Sentences with phrase «civil liability verdict»

The firm's successes include the top patent infringement award ever issued by a U.S. jury; the nation's first civil liability verdict against a foreign bank for providing material financial support to terrorists; and one of the top business fraud verdicts ever awarded in Dallas County.

Not exact matches

If you are involved in a drunk driving accident it is important to understand that the verdict in a criminal matter can affect your liability in a civil matter.

This means that, while a guilty verdict in a criminal case doesn't necessary equate with civil liability, it is a strong indication that civil liability may follow.

The MoD argued that Walker's narrative verdict that Smith's death had been caused by a «serious failure» breached r 42 (b), because it was framed in a way which appeared to determine issues of civil liability.

The judge disagreed: «The prohibition is against framing a verdict in such a way as to appear to determine any question of civil liability.