Sentences with phrase «does civil liability»

So where does civil liability fit into this picture?

Not exact matches

«State attorneys general told five of the nation's largest banks on Tuesday they face a potential liability of at least $ 17 billion in civil lawsuits if a settlement isn't reached to address improper foreclosure practices» a «figure [that] doesn't cover additional billions of dollars in potential claims from federal agencies,» the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The deterrent effect of the available monetary sanctions under agent liability probably exceeds the deterrent effect of enterprise liability because a civil judgment against an agent hurts his reputation more than does a sanction imposed by the firm in private.

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.

The NRB report does not ignore the reckless and self - serving ways in which bishops escaped criminal liability by pleading guilty on behalf of their dioceses and handing important aspects of church governance over to civil authorities.

If a new report truly is a false statement of fact that causes harm to someone's reputation, and if the news reporter has no actual factual basis for the factual claim, the First Amendment does permit the courts to impose both civil and criminal liability for the false statements, with civil suits brought by someone who is harmed and criminal liability enforced by the government.

Macdonald said: «I don't think an apology couched in these terms would lead to any civil liability at all.

Other limits: Pardons are only for criminal cases, and don't remove civil liability (you can still be sued).

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The lead attorney representing the plaintiffs argued that this rule does not apply in this case because «the exception to this policy is where the officer personally committed a tort: a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal 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).

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[19] I accept that the mere breach of a statutory authority or code does not, of itself, automatically give rise to civil liability.

Failing to do this constitutes recklessness and it is punishable by a misdemeanor or even a criminal charge depending on the situation; however, civil liability for the damages caused are kept separate.

In SEC v. Das, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the issue of whether civil liability is present in cases where the corporate officer did not knowingly mislead.

Simon's article, the «take - no - prisoners» tone of which left me slack - jawed, contends that there is a systemic, recurring problem that arises when well - heeled clients go shopping for expert exonerations - sometimes prior to doing something shady, sometimes after they've already done it — to immunize themselves from civil liability or criminal prosecution.

For example, if the police do a no knock raid in the dark of night, and don't announce themselves, and you shoot police officers reasonably believing them to be home invasion burglars, you would not have criminal or civil liability for doing so.

It is important for victims» families to understand that civil liability can attach even when the negligent party did not actually intend to cause harm.

While a clear violation of such laws may establish the defendant's guilt in criminal court, they do not necessarily establish his or her liability for civil damages.

He did state that the driving in question could lead to liability in a civil trial, but he did not meet the higher criminal standard for dangerous driving outlined by previous decisions before the Supreme Court of Canada.

However, that does not alter the civil liability for injuries that occur on the property.

They may have a moral duty to do so, and they may have a strong employment relationship pressure to do so, but a law enforcement officer faces neither civil nor criminal liability for merely failing to enforce a criminal law when they know a crime has been committed.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced that it accepted review of Stoneridge Investment v. Scientific Atlanta, an 8th Circuit decision where the court held that civil liability for damages does not lie against defendants who merely «aid and abet» securities fraud unless those defendants actually made a mistatement.

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.

Failing to do so can result in a citation being issued or in civil liability to anyone injured as a result of the driver's failure to follow the law.

The funny thing is that Texas, despite leading the nation in dog attacks and dog related death, does not have a statute that covers civil liability for dog bites.

Doing the right thing may absolve you of criminal or civil liability, or it may help you build a case should you find that the other driver acted negligently.

In fact, you can face less civil liability if you stand by and do nothing.

It does not cover judges from the consequences of crimes they may commit even if committed during the course of their official action; the immunity is for civil liability only.

Keep civil litigation at bay until facts are clear and don't put too much weight on it — it can be damaging to engage in legalistic arguments about liability to consumers.

The Court found that the decision in the Judicial Review proceedings did not determine any civil law claim for damages and consequently the SFO was not precluded from disputing liability for trespass.

«We generally hold that government officials performing discretionary functions generally are shielded from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.»

If that drunk driver was served at a private party however, the state imposes no criminal punishment, but it does impose civil liability.

2 For an extensive list of studies demonstrating the competence of juries, see, e.g., Testimony of Neil Vidmar, Russell M. Robinson, II Professor of Law, Duke Law School before The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, «Hearing on Medical Liability: New Ideas for Making the System Work Better for Patients,» June 22, 2006 at 10 («The overwhelming number of the judges gave the civil jury high marks for competence, diligence, and seriousness, even in complex cases... Systematic studies of jury responses to experts lead to the conclusion that jurors do not automatically defer to experts and that jurors have a basic understanding of the evidence in malpractice and other cases.

It does not set out a requirement for the civil courts to consider whether the impugned conduct was criminal in nature before imposing civil liability.

The fact of parallel criminal liability did not mean that a claimant had to show that the conduct would have engaged criminal liability before it satisfied the definition of civil harassment rather its relevance related to standard of proof.

The FTCA does not bar suits for breach of contract, does not bar suits for injunctive or declaratory relief, and does not bar suits against government employees for money damages for intentionally violating someone's civil rights (even though some union contract indemnify and defend government employees for civil rights violations, in practice, converting tort liability of an individual into contractual liability of the United States government).

Another useful tool in civil cases is that the 5th Amendment privilege against self - incrimination does not apply, so if the defendant refused to testify (perhaps claiming the 5th Amendment for fear of criminal consequences of truthful testimony) that refusal to testify can be used to infer that his testimony would have hurt him and to find civil liability.

The word «determine» is important; a finding that there was a failure to act in a particular way does not appear to determine a question of civil liability.

To clarify, plea bargaining does not constitute extortion and prosecutors have absolute immunity from criminal or civil liability for their official acts in prosecuting cases.

«Imposition of some measure of liability upon the Minister of Highways does not import recognition of any general duty to salt or sand highways, failure in the discharge of which would expose the Minister to civil claims.

In some areas of the law, however, the government does not enjoy complete immunity from civil liability for negligence, and this includes roadway maintenance.

Prior to the Yates Memo, there was a sense that the US government wanted to distinguish between criminal and civil liability, because they didn't want anyone to accuse the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) of using a criminal case to impact a civil case inappropriately.

Will civil liability be enough to regulate what game makers induce their users to do?

The civil liability for negligence is inadequate: it is usually covered by insurance or through the uninsured motorist provisions, and so does not carry with it any real deterrent effect.

The advantage of this approach is it minimizes your cost and time investment by letting the criminal justice system do much of the work for you vis - a-vis establishing civil liability for the crime / tort.

Many will successfully evade civil liability exposure; but where it can be made to stick, the same issue which has dogged the courts for decades will be a persistent irritant to those seeking justice: how do you quantify the damages for disappointment and lost expectations?

A breach of the codes does not result in criminal or civil liability.