Whether your case goes to trial largely depends
on issues of liability and causation, if the settlement offer is too low or the demand too high and the respective parties refuse to compromise.
Our firm has considerable experience with power line accident cases, and we know that — as with any fatal work accident —
issues of liability depend heavily upon the facts of the case.
Our attorneys thoroughly investigate all aspects of every case,
determining issues of liability, identifying available sources of insurance compensation and documenting the full amount of our client's losses.
On this week's Lawyer2Lawyer podcast, we interview two lawyers who are experts in the slippery
issues of liability for snow and ice:
Many doctors and hospitals categorically refuse to allow a mother to attempt a VBAC, naming
issues of liability as the reason for this.
He predominantly deals with complex high value cases or cases with
difficult issues of liability, jurisdiction, legal interpretation or medial causation.
India and the U.S. made progress on nuclear co-operation for peaceful purposes, despite the
thorny issue of liability, so there is no reason Canada can't do the same.
Max also counsels clients on
issues of liabilities associated with environmental contamination and, looking forward, potential future liabilities that may arise from industrial, manufacturing, and other processes.
All three of these cases take as their starting point the 16 «practical propositions» from Hatton v Sutherland [2002] EWCA Civ 76, [2002] 2 All ER 1 when
assessing issues of liability.
These claims give rise to substantive coverage investigations in addition to complex investigations
into issues of liability, quantum and apportionment.
In Raggett v (1) Society of Jesus Trust 1929 for Roman Catholic Purposes (2) Preston Catholic College Governors [2010] EWCA Civ 1002, [2010] All ER (D) 116 (Aug) it was held that in a sexual abuse claim where the abuse was historic, the order in which the judge
approached issues of liability and limitation did not affect the substance of an overall assessment as to whether it was appropriate to exercise judicial discretion under the Limitation Act 1980, s 33 to disapply the limitation period.
The NTA seems to contemplate regulations which prescribe the manner in which trusts are to be operated and managed, rather than extending to
issues of liability for the administration of the trusts or authorising regulations which may depart from established principles of common law.
The file has languished because damages are minimal and / or there are
difficult issues of liability: This typically results from a poor evaluation of a file at the time of retainer, or because a re-evaluation didn't occur when circumstances changed as the matter progressed.
Among them are
issues of liability and security.
Prepared hastily after President Obama created an interagency task force in February on the topic, the report largely punts on
the issue of liability for stored CO2 underground, one of thorniest issues surrounding the massive new undertaking.
[See update at the end of the post, in which the editor says the paper was removed, and «does not consider that there are
any issues of liability.»]
There is also
the issue of liability.
Speaking of your future, we haven't even touched on
the issue of liability and kids, let's look at that next.
The question that often comes up when
the issue of liability is raised is this: What happens if a town fails to adopt a TNR program, and a child gets bitten by an unvaccinated, free - roaming cat?
The Issue Of Liability A key consideration for any pet retailer adopting EMV cards is the liability shift.
Plaintiff seeks summary judgment in his favor on
the issue of liability for copyright infringement.
Regarding
the issue of liability for the effects of global warming, I would like to point out that we're (USA & developed nations population mostly) the ones who burned the fossil fuels to CO2, not Peabody Coal or Exxon / Mobil.
In regards to: «Regarding
the issue of liability for the effects of global warming, I would like to point out that we're (USA & developed nations population mostly) the ones who burned the fossil fuels to CO2, not Peabody Coal or Exxon / Mobil.»
Brian Dodge (359) Says: -LCB- Regarding
the issue of liability for the effects of global warming, I would like to point out that we're (USA & developed nations population mostly) the ones who burned the fossil fuels to CO2, not Peabody Coal or Exxon / Mobil.
This also means that
the issue of liability for car accidents will have to be reviewed, paving the way for a new legal regime that holds the manufacturer and other service providers chiefly liable for any damage caused to human wellbeing or property.
If a case is bifurcated,
the issue of liability is determined first, followed by the remedies, but only if necessary.
The obvious concern over AI diagnoses centres around
the issue of liability for errors.
For example,
the issue of liability hasn't been resolved yet for Google's driverless cars, though researchers such as UCLA professor John Villasenor and others argue that product liability could cover any driverless car accidents.
Justice Brown upheld the jury verdict and dismissed the appeal on
the issues of liability and damages.
Liability must be established by a preponderance of the evidence, injuries must often be proven to be permanent, expert witnesses must often be retained on
issues of liability and damages, and evidence must be gathered and preserved from the outset.
The difficulty facing Mr. Henry, however, is that due mainly to his own damaging discovery evidence, he ought reasonably to have anticipated that he faced significant exposure of not only faring poorly on
the issue of liability, but losing his case altogether.
The first issue that the prospective lawyer will look at in any given case is
the issue of liability.
Accordingly, an offer relating solely to
the issue of liability, for example, may be communicated to the judge who has delivered judgment on that issue.
A party may have lost on
the issue of liability and his offer on that issue may have been unsuccessful but nevertheless if he has also made a global offer for a sum of money or damages his position in relation to costs ought to be preserved until judgment on causation and quantum have also been decided.