Sentences with phrase «reckless disregard for»

To allege fraud, the Buyers would need to show that the Brokerage made a false representation of material fact with knowledge of the statement's falsity or reckless disregard for the truth, with the purpose of inducing the Buyers to act in reliance on the statement, and where the Buyers justifiably relied upon the misrepresentation and acted upon it, thereby suffering damage.

The lawsuit, filed in Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts on January 19, says Facebook acted with «intentional, willful, malicious, in bad faith and in reckless disregard for the rights of Mr. Godwin.»

The facts in the Denison case are complicated, and it's difficult to tell whether the attorney's complaints about judicial corruption really meet the test for «public figure» defamation (meaning they must be made maliciously or with reckless disregard for the truth).

219 (1) Every one is criminally negligent who (a) in doing anything, or (b) in omitting to do anything that it is his duty to do, shows wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons.

«I am also satisfied that in failing to take reasonable steps in that respect Mr. Kazenelson showed a wanton and reckless disregard for the lives and safety of the workers, and that his failure to act was a marked and substantial departure from what a reasonable supervisor would have done.

Defamation of public figures is governed by the «actual malice» standard: the person making the statement must either have known that it was false at the time they said it, or must have been acting with reckless disregard for the truth (meaning they had serious doubts that the statement was true at the time they said it).

If the case goes to court, in offences based on negligence, the court must determine whether an individual acted so carelessly or with such reckless disregard for the safety of others as to deserve criminal punishment.

Malice may also be established by showing that the defendant spoke dishonestly, or in knowing or reckless disregard for the truth.

The knowledge by a defendant that a reckless disregard for the truth may defeat any defences against defamation still has the effect of encouraging those making public statements to ensure that some efforts are made to ensure their veracity.

Additionally, 18 USC 922 (q)(3) makes it a separate federal crime to «knowingly or with reckless disregard for the safety of another... discharge a firearm» in a primary or secondary school zone, also with a few relatively narrow listed exceptions.

Malice may even be demonstrated when a statement is made dishonestly, or in knowing or reckless disregard for the truth, and this type of conduct will not necessarily protect against any of the defences to defamation.

The reckless disregard for truth element in defamation claims requires a plaintiff to show that the...

shows wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons.

As to the first guideline, the court also relied upon Campbell to note the relevance of such factors as whether the defendant caused physical or economic harm, evinced a reckless disregard for the plaintiff's health and safety, preyed upon the vulnerable, engaged repeatedly in the harmful conduct, and caused harm through intentional, malicious or mere accidental means.

The jury had decided the case in favor of plaintiff, who alleged negligence, negligence per se and intentional infliction of emotional distress, concluding also that defendant nursing home had acted with reckless disregard for the rights of others, resulting in a $ 10,000 punitive damage award tacked onto the $ 1.2 million in compensatory damages.

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

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

The Criminal Code of Canada makes it an offense to distribute intimate images of another person with reckless disregard for whether that person consented, yet such behaviour is not captured by the Act's definition of sexual misconduct.

[188] I find that the defendant's dominant motive in these blog posts was ill - will, and that his repeated failure to take even basic steps to check his facts showed a reckless disregard for the truth.

It is difficult to envision a scenario where the element of the offence of showing a wanton or reckless disregard for the life of another could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

The next question is: whether the refusal «shows wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons?»

Punitive damages may be awarded when the behavior of the person that injured the victim was willful or with a reckless disregard for the high likelihood of harm.

Reckless Homicide — operating a motor vehicle, with reckless disregard for the safety of others, and causing the death of another person.

Involuntary Manslaughter — Either (1) the unintentional killing of another without malice but while engaged in an unlawful activity not naturally tending to cause death or great bodily harm; or (2) the unintentional killing of another without malice but while engaged in a lawful activity with reckless disregard for the safety of others.

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.

The decision confirms that an error in judgment and departures from expected standards do not constitute criminal negligence unless the Crown establishes wanton and reckless disregard for life or safety.

@TonySnow The main issue in both cases would be whether the site expressly or by implication conveys the impression that the convictions have not be expunged when they actually have, through negligence in ignoring notice given, or through reckless disregard for the truth in the case of defamation.

Following New York Times Co v Sullivan, the plaintiff must prove actual malice: that the defendant knew the information was untrue or acted with reckless disregard for its truth.

Still, the courts are certainly not handing out support payments with reckless disregard for each individual's situation.

Our knowledgeable Atlanta distracted driving lawyers have the skill and experience to secure compensation for such a reckless disregard for safety.

Brown: «I don't think President Trump has a fear of the Lord, the fear of the wrath of God, which leads one to more humility... this is such a reckless disregard for the truth and for the existential consequences that can be unleashed,» Brown said in an interview on CBS's «60 Minutes.»

Or the funny folks who invited him a second time — Reckless disregard for truth might perhaps be an offence for «representatives»?

Under the new standard, one need only prove that one did not proceed with reckless disregard for the truth.

If Romney is claiming that there is no evidence of human causation of warming this is either a lie or reckless disregard for the truth.

Ethical Analysis of Disinformation Campaign's Tactics: (1) Reckless Disregard for the Truth, (2) Focusing On Unknowns While Ignoring Knowns, (3) Specious Claims of «Bad» Science, and (4) Front Groups..

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.

• Reckless Disregard For The Truth • Focusing on Unknowns While Ignoring Knowns.

A. Reckless Disregard For The Truth.

Not all skeptical criticisms of the climate change consensus view are lies or constitute reckless disregard for the truth.

To claim there is no scientific evidence of human causation is either a lie or reckless disregard for the truth.

For instance, US Senator James Imhofe of Kansas called climate change «the greatest hoax ever» (Johnson, 2011) To claim that climate change science is the greatest hoax ever is at minimum, if not a lie, reckless disregard for the truth given the number of prestigious scientific organizations that have publicly supported the consensus view, the undeniable science supporting the conclusion that if greenhouse gases increase in the atmosphere some warming should be expected, the clear link between rising greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere and increases in fossil fuel use around the world, as well undeniable increases in warming being that have been experienced at the global scale.

Another tactic frequently used by the climate change disinformation campaign that also constitutes reckless disregard for the truth are claims made about one controversy among the enormous body of scientific literature that supports the consensus view that assert that this controversy proves that the entire scientific basis for the consensus view has been undermined by this controversy.

While the blogger's lawyers argued he was a «provocateur» who wouldn't be taken literally, the judge decided that «the defendant's dominant motive in these blog posts was ill will and that his repeated failure to take even basic steps to check his facts showed a reckless disregard for the truth.»

This requires that Mann show that the allegedly defamatory comments were made with actual malice — i.e. actual knowledge that the allegdly defamatory claims were false or reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of the claims made.

Extreme distortions of the human (and animal) figure are found throughout, as are the insouciant humor and reckless disregard for good taste that have fueled his work for decades, and that prompted early associations between Saul's paintings and the work of the Chicago Imagists and Bay Area Funk artists.

It means knowledge that the statement is false, or reckless disregard for the truth — that is, publishing despite serious doubts about its truth.

Ichiro Lambe has learned a lot of hard lessons since he founded independent studio Dejobaan (AaaAAAAAaaaaA: A Reckless Disregard For Gravity) over twelve years ago.

It's this seemingly reckless disregard for arbitrarily logical decisions most shooters make that causes Wolfenstein to feel so refreshing.

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And a reckless disregard for proper exposition ensures you'll spend most of your beginning time with the game being very, very confused.