient is acting on their own and at least two doctors in overseeing the process as well, who would be protected against both civil and criminal liability, along with any professional penalties for participating.

In addition to increasing the statute of limitations, the CVA would also remove special protections for public institutions that have acted as a shield against liability and create a one - year look - back window to allow survivors over the age of 23 to seek retrospective civil relief.

Supreme Court justices serve 14 - year terms, are paid $ 136,700 annually and preside over trial courts handling civil cases, such as negligence, personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability.

Topics to be discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie within the school, on the athletic field, in the locker room, and on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act on negligence claims against school districts.

They could be relieved, though, that leaked emails show that the Clinton campaign recognized Rahm Emanuel as a liability for the civil war he has stoked against Chicago public schools.

A tort is defined by the Cornell University Law School as «an act or omission that gives rise to injury or harm to another and amounts to a civil wrong for which courts impose liability.»

The information provided in the application is true and correct as of the date set forth opposite my signature and that any intentional or negligent misinformation of the information contained in the application may result in civil liability, including monetary damages, to any person who may suffer any loss due to the reliance upon any misrepresentations that I have made on the application, and / or criminal penalties including, but not limited to, fine or imprisonment or both under the provisions of Title 18, United States Code, Sec 1001, et seg.

[FN17] Civil liabilities include actual [FN18] and punitive damages, [FN19] as well as attorneys» fees and costs for the prevailing party in a successful action to enforce liability.

Or what if the government required the industry to do this as part of an effort to help our economy recover from the crisis resulting from the insane overvaluation caused by the heavy promotion of Passive Investing (possibly in exchange for an amnesty from civil liability for the bad investing advice that advocates of Passive Investing have been advancing for decades now).

You will not, and will not allow or authorize others to, use the Services, the Sites or any Materials therein to take any actions that: (i) infringe on PetSmart Charities» or any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual or proprietary rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including those regarding export control); (iii) are defamatory, trade libelous, threatening, harassing, invasive of privacy, stalking, harassment, abusive, tortuous, hateful, constitute discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sex, disability or other protected grounds, or are pornographic or obscene; (iv) interfere with or disrupt any services or equipment with the intent of causing an excessive or disproportionate load on PetSmart Charities or its licensors or suppliers» infrastructure; (v) involve knowingly distributing viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routines; (vi) involve the preparation and / or distribution of «junk mail», «spam», «chain letters», «pyramid schemes» or other deceptive online marketing practices, or any unsolicited bulk email or unsolicited commercial email or otherwise in a manner that violate any applicable «anti-spam» legislation, including that commonly referred to as «CASL»; (vii) would be or encourage conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international laws or regulations; (viii) involve the unauthorized entry to any machine accessible via the Services or interference with the Sites or any servers or networks connected to the Sites or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Sites, or attempt to breach the security of or disrupt Internet communications on the Sites (including without limitation accessing data to which you are not the intended recipient or logging into a server or account for which you are not expressly authorized); (ix) impersonate any person or entity, including, without limitation, one of PetSmart Charities» or another party's officers or employees, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (x) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Sites; (xi) collect or store personal data about other account users or attempt to gain access to other account users» accounts or otherwise mine information about other account users or the Sites, or interfere with any other user's ability to access or use the Sites; (xii) execute any form of network monitoring or run a network analyzer or packet sniffer or other technology to intercept, decode, mine or display any packets used to communicate between the Sites» servers or any data not intended for you; (xiii) attempt to circumvent authentication or security of any content, host, network or account («cracking») on or from the Sites; or (xiv) in PetSmart Charities» sole discretion, are contrary to PetSmart Charities» public image, goodwill, reputation or mission, or otherwise not in furtherance of our Vision of a lifelong, loving home for every pet.

Bill Language: «A Minnesota licensed veterinarian acting in good faith is immune from civil liability for reporting to peace officers, humane agents, or animal control officers known or suspected inhumane treatment of animals, including but not limited to neglect, cruelty, or abuse as defined in secion 343.20 or 346.46.»

The ASPCA believes that this approach — promoting education in the appropriate care, training and supervision of dogs as well as state and local laws that address licensing, reproductive status, chaining / improper confinement, cruel treatment and at - large dogs; imposing civil and criminal liability on guardians for their negligent and reckless behavior; and targeting problematic dogs and guardians early with progressively escalating penalties — constitutes the most compassionate, fair, efficient and ultimately effective means of resolving concerns related to dangerous dogs in the community.

You warrant and represent, in respect of each entry submitted by You («Entry»), as follows: 8.4.1.1 You are the sole owner and author of each Entry 8.4.1.2 You have the right to make Your entry available to the site 8.4.1.3 Each Entry does not contain any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane content 8.4.1.4 Each Entry does not contain any material that could constitute or encourage conduct which would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law 8.4.1.5 Each Entry does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, or any other intellectual property rights of any third person or entity, or violate any person's rights of privacy or publicity 8.4.1.6 Entries which contain any commercial content that promotes any product or service other than that of the World Photography Organisation.

Peers queried government assertions about fraudulent whiplash claims and raised concerns about definitions as they began the Second Reading of the Civil Liability Bill this week.

Naturally a myriad of potential civil liabilities arise for firms and their directors / senior managers as a result of cyberfraud.

the isolated nature of the use of Lohan's name was not actionable under New York Civil Rights Law, as imposing such liability would present an «uncalled - for burden and hazard on publishers;» and

However, Chamberlayne warns: «To ensure these commitments are not forgotten Schedule A1 to the Civil Liability Bill requires careful scrutiny and amendment, as for instance, it only requires publication of such information as the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate.»

Jason Pettus is a civil litigation defense attorney with a strong litigation background through the representation of general contractors, subcontractors, owners, and design professionals in the resolution of all manner of construction issues, including construction / design defect claims, environmental claims and contractual disputes, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and motor vehicle accidents in both state and federal courts, as well as insurance coverage analysis, advisement of clients, and coverage litigation.

The only difference is that a «No Contest» plea can not be used as evidence of civil liability in a civil case arising from the same incident.

His practice encompasses civil litigation including personal injury, insurance litigation, medical and professional liability, as well as wrongful dismissal, administrative and labour law.

His civil practice focuses on personal injury, product liability, and malpractice, as well as commercial and real estate litigation of all kinds.

The firm undertakes a significant amount of non-contentious work alongside its substantial workload of civil and criminal litigation, and also provides transactional support concerning future liability for occupational illnesses, such as asbestos - related diseases.

Ultimately this case reaffirms that, although an otherwise innocuous breach of code (such as the failure to stamp a flex hose) may not in itself give rise to civil liability, a breach of code is nevertheless evidence of negligence.

As a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and inductee into the International Society of Barristers, Eric Kahn handles a broad spectrum of significant and complex claim including automobile negligence, trucking accident, construction site accidents, product liability claims, medical malpractice cases, and claims against public entities.

So we are talking not only about civil liability, but criminal liability as well.

When patients suffer serious medical conditions or even death as a result of this reckless practice of medicine or dentistry, there's not only potential civil liability but also possible criminal liability.

Ms. Henderson has experience in general civil litigation, as well as construction defects, labor law, premises liability, employment disputes and cost recovery actions.

Jack Wurgaft, certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Lawyer, limits his practice to complex civil litigation, medical malpractice, products liability (MDL) and construction site accidCivil Trial Lawyer, limits his practice to complex civil litigation, medical malpractice, products liability (MDL) and construction site accidcivil litigation, medical malpractice, products liability (MDL) and construction site accidents.

Kelsey's practice focuses primarily on civil litigation, including defense of personal injury and product liability claims as well as representation in real property and commercial disputes.

Before working for our firm, Patrick Montgomery worked in Birmingham as a partner for another law firm defending businesses in civil litigation covering wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, breach of contract, product liability, automobile and trucking negligence, and premises liability.

During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.

This case is, as well, a useful precedent for defendants to argue that activities that may otherwise be illegal under the Competition Act (or subject to civil liability) should be shielded based merely on legislative authority, where no specific rule exists mandating activities.

Further, section 2 (3) provides that evidence of an apology is not admissible as evidence of fault or liability in any civil, administrative, or arbitration proceeding.

The court held that as a result, he had no civil liability to a citizen he shot, even if the person who the late arriving officer shot while that citizen was shooting back at the police officers on the scene was actually engaging in good faith self - defense.

In civil cases, as already mentioned, liability will be resolved.

or allow to Run Compensation Suit Simultaneously with suits file by Bank Officials under ARTHA RIN ACT with equal opportunity and equal right so as to restore total accountability, which will be similar to DRT (Debt Recovery Tribunal of INDIA)(B)- Considering the Heavy loss and Damages of Government Registered and Identified SICK INDUSTRIES of 1992 & 1996 of Private Sector due to Negligence, Violation of Contract & Non-Banking Activities etc. of Bank Officials and Policy Maker & need 100 % Weaver of all type of Bank loan liabilities to minimize their heavy loss and damages to certain extent under LIMITATION ACT (C)- The system of keeping mortgage of Land & Properties from the Owner of Industries by Bank or any Loan Giving Agencies as Securities are mostly responsible for Malpractices and ever growing Corruption, & Fraudulent Activities in Banking Sector, which are now proven matter and may kindly be completely abolished as a part of reform programs at earliest possible time to ESTABLISH ACCOUNTABILITY and Check Malpractices, Fraudulent Activities which are now growing by large in Banking Sector or in other Loan Giving Agencies upto root Levels (D)-- All suits of Artha Rin Court may kindly be transferred to Civil Commercial Court abolishing SECTIONS 12, 12 (khan) 18 (2) & (3) 19, 20, 21, 34,40, 41, 42, 44, 47 and 50 of ARTHA RIN ACT -2003 for the end of Justice.

Generally speaking, a defense of others defense that justifies a use of force under criminal law will also not give rise to civil liability in a lawsuit for assault and battery as opposed to a criminal prosecution for it.