Sentences with phrase «fear of being sued by»

The goal of qualified immunity is to allow state and federal employees to perform their responsibilities without fear of being sued by individuals who may suffer injuries.

I want to buy houses and rent them out, I have some fear of being sued by tenants in the future (no particular concern, but I live in the USA (United Sue of All).

I want to buy houses and rent them out, I have some fear of being sued by tenants in the...

Workers like the reporters at Law360 should be able to change jobs and advance their careers without fear of being sued by their prior employer.»

More importantly, we will appreciate what each other is capable of in their differing roles without the fears of being sued by clients or publicly admonished by an appeal court.

Not exact matches

the selling option remains on hold and the rivals clubs will stay clear of the player (while he's under contract) for fear of being exposed and even sued by arsenal FC.

Being scared of a lawsuit is secondary, if you avoid «what might happen» by using interventions when they seem called for, you have no reason to fear a lawsuit — no one can sue if they don't have a bad outcome to sue for.

«The problem identified by the government's own reviews is not the law, but a rather exaggerated fear of being sued, fed by aggressive marketing.»

My fear is that the first Anglican church, synagogue or mosque that says, «It offends our principles and the basic tenets of our religion's faith», will be countered by the zealots of Stonewall moving in, saying, «We're going to sue under the Equalities Act and the Human Rights Act».

The move was not without controversy — several GSA employees at one point sued to try to prevent the move out of fear or it being targeted by terrorists.

Limited time to spend with patients, fear of being sued and financial incentives to do more were among the reasons cited by the physicians.

When I questioned why they won't sue, they said they were in fear of being ostracized by the IGF, media, and indie dev scene.

They also need to stop being paralyzed by fear of getting sued, which I realize is easier said than done.

The Court again held that an employment reference is protected by qualified privilege, stating that, «an employer must be able to give a job reference with candour as to the strengths and weaknesses of an employee, without fear of being sued in defamation for doing so.

Did Y have a reasonable fear of being sued for «publication of private facts» by X, given 1) that the alleged «facts» were about me and not about X, and 2) «Tom Au is not an Ivy League graduate» would not be offensive to a reasonable person, and 3) the email had been circulated to 20 people, basically, all of X's and my mutual acquaintances.

The literature suggests that, because of fears of jury bias, foreign patent holders are less likely to sue in the United States than are domestic patent holders; when they do, they put forward only their strongest patents.4 While jury bias is a serious problem, it is made worse by venue rules that limit actions to the jurisdiction in which the infringer is either incorporated or «has committed acts of infringement and has a regular and established place of business.»