You may have a professional
liability exposure if an error or omission on your part could create damages for another party
Rather, a lawyer can possibly have
liability exposure if: a) the lawyer is unable to prove that the client was the source of the incorrect information; b) the lawyer should have been able to obtain the correct factual information from documents or other sources, or by asking the client the right questions; and / or c) the lawyer failed to adequately warn the client of the importance of ensuring that the information provided by the client was accurate.
Not exact matches
«
If they fail to do something about it, their
liability exposure is considerably greater,» Higgins said.
BUSINESS INSURANCE - Sep 11 - Match.com's recent announcement that it has begun screening its members for registered sex offenders has some legal experts wondering
if the company has opened itself up to a wave of new
liability exposures.
If your
exposure in the event of a fire is greater than the
liability limit available to you, consider an umbrella policy on top of renters insurance.
This means that,
if you negligently caused a fire which damaged the building, or other tenants, by self insuring your total
exposure is $ 100,000 (
liability) + $ 17,500 personal property + $ 4,500 loss of use + $ 1,000 medical payments to others.
Garden Communities has partnered with Effective Coverage to create a uniquely placed product to give Cambridge Manor residents the protection they deserve, and to limit their
exposure to
liability,
if the worst happens.
On the other hand,
if you have an auto policy with bodily injury
liability of $ 100,000 per person, $ 300,000 per accident, and $ 100,000 of property damage along with full coverage (let's say the actual cash value of your car is $ 20,500), the company's maximum
exposure on that policy would be $ 300,000 + $ 100,000 + $ 20,000 (ACV of your car, minus $ 500 deductible), or $ 420,000.
If you owned a home and it had a swimming pool, that would be an
exposure because any bodily injury someone suffered because of that pool would create
liability for you.
If you choose to rent, you'll need to make sure you have coverage for your personal property and your
liability because both are significant
exposures.
The higher they are, the higher the risk
exposure if something goes wrong — from equipment damage to a customer
liability claim.
This leaves you with tens of thousands of dollars of
exposure if someone else has a fire, because that master
liability policy may not cover their
liability to you!
You don't have any
exposure to inflation
if you have $ 100 in
liabilities and $ 100 in assets.
They also cover any detached structures on the property, additional living expenses you may incur
if the house is uninhabitable, and personal
liability exposures you may face.
If the insured / tortfeasor has personal counsel, it is helpful to keep the personal counsel informed of the claim and the insured / tortfeasor's
exposure to excess
liability.
«The keys to successfully litigating these issues for policyholder counsel are: (i) focus on the policy language; (ii) think about what happens
if the policyholder wins the
liability case; (iii) considering the overwhelmingly common practice of carriers» funding the defense, argue that the burden of dispelling the expectation of coverage is on the carrier to negate defense coverage; and (iv) recognize that while the incurrence of defense costs can be a catastrophic
exposure to the policyholder it can also be so for the carrier, meaning that the policyholder must sensitively respond to the equitable force of the insurer's arguments and not simply rely on «punish the drafter» arguments or what the Nabisco court characterized as» «mom and pop» grocery store argument [s]» (unless one has to).
If you were injured in a slip and fall accident caused by faulty building maintenance, a construction site accident caused by property owner, or were injured by toxic
exposure from your work, you may have a premises
liability claim.
Moreover,
if an employer's allegation of cause is later determined by the courts to be unfounded, the employer has
exposure to additional
liability for any related harm caused to the employee by a failed assertion of cause.
If the scope of workplace sexual harassment hasn't been an eye - opener for employers, the legal
liability exposure should be.
There is also, of course, a
liability exposure to the firm
if the firm mishandles the complaint and it ends up in the courts or with the Law Society.
A failure to respond would place website operators under the obligation to delete the comments within 48 hours of that five day deadline expiring
if they are to avoid
exposure to
liability.
Even
if you think you have eliminated all the risks and hazards, you still can be sued for accidents, injury or property damage that might happen on your business» premises;
exposures associated with your products, borrowed equipment or you may have to deal with contractual
liability.
If your
exposure in the event of a fire is greater than the
liability limit available to you, consider an umbrella policy on top of renters insurance.
If you have questions as to your
liability exposure please contact us for -LSB-...]
With $ 15,000 of personal property coverage and $ 100,000 of
liability coverage, your total
exposure would be $ 115,000
if you didn't have the coverage.
If you are using your home for business, however, or are renting part of it out, you might want to consider carrying more
liability coverage, since you have greater
exposure to injuries on your property, and the lawsuits that follow them.
If you think you may have a risk of hazardous waste
exposure in your business operations, it is a good idea to consult with an insurance professional about your need for pollution
liability insurance.
Garden Communities has partnered with Effective Coverage to create a uniquely placed product to give Cambridge Manor residents the protection they deserve, and to limit their
exposure to
liability,
if the worst happens.
If you rent out your second home for all or part of the year, your homeowners policy may need to be endorsed (added to) to cover the increased
liability exposure.
It adds an extra layer of personal
liability protection for
exposures you may have from your car policy, your boat policy (
if you have one) and your condominium unitowners (homeowners) policy.
Professional
liability if you could have an errors or omissions
exposure arising from your business activities
This means that,
if you negligently caused a fire which damaged the building, or other tenants, by self insuring your total
exposure is $ 100,000 (
liability) + $ 17,500 personal property + $ 4,500 loss of use + $ 1,000 medical payments to others.
By putting your rental property into a Limited
Liability Corporation (LLC), you can limit the
exposure to your personal assets
if a renter or other individual tries to sue for damages that occurred on your rental property.
If you set your apartment on fire, the limit of the insurance company's
exposure for that policy is $ 120,500 plus whatever the cost of defending you against the
liability claim might be.
But
if you have any significant
liability exposure at all or any assets to protect, it's worth considering.
On the other hand,
if you have an auto policy with bodily injury
liability of $ 100,000 per person, $ 300,000 per accident, and $ 100,000 of property damage along with full coverage (let's say the actual cash value of your car is $ 20,500), the company's maximum
exposure on that policy would be $ 300,000 + $ 100,000 + $ 20,000 (ACV of your car, minus $ 500 deductible), or $ 420,000.
If you make a material misrepresentation such as saying that you don't have a pool, or that your pool is fenced when it's not, there's a significant
liability exposure that's not being properly rated because anyone could stumble into your pool — a child, or even a drunk who's lost — and be injured or killed.
If you owned a home and it had a swimming pool, that would be an
exposure because any bodily injury someone suffered because of that pool would create
liability for you.
«From a
liability perspective, employers face
exposure if they don't screen executives and that person causes harm of any kind to customers or employees.
As I see it,
if a tenant lawsuit arises from something the manager did, or should have done but failed to do, then the manager is not without personal
liability exposure.
On a balance sheet, it's usually pretty simple for small ventures, but
if they had «contingent
liabilities» noted, that was a plus in view of their recognition of such business
exposures.
It all depends on how much you are worth, how much the LLCs are worth, etc.
if you have a lot of various
exposures (houses, apartments, medical practice, a restaurant, motel, etc) LLCs provide some separation of
liability so that losses from one
exposure don't wipe you out across the board.
If you have a
liability exposure, there is an insurance market that will cover you.