Sentences with phrase «involving reckless disregard»

Punitive Damages: In cases involving reckless disregard for the safety of others, a victim may be able to receive punitive damages.

Punitive: In personal injury cases that involve reckless disregard for the safety of other, such as a case involving a drunk driver, punitive damages may be awarded to the victim of the accident.

Neglect may also sometimes amount to criminal negligence if the behaviour involves a reckless disregard for another person's life or safety.

Not exact matches

As we have documented in numerous articles on the disinformation campaign on this website, although responsible scientific skepticism is necessary for science to advance, the climate change disinformation campaign has been involved not in the pursuit of responsible scientific skepticism but in tactics that are morally reprehensible including: (a) telling lies about mainstream climate scientific evidence or engaging in reckless disregard for the truth, (b) focusing on unknowns about climate science while ignoring settled climate change science, that is cherry - picking the evidence, (c) creating front groups and Astroturf groups that hide the real parties in interest behind claims, (d) making specious claims about «good science», (e) manufacturing science sounding claims about climate change by holding conferences in which claims are made and documents are released that have not been subjected to scientific peer - review, and (d) cyber bullying journalists and scientists.

Punitive damages are also available in many jurisdictions to punish defendants in those cases involving particularly egregious conduct which demonstrates a reckless or wanton disregard for the safety of the public.

In the U.S., it is merely necessary to show in a case like this one (because it involves a matter of public concern) that the statements were made with knowledge that they were false, or with reckless disregard to the truth or falsity of the statements made.

To put it simple, reckless driving can be any violation that involves a disregard for driving laws.