Sentences with phrase «in willful disregard»

Punitive damages may be awarded when the behavior of the person that injured the victim was fraudulent, malicious, or in willful disregard of the potential of harm to another.

Not exact matches

In that sense, it's not unlike the legal test for a false statement, which requires a «willful disregard» for the truth.

If any sin or immorality is rampant in the realm of substance use and abuse, it is the willful disregard of those who need care by those who are committed to caring.

«I would offer that there is either a willful disregard for what goes into local government budgeting or there is a degree of ignorance as to what goes into local budgeting,» said Molinaro, who has been mentioned as a possible GOP candidate for governor in 2018.

For those for whom these considerations might not be quite enough, there is little that can enforce the code other than concern with the cumulative harm to ones reputation and standing that comes from ones colleagues awareness of a pattern of infractions, or fear of the public denunciation by colleagues that may follow in the rarer instances of someones descending into more massive and willful disregard of accepted standards.

However, any attorney's fees paid from public funds for any officer, employee, or agent who is found to be personally liable by virtue of acting outside the scope of his or her employment or acting in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property may be recovered by the state, county, municipality, or political subdivision in a civil action against such officer, employee, or agent.

Under the new law, taxpayers are also subject to penalties of up to $ 1,000 for underreporting capital gains taxes, and up to $ 5,000 for willful disregard of the law or reckless conduct in reporting capital gains taxes.

In no event shall anything contained herein be so construed as to protect the Foreside against any liability to the Registrant or its shareholders to which the Foreside would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations under this AgreemenIn no event shall anything contained herein be so construed as to protect the Foreside against any liability to the Registrant or its shareholders to which the Foreside would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreemenin the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreement.

What observations do you offer that would encourage this other than claiming the last 3 years (2005 hottest) or last twelve (’98 hottest) equal global cooling when they are all among the hottest years in the last 2 million (a fundamentally flawed assertion that shows 100 % ignorance, or willful disregard, of basic scientific principles, namely that a three — twelve year period is not a long - term trend, but is variability until proven otherwise.)

To believe in it takes willful disregard of empirical evidence and plain old common sense.

Reckless driving is defined as driving on a freeway, road or in an off - street parking lot in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.

Depending on the circumstances, speeding can also lead to a charge of reckless driving if the vehicle was being operated in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.

Reckless driving is showing willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others, or driving in a careless, reckless or negligent manner.

Also in 2015, the SCC issued Guindon v. Canada, which upheld a penalty imposed on Julie Guindon pursuant to s. 163.2 of the Income Tax Act for providing «flawed and misleading» advice to her clients, advice which was «indicative either of complete disregard of the law and whether it was complied with or not or of willful blindness.»

Reckless driving is defined as «any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property» (Florida Statute 316.192).

Technically, there is no such thing as wreckless driving in Florida, that's because there's no «w» in what essentially is «reckless driving» or driving with a willful and wanton disregard for the safety of another person or property.

Florida law defines reckless driving as anyone who «drives any vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.»

The lawsuit, filed in Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts on January 19, says Facebook acted with «intentional, willful, malicious, in bad faith and in reckless disregard for the rights of Mr. Godwin.»