Sentences with phrase «possibility of civil suits»

What's most notable, though, is that we may see the door open yet again — albeit only a tiny amount — to the possibility of civil suits against policing bodies on behalf of victims of crime.

Not exact matches

This is why, in the face of the growing phenomenon of re-composed families, the mechanism was made more flexible in 2002 (Law no. 2002 - 305 of March 4, 2002, relative to parental authority) and now offers family law judges the possibility of organizing the sharing of parental authority as best suits the educational needs of the child and in accordance with parental wishes (article 377 - 1 Civil Code).

The Wiretap Act authorizes both criminal and civil suits — and the civil suits provide attorney's fees, statutory damages, and even the possibility of punitive damages for victorious plaintiffs.»»

In November 2005, with his civil suit still pending, he was arrested for the murder of a Wisconsin photographer and in 2007 was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole.

Its only concern is the possibility of you being subjected to liability suits in civil court and of judgments being rendered against you as a result of cases stemming from incidents at and around your rented loft.