Sentences with phrase «liability statute for»

Minnesota has a strict liability statute for injuries caused by dogs.This statute applies if the dog bites, chases or attacks the victim causing injury.

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But as Australia's comp law — unlike the American statutes — does allow compensation for pain and suffering, a liability claim might not add anything to the potential payout.»

Based on the Illinois Supreme Court's May 8 overturning of the statute that governs the State of Illinois» (A3 negative) pensions, we believe that the city's options for curbing growth in its own unfunded pension liabilities have narrowed considerably.

However, except to the extent liability can not be excluded due to the operation of statute, AFGC excludes all liability (including in negligence) for the consequences of any unauthorised access to your personal information.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, the shortening of the applicable statute of limitations, or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages.

The statute provides immunity from liability for civil damages for volunteers assisting with extracurricular activities, except when the act or omission is willfully or wantonly negligent.

The statute also provides immunity from civil liability for a health care provider who is a volunteer and provides clearance to participate, except in cases of gross negligence or wanton or willful neglect.

The statute provides immunity from liability of civil damages resulting from an act or omission in the rendering of an evaluation for a licensed health care provider acting as a volunteer who in good faith authorizes a student athlete to return to play.

The statute provides immunity from liability for civil damages resulting from any act of omission to a volunteer who authorizes a youth athlete to return to play, except in circumstances of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

«1) If when determining the liability of a person to taxation, duty or similar charge due under statute in the UK it shall be established that a step or steps have been included in a transaction giving rise to that liability or to any claim for an allowance, deduction or relief, with such steps having been included for the sole or one of the main purposes of securing a reduction in that liability to taxation, duty or similar charge with no other material economic purpose for the inclusion of such a step being capable of demonstration by the taxpayer, then subject to the sole exception that the step or steps in question are specifically permitted under the term of any legislation promoted for the specific purpose of permitting such use, such step or steps shall be ignored when calculating the resulting liability to taxation, duty or similar charge.

The legislation seeks to increase the criminal and civil statutes of limitations, remove special protections for public institutions that have acted as a shield against liability and create a one - year look - back window to allow survivors over the age of 23 to seek retrospective civil relief.

In addition to increasing the statute of limitations, the CVA would also remove special protections for public institutions that have acted as a shield against liability and create a one - year look - back window to allow survivors over the age of 23 to seek retrospective civil relief.

(In fact, when it comes to protecting student data, Connecticut actually has a statute that provides for immunity of liability for data breach and NO notice to parents that a breach has occurred.)

At a quick glance at the black letter law, the above provision of statute would suggest that you don't need liability coverage on your Winston - Salem renters insurance because accidental damaged to the demised premises (your apartment) isn't your problem and you can't be held liable for it.

You will not, and will not allow or authorize others to, use the Services, the Sites or any Materials therein to take any actions that: (i) infringe on PetSmart Charities» or any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual or proprietary rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including those regarding export control); (iii) are defamatory, trade libelous, threatening, harassing, invasive of privacy, stalking, harassment, abusive, tortuous, hateful, constitute discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sex, disability or other protected grounds, or are pornographic or obscene; (iv) interfere with or disrupt any services or equipment with the intent of causing an excessive or disproportionate load on PetSmart Charities or its licensors or suppliers» infrastructure; (v) involve knowingly distributing viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routines; (vi) involve the preparation and / or distribution of «junk mail», «spam», «chain letters», «pyramid schemes» or other deceptive online marketing practices, or any unsolicited bulk email or unsolicited commercial email or otherwise in a manner that violate any applicable «anti-spam» legislation, including that commonly referred to as «CASL»; (vii) would be or encourage conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international laws or regulations; (viii) involve the unauthorized entry to any machine accessible via the Services or interference with the Sites or any servers or networks connected to the Sites or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Sites, or attempt to breach the security of or disrupt Internet communications on the Sites (including without limitation accessing data to which you are not the intended recipient or logging into a server or account for which you are not expressly authorized); (ix) impersonate any person or entity, including, without limitation, one of PetSmart Charities» or another party's officers or employees, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (x) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Sites; (xi) collect or store personal data about other account users or attempt to gain access to other account users» accounts or otherwise mine information about other account users or the Sites, or interfere with any other user's ability to access or use the Sites; (xii) execute any form of network monitoring or run a network analyzer or packet sniffer or other technology to intercept, decode, mine or display any packets used to communicate between the Sites» servers or any data not intended for you; (xiii) attempt to circumvent authentication or security of any content, host, network or account («cracking») on or from the Sites; or (xiv) in PetSmart Charities» sole discretion, are contrary to PetSmart Charities» public image, goodwill, reputation or mission, or otherwise not in furtherance of our Vision of a lifelong, loving home for every pet.

You will not, and will not allow or authorize others to, use the Services or the Sites to take any actions that: (i) infringe on any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including those regarding export control); (iii) are defamatory, trade libelous, threatening, harassing, invasive of privacy, stalking, harassment, abusive, tortuous, hateful, discriminatory based on race, ethnicity, gender, sex or disability, pornographic or obscene; (iv) interfere with or disrupt any services or equipment with the intent of causing an excessive or disproportionate load on the Animal League or its licensors or suppliers» infrastructure; (v) involve knowingly distributing viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routines; (vi) involve the preparation and / or distribution of «junk mail», «spam», «chain letters», «pyramid schemes» or other deceptive online marketing practices or any unsolicited bulk email or unsolicited commercial email or otherwise in a manner that violate the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN - SPAM Act of 2003); (vii) would encourage conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, federal or international laws, rules or regulations; (viii) involve the unauthorized entry to any machine accessible via the Services or interfere with the Sites or any servers or networks connected to the Sites or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Sites, or attempt to breach the security of or disrupt Internet communications on the Sites (including without limitation accessing data to which you are not the intended recipient or logging into a server or account for which you are not expressly authorized); (ix) impersonate any person or entity, including, without limitation, one of the Animal League's or other's officers or employees, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (x) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Sites; (xi) collect or store personal data about other Animal League members, Site users or attempt to gain access to other Animal League members information, or otherwise mine information about Animal League members, Site users, or the Sites; (xii) execute any form of network monitoring or run a network analyzer or packet sniffer or other technology to intercept, decode, mine or display any packets used to communicate between the Sites» servers or any data not intended for you; (xiii) attempt to circumvent authentication or security of any content, host, network or account («cracking») on or from the Sites; or (xiv) are contrary to the Animal League's public image, goodwill, reputation or mission or otherwise not in furtherance of the Animal Leagues stated purposes.

If the adopted animal is a dog used for fighting, the animal shelter shall notify any persons adopting the dog of the liability provisions for owners of dangerous dogs under Article 1A of Chapter 67 of the General Statutes.

This includes liability (whether as a matter of contract, tort, statute, restitution, or otherwise) for any direct, indirect or consequential loss, liability, claim, cost, expense, proceeding, demand, penalty, disappointment, death, injury, illness, shock, inconvenience or delay.

«A defendant's conduct can not be deemed «unreasonable» when that conduct has been expressly sanctioned by statute, for it is well established that, even where «it would be a nuisance at common law, conduct that is fully authorized by statue, ordinance or administrative regulation does not subject the actor to tort liability.

A number of provinces enacted various statutes with varying liability for the purposes of labour relations, such as s. 25 (1) of the Alberta Labour Relations Code,

He also handles cases involving the defense of claims for premises liability, breach of contract, negligence, gross negligence, and violations of consumer protection statutes.

Nonetheless, C.B. Fleet Company may be held liable for negligence under pharmaceutical statutes or be subject to strict product liability laws, in which case negligence need not be proven.

We advise business clients and insurers on pollution and other environmental claims, and have extensive experience litigating claims under federal and state statutes in clean - up cases, either defending against liability and allocation among defendants, or seeking reimbursement for recovery costs from responsible parties.

For example, because the casebook I use to teach Torts33 begins with strict liability, my students» first writing assignment is based on a statute that imposes strict liability for dog bites.34 This connection between the two classes has sometimes led to a need to «tweak» the Torts syllabus so that the order of the material we cover fits better with the timing of the writing assignments (which I discuss in more detail beloFor example, because the casebook I use to teach Torts33 begins with strict liability, my students» first writing assignment is based on a statute that imposes strict liability for dog bites.34 This connection between the two classes has sometimes led to a need to «tweak» the Torts syllabus so that the order of the material we cover fits better with the timing of the writing assignments (which I discuss in more detail belofor dog bites.34 This connection between the two classes has sometimes led to a need to «tweak» the Torts syllabus so that the order of the material we cover fits better with the timing of the writing assignments (which I discuss in more detail below).

If your medical condition stabilizes or if the three - year statute of limitations is about to expire, your lawyer will present a demand for settlement, which may be for the defendant insured's policy limits depending on the extent of your injury and the liability limits.

For over thirty years, Mr. Miklave has represented employers and management in all areas of employment, civil rights, and traditional labor law, including issues arising under federal and state anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation statutes; non-compete agreements and other post-employment restrictions; wage and hour investigations and litigation; multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability and administration; collective - bargaining negotiations, administration and enforcement proceedings; corporate restructurings, reorganizations and plant closings; and employment practices and policies.

The repeal of any statute shall not have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under such statute, unless the repealing Act shall so expressly provide, and such statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty, forfeiture, or liability.

Arizona law requires liability coverage for operating a motorcycle with minimum coverage defined in statute — $ 15,000 per person injured in an accident with $ 30,000 coverage per accident as well as $ 10,000 in property damage.

In California, for example, there is a strict liability dog bite statute that makes the dog owner liable for any injuries caused by his or her dog, except in certain circumstances such as prior provocation.

Mr. Kaplan has successfully represented various insurers in a multitude of complex coverage disputes, including disputes stemming from claims for directors and officers liability, professional liability, environmental contamination, disparagement of competitor's products, violation of false claims act statutes, construction defects, trademark, copyright and patent infringement, and violation of constitutional rights.

Notably, the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Castle Rock v. Gonzalez came to its conclusion that there was no civil liability of a police department or police officers for failure to enforce a restraining order in the face of language in a state statute whose plain language fairly clearly created a mandatory duty to that effect.

The Crown, relying on ss 1 and 2 of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986, s 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, ss 2 and 4 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994, and ss 6 and 76 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, contended that the legislation laid down a mandatory regime and there was no warrant in any of the statutes for apportioning liability to pay among those who had benefited jointly.

Florida law holds dog owners strictly liable for dog bite injuries under certain circumstances (see Florida Statutes Section 767.04, Dog Owner's Liability for Damages to Persons Bitten).

Maine Revised Statutes Title 28 - A, Chapter 100, known as the «Maine Liquor Liability Act,» provides liability for business owners who sell alcohol to minors or to intoxicated individuals who later cause an injury Liability Act,» provides liability for business owners who sell alcohol to minors or to intoxicated individuals who later cause an injury liability for business owners who sell alcohol to minors or to intoxicated individuals who later cause an injury accident.

While Florida's statute for dog bites does exercise strict liability, there are a couple of instances in which a dog owner may not be held liable if their dog bites another person.

The funny thing is that Texas, despite leading the nation in dog attacks and dog related death, does not have a statute that covers civil liability for dog bites.

Vicarious liability, per Maine Revised Statutes 29 - A-1109, holds that employers can be responsible for the acts of their employees if they approved or had knowledge of the employee's actions and either approved or retained benefits, proceeds, profits, or advantages from the acts.

A recreational use statute is common in most states, and it acts to limit the liability of landowners, including the state or federal government, in order to encourage them to keep their land open for recreational enjoyment.

New Jersey's strict liability statute specifically addresses recovering compensation for dog bite injuries.

On March 30, 2018, Judge Rya Zobel of the United States District Court (District of Massachusetts) issued a memorandum of decision on two Defendants» (NSTAR Electric, formerly Boston Edison, and General Electric) Motions for Summary Judgment in an asbestos personal injury and wrongful death matter, June Stearns and Clifford Stearns as Co-Executors of the Estate of Wayne Oliver v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., that addresses multiple issues, including statute of repose, strict liability and liability of a premises owner.

We assist clients in developing and implementing FCPA / anti-corruption compliance programs; provide advice regarding specific transactions and activities, enabling clients to minimize exposure under the anti-corruption statutes; and assist with due diligence for potential acquisitions and business transactions, enabling clients to avoid acquiring an FCPA or U.K. Bribery Act liability.

The statute of limitations in Florida for filing a product liability lawsuit is four years from the date of the injury.

The statute provides immunity from liability to certain landowners who open up their land for the public's general use.

Under Florida's recreational use statute, Florida Statute 375.251, some landowners who allow others to use their property for recreational purposes are immune from liability.

Mr. Tucci provided an overview of the False Claims Act (FCA) and the various theories of liability that have advanced under the law, including the «implied certification» theory whereby each entity that submits a claim for payment to the government (such as through Medicaid) is deemed to implicitly certify compliance with the statutes, regulations, and contract terms applicable to the subject matter of the claim.

United States Supreme Court amicus brief arguing that «arranger» liability under CERCLA is limited by the statute's plain language and legislative history to those who arrange for the disposal or treatment of «waste.»

First, it authorizes «medium - form mergers» (allowing an entity to accept a tender offer for merger and proceed without submitting the merger vote to the owners in certain circumstances), while clarifying the path toward completing conversions (for example, when a Minnesota corporation converts into a Minnesota limited liability company) and domestications (when an entity formed in another state opts to be governed by Minnesota business statutes, such as the Minnesota Business Corporations Act or Minnesota Revised Limited Liability Compliability company) and domestications (when an entity formed in another state opts to be governed by Minnesota business statutes, such as the Minnesota Business Corporations Act or Minnesota Revised Limited Liability CompLiability Company Act.)

This is called the statute of limitations, and in Utah, it is two years for medical malpractice and product liability cases.

A statute of repose eliminates all liability for events that occurred a certain time in the past even if those events only cause an injury in the present day.

Even though the doctor's treatment of you has been ongoing, rather than a part of ancient history, the statute of repose will still operate to protect the doctor from liability for his medical malpractice committed eight years ago.