Sentences with phrase «for fear of lawsuits»

Most board have acknowledged this as they no longer deal in many discipline areas for fear of lawsuits for setting outside their non-profit status.

Me, I think it's interesting that in Syufy one of the judges is named Quackenbush, because that's the name that Groucho Marx had originally chosen for his character of the doctor in A Day at the Races, only to change it to Hackenbush for fear of lawsuits from real Dr.s Quackenbush.)

CREA failed their members with the useless Fintrac reporting scheme that no one reports on for fear of a lawsuit against them.

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Chavez sat three seats behind the window that smashed and partially sucked out the passenger who later died and «prayed and feared for her life» as she contacted her children and prepared to die, according to the lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

He's smart and does good work, but you cringe when you see him, and his lack of understanding social cues and penchant for saying inappropriate things means you live in lawsuit fear.

The lawsuit, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, argued the platform «knowingly provided material support and resources to Hamas... facilitat (ing) this terrorist group's ability to communicate, recruit members, plan and carry out attacks, and strike fear in its enemies.»

Others avoid flooding ponds for fear of accidents that lead to lawsuits, said Ted Flickinger, president of the Illinois Association of Park Districts.

Oerkfitz said he changed his mind because since that vote he has received many complaints from residents opposing the lawsuit for a variety of reasons, including the expense and fears that motorboats would be banned if the Park District were to establish sole ownership.

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.

But the BPI vs. ABC lawsuit is going forward just as demand is also coming back for LFTB, two years after depiction of the product in the media as «pink slime» put consumer pressure on retailers and restaurants to pull the product.Now, however, many of those same restaurants and retailers fear losing their customers for beef patties because they cost too much.

For instance, while there was much genuine grief over the Scaringe tragedy, there was also much fear of multi million dollar lawsuits.

The shortage also has become an issue on the campaign trail, with Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry blaming the Bush administration for not paying attention to warning signs about possible shortages and the Bush campaign inferring that vaccine manufacturers are hindered by fears of lawsuits, something the campaign said Kerry would not move to fix.

Hornig, a physician, also alleges that in 2014 and 2015 Lipkin summoned her to his office, dropped his pants and asked her to examine lesions on his buttocks; the lawsuit states that she complied for fear of retribution.

The decision was a defeat for biotech firm Myriad Genetics, which has patent claims on two breast cancer genes, and means that diagnostic labs are now free to test for these genes without fear of a lawsuit.

Backed by many geneticists and medical groups, the advocates sought to have Myriad's patents invalidated so that any lab could test without fear of a lawsuit for BRCA genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer.

Here's something else to consider (and worthy of a massive class action lawsuit): the water and sewer systems they «require» you to hook up to are providing you with water contaminated with hundreds of pharmaceuticals; you have no way of knowing what peed - out drugs are still in your water supply because although «they» know it's there, they won't tell you for fear you might object.

Court Statistics Reveal Civil Lawsuit Filings are Dropping Public disinformation campaigns concocted by front groups for insurance companies and powerful corporations are designed to stoke prejudice and fear, and warp public understanding of how our civil justice system works.

Trained as masters of «what if,» some lawyers advise clients not to post AIPs for fear they will attract criticism (or even lawsuits) for work left undone.

Many commenters predicted that fear of lawsuits by individuals would impede the flow of communications necessary for the smooth operation of the health care system, ultimately affecting quality of care.

While avoiding lawsuits is not always possible, the right renters insurance will decrease the financial consequences of lawsuits, and you can live without fear of being sued for mistakes.

Following last week's Cambridge Analytica revelations, Facebook is now imploding before our eyes, leading to increased fears of data - sharing and data mining by third - party apps, numerous lawsuits, and calls for investigation from Congress.

Because you are not legally liable for the new mortgage, you can sign over the home's title without fear of credit damage or lawsuits should your former spouse stop making payments on the home loan.