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Mr. Denton is personally liable for $10 million and jointly liable for $115 million.
I was found not liable for sexual battery and was liable for infliction of emotional stress.
The player becomes liable for income tax and sales tax, and the club becomes liable for social security payments.
A federal law says that companies found liable for infringing design patents on an "article of manufacture" are liable for their total profits.
Not only could you be held liable for theft, intentional or otherwise, but you now could be held liable for being influenced, too.
Hence, holding the admin liable for member-posted content is equivalent to holding the 'manufacturer of the newsprint' liable for defamatory statements in the newspaper.
I just don't know what I'm liable for as president.
Of those damages, Denton was personally liable for $10 million.
And The Post is not liable for publishing these opinions.
The company says customers won't be liable for fraudulent charges.
You are liable for any legal fees you may incur.
If it isn't – you're going to be liable for it.
As a result, Musk will not be liable for damages.
The jury found that the hotel is liable for 49 percent of the $55 million in damages, or $26.95 million, while Barrett is liable for 51 percent of the damages, equivalent to $28.05 million.
It would also make internet companies liable for any kind of leak or breach that allows private user data to be shared, which would potential have made Facebook itself liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The bank knew it could be liable for a big payout.
Details: Warren's legislation would make buyout funds liable for leveraged financing.
He could be held liable for concealing and harboring a fugitive.
Denton is personally liable for $10 million of the punitive damages.
Equifax isn't liable for identity fraud stemming from the OPM breach.
The jury also found Swift's mom not liable for tortious interference.
Sponsor is not liable for lost, late, stolen or misdirected entries.
You are liable, criminally liable for the commission of that crime.
The officer, however, could still be held civilly liable for damages.
A new case would make Ghosn liable for rearrest, Asahi said.
Essentially, data controllers remain liable for their own compliance with GDPR.
You could just make them liable for what's on their platforms.
The courts have traditionally not held software manufacturers liable for vulnerabilities.
If he kills the plant, he could be liable for damages.
Holding internet platforms liable for certain content would harm internet users.
Violators are liable for a civil penalty of up to $500.
In contrast, a newspaper can be liable for their classified ads.
Part of that legislation would hold lawmakers personally liable for settlements.
SESTA makes internet platforms liable for the content on their sites.
With COBRA, you're liable for the total cost of the plan.
Mr. Denton, who is personally liable for $10 million and jointly liable for $115 million, filed for bankruptcy this month, listing $903 million to $50 million in assets and $100 million to $500 million in liabilities.
The Washington Post, Bertelsman concluded, "is not liable for publishing these opinions."
Article 230 protects those websites from being liable for the offensive image.
The clause, de Castro noted, would have made Mourinho liable for tax.
Missing the deadline made U.S. card-accepting merchants liable for fraudulent transactions.
Banks are now liable for more than 103 billion euros in charges.
City officials have said they're not liable for a former inmate's actions.
He was later found liable for the deaths in a civil court.
Employers can't be held liable for plans they are forced to offer.
Those applying for amnesty are still liable for back taxes and penalties.
Those affected will not be liable for fraudulent charges, the company said.
Twelve years later, it made employers liable for supervisors' harassment of workers.
Finally having companies found liable for their actions is cathartic and important.
Bayer is now liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
Amy Klobuchar -- that made websites liable for prostitution advertising by third parties.
Fitch assumes the city is liable for the debt of its companies.
The producers of this pollution are therefore liable for damages and losses.
Mark Zuckerberg responsible, personally liable, for some of the things they're doing.
Basically speaking, usually, common law parents can&apost be held liable for negligence of their children, unless it was willful or malicious, but parents can be held liable for their own negligence in failing to supervise a child.
He could be held civilly liable for any damage caused by the fire.
Can Spirit Airlines be held absolutely, automatically liable for everything their passengers do?
Sponsor is not liable for delays, cancellation or unforeseen events related to travel.
The sovereign is not legally liable for income, capital-gains or inheritance tax.
PG&E could be liable for a fine of up to $3 million.
Platform companies have long resisted being held legally liable for what users do.
The court also said Apple was liable for infringing one of Samsung's patents.
At this point, conservative Republicans see taxpayers being liable for a big bailout.
And apparently it left behind the portion that was liable for this failure.
Or, what if the CIO or CISO were held personally liable for breaches?
Or second, it could be held liable for the debts of that company.
Another suit, involving nonpayment of film crew workers, found him liable for $2100,2000.
McCain fears it could leave the U.S. government liable for potential cost increases.
Notably, the taxpayer would be liable for any errors made by the IRS.
And who should be held liable for what I consider a fraudulent sale?
The jury ruled the victim -- Bernecker -- was 6% liable for his own negligence.
More importantly, it&aposs unclear who would be liable for bad customer experience.
Of course, you won't be held liable for the actions of a thief.
" — Barr raises possibility tech companies may be held liable for dangerous posts: "U.
It remains unclear whether PG&E will be found liable for November's Camp Fire.
Facebook was found liable for a paltry fine in the UK over the matter.
Special legal protections make it difficult to hold governments liable for damages, they said.
Let's hope the show can't be held liable for any other deaths it causes.
The latter may require out-of-pocket charges, which the customer is liable for.
Their amended complaint sought to hold Wells Fargo liable for all of those losses.
NETGEAR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
The state argued that Nero was criminally liable for Miller's actions as an accomplice.
Jurors found Johnson & Johnson liable for fraud, negligence and conspiracy, the family's lawyers said.
"An unincorporated business owner will be liable for everything and then some," he said.
Know that even with good insurance, you can still be liable for various expenses.
His brother, Adam Shacknai (right), was found liable for her death by a jury.
And if it doesn't, does that render the entire project liable for defamation charges?
And we said, "No, you're now liable for that mercury," and we regulated them.
The utility company could be liable for a fine of up to $3 million.
It also appeals the jury's finding that it is liable for its distributors' infringement.
Holding accomplices liable for the acts of others has always posed a moral challenge.
All contracts will include clauses to hold companies liable for any corruption, he added.
Non-QM lenders don't enjoy this presumption and could be liable for borrowers' damages.
Armslist was liable for its "own conduct in facilitating user activity," the judges said.
"The student will be liable for the money she has already spent," Tukwayo added.
Under the House bill, members would be personally liable for both harassment and discrimination.
She is suing SkyWest, alleging the company is liable for the actions of Capt.
The court ruled that Amazon was not the seller and not liable for infringement.
However, the measure holds individual members personally liable for harassment and retaliation settlements only.
The company also isn't liable for any damages that may happen on the trip.
The City of Helsinki would be liable for the property's management and maintenance costs.
The litigation led to a jury verdict finding both companies liable for patent infringement.
The groups argued that Cox was wrongly held liable for not policing Internet content.
Equally important, regulators could hold Patriot's top executives liable for completing the mine cleanup.
"It's not tolerable to have a single accident that you're liable for," he said.
"You may be held civilly liable" for as much as $1,000, the letters said.
You're asking him and his wife to cover costs that you are liable for.
In March 2019, prosecutors said Uber Technologies was not criminally liable for the crash.
Although jurors believed Mr. Bekaert had retaliated, he was not held liable for discrimination.
Anyone who fails to comply with the condition is liable for arrest and prosecution.
The company's lawyers argued that the website can't be held liable for unlawful sales.
On Friday afternoon, the jury found the CEO is not liable for defaming Unsworth.
David's Bridal is also liable for $270 million in bonds coming due in 2020.
Who in Saudi Arabia exactly was directly liable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi?
The court also said that Apple was liable for infringing on one of Samsung's patents.
Physicians don't want to be liable for patients with medical problems caused elsewhere, Le said.
Weatherford said in a statement that it was not responsible or liable for the theft.
Chris was found liable for fraud in a bankruptcy case in August 2017, NJ.com reported.
It also argued that it could not be held liable for content posted by users.
In the House legislation, lawmakers were personally liable for settlements stemming from harassment or discrimination.
Wall Street analysts expect the company to be liable for as much as $30 billion.
No client should be held liable for the criminal acts of his or her attorney.
Only the Chiba court decision last month did not find the government liable for compensation.
Because we used credit cards, we were not liable for any purchases we didn't make.
At the time [five years ago], I would have been liable for life in prison.
Manufacturers are not liable for self-inflicted wounds or injuries caused by third party repair.
This rule says publishers and ISPs aren't liable for what users do on their websites.
Should pharmaceutical companies that manufacture these drugs be held criminally liable for what they do?
Industrialized nations have consistently rejected being held legally liable for their decades of carbon pollution.
I&aposm never liable for the cost when someone uses my card without my permission.
Monday: The Sutter system could be liable for more than $2 billion under state law.
Details: Warren's plan focuses on leverage, making private equity funds liable for portfolio company debt.
"Elon Musk is not liable for damages," I tweeted, watching the billionaire through the glass.
A building's owner can be held liable for damage and injuries caused by falling ice.
Essentially, this case was not about holding Exxon liable for climate damages, but securities fraud.
And he suggested that tech platforms should be held liable for what their users post.
Cohen has said Daniels is liable for $20 million in damages for breaking her agreement.
But, he's also a convicted criminal who was also found liable for killing two people.
The bill will make websites more liable for the content users post on their platforms.
" But Chopra wants the FTC to consider making those rules official by "Codifying elements of the existing endorsement guides into formal rules so that violators can be liable for civil penalties under Section 5(m)(1)(A) and liable for damages under Section 19.
"You are 100% liable for compliance when making calls originating under your account," says its website.
Mark Warner aimed at holding credit reporting agencies financial liable for breaches involving sensitive consumer data.
The company said that customers will not be liable for fraudulent charges resulting from the breach.
There is no finding in this ruling that the companies are legally liable for the claims.
Even if the court allows some spraying, the government could still find itself liable for damages.
If Facebook is found to be at fault, it could be liable for $5,000 per violation.
This prevents Opentest from being liable for any information that can be misused in the future.
They also could be liable for the behavior of space companies who operate within their borders.
"Anyone who fails to comply... is liable for arrest and prosecution," it added on its website.
Cohen claims that by breaking her agreement, Daniels is liable for as much as $20 million.
Despite this generous offer EDF could still lose out as it is liable for cost overruns.
If Twitter loses, it would be liable for triple the damages incurred by the contractor's death.
By the way, if he's impeached and has committed a crime, he's then liable for prosecution.
That section outlines that service providers aren't liable for monetary relief in cases of copyright infringement.
But lawmakers and outside groups criticize it for only holding lawmakers personally liable for harassment settlements.
Public officials are already held liable for their actions—that's the point of elections, after all.
A company would be liable for tax only if its activity rendered it a "permanent establishment".
Internet companies worry the bill could leave them unfairly liable for content posted by their users.
"It's uncharted territory to find Facebook liable for an antitrust violation, but not impossible," Carrier said.
Because I don't think France or the United States should be liable for the tremendous cost.
Meanwhile, taxpayers could become liable for the massive costs remaining to reclaim and repair the landscape.
It became the first case where an investment bank was liable for damages over banker conflicts.
Then, in 2018, a court found that Wolkoff was liable for $6.75 million in total damages.
Cities have complained that honoring detainers would make them liable for violations of prisoners' constitutional rights.
Those three protesters are seeking to hold Trump liable for what people in the crowd did.
California lawmakers also added language that employers could not be held liable for disappointing investment performance.
Moneta, with a balance sheet of 150 billion, would be liable for about 300 million crowns.
Jurors in March found GM was not liable for causing a 2014 crash in New Orleans.
The bank said it was not liable for any loss suffered by investors in its WMPs.
Due to the statute of limitations, Nissan is not liable for any underreporting before that period.
One of the biggest issues has been whether to hold Mark Zuckerberg liable for future violations.
Guns are lawful products, and holding companies liable for later misuse of such products is absurd.
Investigators are looking into whether anyone should be held criminally liable for the fire, she said.
A defendant is only liable for forfeiture of his or her interest in the criminal enterprise.
That's the answer to the question: Am I liable for what I say in a text?
But companies like Accenture would still be liable for harm caused on the job, he said.
These companies can still be held liable for content that violates criminal or intellectual property law.
It can issue best-practice regulations for critical software and make software manufacturers liable for vulnerabilities.
Internet companies worry the bill could leave them unfairly liable for content posted by their users.
And we are considering making senior managers liable for breaches of their company's duty of care.
One question you'll want to settle is whether you are yourself liable for filing deceptive paperwork.
As MGM Resorts International faces several lawsuits claiming the Mandalay Bay is liable for the Oct.
Had it been found responsible, the company could have been liable for $8 billion in damages.
Contracts generally state that Nike is not liable for injuries suffered by athletes wearing its products.
The Department of Justice has found Volkswagen liable for criminal wrongdoing, CNBC first reported on Monday.
Initially, however, creditors are liable for eight percent of the payment obligations before the state can intervene.
Even if he's successful, Unsworth's lawyer Lin Wood told Bloomberg, he could still be liable for defamation.
He wants to reaffirm that he does not hold the school liable for the soggy ceiling tile.
The Alabama law specifies that women who receive an abortion will not be held liable for it.
This means that a California Supreme Court decision will stand, and Yelp isn't liable for the reviews.
Amazon could now be held liable for all the random things that get sold on its site.
It is a well-settled principle that one is liable for republishing the defamatory statement of another.
The parents were found liable for the child's torrenting and ordered to pay €3,879.80 ($4,137.61) in fines.
At one point, surplus countries were liable for penalties if they failed to follow trade adjustment rules.
Customers will not be liable for fraudulent charges that may result from the issue, the company said.
Numerous courts have ruled that prison agencies are liable for sexual harassment of their employees by inmates.
It is very likely that the driver will still be liable for the actions of their vehicles.
The rules, which take effect on October 8, also make users legally liable for content deemed illegal.
In Britain, forests are not liable for capital-gains tax (though the land under them might be).
The California Civil Rights Law Group said Tesla is therefore now liable for damages to the employee.
Dutch authorities had earlier said they would hold MSC liable for the cost of the clean-up.
The psychologists also risked being held personally liable for substantial damages if the jury ruled against them.
An organization is not liable for the words of its guest speakers and therefore cannot censor them.
Medical malpractice law holds health care professionals liable for falling short of the relevant standard of care.
Take, for example, the White Paper's calls to make Internet platforms liable for content posted by users.
Entertainment industry advocates are hoping Congress goes a step further by making sites liable for pirated content.
It appears that the Yahoo owned by Verizon could still be liable for the data breach, though.
You're also likely liable for damages to a school's vehicle, at least up to a certain point.
Courts will not hold shareholders liable for the debts or obligations of a corporate entity they own.
But his testimony is likely to be limited because he remains potentially liable for anything he says.
Currently, that law prevents tech companies from being liable for content that users post on their platforms.
A ruling in Odebrecht's favor could mean Colombia is liable for up to $230 billion in damages.
The lawsuits allege the producers are liable for billions of dollars of damage caused by climate change.
"The sovereign is not legally liable for income, capital-gains or inheritance tax," according to the Economist.
Their insurance may cover 90 percent, but are they liable for 10 percent of $10,000 or $100,000?
Under the agreement Facebook is liable for up to $16,000 (adjusted for inflation) a day per infraction.
Mnuchin deflected a question about whether American corporations should be liable for leaks like that of Equifax.
Litvinenko lost she would have been liable for the government's court costs as well as her own.
Jurors in Manhattan federal court found Rennert and Renco liable for $118 million to the MagCorp estate.
The company argues that it should not be held liable for a pill it did not make.
That goes double for a manufacturer which could, in theory, be held liable for a major safety issue.
The FBI warned that anyone who knowingly provides false threat information to law enforcement is liable for prosecution.
But it disputes that it's liable for the damages that the plaintiffs -- current and former graduate -- are seeking.
Attorneys for the investors said in Tuesday's court filing that Petrobras should be liable for its employees' actions.
However, he was later found civilly liable for their deaths and ordered to pay their families $33.5 million.
The guidance also allows companies to hold proxy advisers liable for false or misleading statements from proxy advisers.
The programme is due to lapse on March 5th, leaving its beneficiaries, known as "Dreamers", liable for expulsion.
That is legally deemed a trespass, and the landowner who set the fire is liable for any damages.
MedRepublic believes it is not liable for any complications because it is just connecting the patients and doctors.
Therefore, Steele claims that he and his company "are not liable for publication by BuzzFeed," the filing says.
It can become liable for upholding the bare minimum letter of the law while still breaking the spirit.
If there wasn't copyright information for them to remove then they can't be liable for having removed it.
The company could be liable for civil penalties and injunctive relief for the alleged violations, the EPA said.
Tucker argued that he wasn't personally liable for the fraudulent practices, and didn't know they were going on.
And why should we be legally liable for any abuses when we have no control or prior knowledge?
This isn't the case for other kinds of property; you can't be held liable for hurting a toaster.
Tech companies could host user generated content without being liable for every wrong act by billions of users.
How did we arrive at holding those victimized by a cybercrime liable for the damage inflicted upon them?
So when a new technology is developed for a pandemic situation, who's going to be liable for that?
If you wait longer but report it within 60 days, you could be liable for up to $500.
If any payments are made on his behalf, they would be liable for income tax at 41 percent.
On the flip side, if they turn it into a reef, the state is liable for diver safety.
" Trying to hold a university liable for that "would be a death knell for controversial speech on campus.
Typically, the dead person's estate becomes liable for the obligation, although some car finance companies will make exceptions.
Last March, a federal judge agreed and found the government liable for flood damage dating back to 2007.
But there's no good reason to make a Good Samaritan liable for the mine's existing or unforeseeable harms.
Using metrics devised by environmentalists, farmers would be liable for $22020 per metric ton of carbon dioxide released.
He sympathized with the art handler but insisted that his gallery was not liable for covering his injuries.
" The officer's lawsuit contended that Mr. Mckesson was liable for his injuries by failing "to calm the crowd.
That law protects internet platform providers from being held legally liable for what others post on their websites.
New York, for example, recently passed laws making it easier to hold employers liable for their employees' behavior.
"Traditionally, China's mortgage risk is low," said S&P's Lei, because borrowers were personal liable for their debts.
When those entities abdicate their duties, (J&J) cannot be held liable for the resulting addiction and overdoses.
That way, it can't be held liable for $22011,26 per violation of the Child Online Privacy Protection Act.
They simply won't be able to overcome being held liable for student loans the Department of Education forgives.
The case could determine the degree to which gun manufacturers are liable for the marketing of their products.
A British Parliamentary committee wants Facebook to be held legally liable for the content posted on the platform.
Sure, anybody who tries to push someone toward seeking death under this law is liable for felony prosecution.
Arizona is thus "vicariously liable for the negligence, gross negligence, and medical negligence" that allegedly occurred at Hacienda.
He was, however, found liable for BK's death in a civil lawsuit and ordered to pay $36 million.
Under the law, police cannot be held liable for "bad guesses in gray areas," according to the courts.
In the absence of a clear constitutional command to the contrary, he is liable for his criminal acts.
In a recent court filing, his lawyers claim that Daniels is now liable for more than $20 million.
They had a film to make and couldn't be liable for the welfare of a child, they told her.
Worse, you could also be liable for copyright infringement in court, if the rights-holder chooses to pursue you.
Koh rejected arguments that Tesla and Eisenmann are not liable for abuses by ISM Vuzem because they benefitted financially.
Both Cordon and Donald believe McCoy masterminded the attack -- and therefore should be liable for any damages they suffered.
But he was found civilly liable for their deaths in a subsequent lawsuit brought by the two victims' families.
The jury also decided that Columbia is liable for Bekaert's retaliation but found no wrongdoing with the university's conduct.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act currently prevents web platforms for being held liable for their users' speech.
Open warrant The Rowan County warrant remains open, according to the report, and Meyers is liable for a fine.
If you allow users to publish content on your platform, you are not liable for that content at all.
Gordon was previously found civilly liable for the death of his Bobbi Kristina  — Houston and Brown's only child together.
In the ruling, the appeals court said Amazon could be held liable for its role in the sales chain.
This idea that companies should be liable for what's in their products has made business groups uneasy for decades.
The finance ministry says the number of people liable for income tax should fall to 64m as a result.
Booker argued that opioid makers "should absolutely be held criminally liable" for the nationwide crisis of addiction of overdoses.
The bill would make websites criminally liable for hosting ads and other content linked to a sex-trafficking enterprise.
Who — if anyone — should be held liable for any harm that comes from the behavior of a driverless vehicle?
Until last month, orchestras had not been held liable for injuries players sustained when declining to use protective equipment.
The documents accuse the state of being "vicariously liable for the negligence, gross negligence and medical negligence" at Hacienda.
The Versailles court, charged with deciding how much Kerviel should actually be liable for, agreed broadly with that view.
As with e-commerce, merchants are liable for the cost (unless chargebacks are covered by their fraud prevention vendor).
Zyudheimer argued he was not liable for the loan because it had been taken out by the previous owner.
What's got them panicked is that the proposal could make them liable for what users post on their platforms.
Ron Wyden, who wrote the law that protects web platforms from being liable for the content their users post.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Thursday identified Saint-Gobain and Honeywell as being liable for the contamination.
A nationwide cleanliness drive has targeted urban cow-handlers, who are in theory liable for fines of 10,000 rupees.
A bill commonly referred to as SESTA or FOSTA made internet platforms liable for any content facilitating sex trafficking.
Many cities, including Chicago, have argued that detainers make them liable for violations of prisoners' constitutional due process rights.
Clinton's expected attack on his opposition to legislation that would make gun manufacturers legally liable for gun violence. Mrs.
Volunteers staffing the centers will be liable for fines of up to 300,000 euros ($354,360), according to the source.
The jurors held Carmack and different Oculus co-founders Palmer Luckey and Brendan Iribe liable for forms of infringement.
The bill, commonly referred to as SESTA or FOSTA, made internet platforms liable for any content facilitating sex trafficking.
Trump's attorneys have accused her of breaking the agreement and said she is liable for $20 million in damages.
The bill would also hold investment firms legally liable for bankruptcy and severance if the acquired business goes under.
We often hear the mantra "the government needs to send a message" when holding individuals liable for corporate wrongdoings.
The company also warned it could be held liable for the wildfires in northern California from earlier this year.
She believed someone in government, though not the governor, should be found criminally liable for the tainted water supply.
The government can hold carriers liable for shipments containing technology and other goods on a list of banned items.
For instance, a drug company can adhere to federal regulations but remain liable for negligence under state tort law.
If Modamani wins, the social network will need to admit that it is liable for the content it publishes.
"(Lyon) is not vicariously liable for all 14,000 employees in the Department of Heath and Human Services," Bursch said.
If the jury finds the U.S.T.A. liable for her injury, proceedings would next move to a determination of damages.
Alongside Warren's better ideas, she also suggests making buyout firms liable for the debts of the companies they buy.
"As we have stated, colleges cannot be held liable for the independent actions of their students," the letter said.
The charges were an unusual instance of law enforcement officers being held criminally liable for not protecting the public.
But they also need to know that deferring required maintenance can make a board member personally liable for negligence.
The Fair Credit Billing Act makes it so consumers are only liable for up to $50 in fraudulent charges.
Congress understood that if you made people liable for being good Samaritans that you would get no content moderation.
The jury also decided that Columbia is liable for the retaliation under the New York City Human Rights Law.
The company said it does not support laws that seek to hold platforms liable for content posted by users.
The agency has also declined to hold Mark Zuckerberg — or anyone else — personally liable for Facebook's repeated privacy violations.
The document also set out specific terms to hold local governments liable for borrowing, spending and managing debts illegally.
Texas is one of 0003 states where parents can be liable for crimes committed with their firearms by children.
The department's guidance document established new guidelines for holding one company jointly liable for the labor violations of another.
And Mr. Singh filed a lawsuit against the city claiming that he was not liable for the pier repairs.
The downside — the government being liable for at least part $1 billion if there is a default — is real.
The Fair Credit Billing Act makes it so consumers are only liable for up to $50 in fraudulent charges.
She introduced legislation in July that would hold private equity firms liable for problems at companies they take over.
Streaming services will no longer be liable for copyright infringement as long as they adhere to best payment practices.
In many economies, banks can be liable for embezzlement of depositors' funds if negligence of the bank is established.
Importantly, CDA 230 also allows platforms to engage in Good Samaritan moderation without becoming liable for someone else's content.
Under California law, the company is liable for fires caused by its equipment even if it was not negligent.
On Tuesday, the European Parliament passed a law that will make companies liable for uploaded content that violates copyright.
The jury in San Francisco federal court said the company was liable for plaintiff Edwin Hardeman's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Right now the law is quite ambiguous about whether these corporations might be held liable for payments to terrorist groups.
Article 13, which makes platforms liable for copyright infringements committed by their users — was rejected by just five votes. 5.
DE) will not be liable for any future funding demands of a new pension scheme sponsored by Tata Steel (TISC.
Companies may try to claim the third party as liable for damages, but that may not hold up in court.
A jury found the police liable for the "unlawful killing" of the 96 Liverpool supporters crushed to death in 1989.
Although women would not be held liable for getting an abortion, doctors will be held criminally responsible for performing one.
I cannot get married to my [significant other] because in our state he would then be liable for my debt.
Collaborative platforms can be exempted from being held liable for information they store on behalf of those offering a service.
In early 2018, the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) made platforms liable for content that promoted sex work. Sen.
Most of Tuesday's arguments focused on whether the bank could be liable for processing transactions that could have helped Hamas.
And the tax office has decided that social-care employers are liable for up to six years of back pay.
Generally, electric utilities may be liable for failing to insulate, warn about, properly maintain, de-energize, or place their wires.
A federal judge has ruled Amazon is liable for billing unwitting parents after their children made unauthorized charges in apps.
It's like O.J. — he's found not guilty of murder, but in a civil court was found liable for the murders.
But Trump isn't really serious about making newspapers and news networks strictly liable for their reporting here in the States.
To wit, Gizmodo cannot be held liable for some harebrained reader posting a defamatory remark in the comment section below.
Monster conceded it was liable for copyright infringement, but the Corona, California-based company thought the damages were too high.
This rule prevents online platforms from being held liable for the things that people say and do on their sites.
"Buyers paying more than 21244,2328 pounds are liable for more tax, and it escalates as property prices increase," he said.
Gordon was found liable for her death in November 2016 and was ordered to pay $36 million to her estate.
"We need our internet companies to be liable for conduct that they know is happening on their platforms," Goldberg said.
Gordon was found civilly liable for Bobbi Kristina's death last November and ordered to pay $36 million to her estate.
Rodríguez's mother and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a civil lawsuit to hold Swartz liable for the shooting.
Normally, you're liable for penalties if you fail to file your return and pay your taxes in a timely fashion.
Ironically, this "Decency" law grants broad immunity to internet companies so they cannot be held liable for third party content.
The lawsuit accuses Weinstein of rape and alleges that his former employers are liable for his actions during his employment.
With annual revenue of about 3.36 billion pounds, Sports Direct currently would not be liable for the tax Ashley proposed.
In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled that tobacco companies are liable for their products and health risks, Hartnett pointed out.
By the law of my state, she is fully liable for the costs associated with damage done by her dog.
The decision is the first to hold a drugmaker liable for the opioid epidemic, which has killed about 6900,2628 people.
And it says the move would make the federal government liable for all actions by local policy on federal land.
But the Trump team has suggested that a president cannot be liable for obstruction of justice as a constitutional matter.
Banking law anticipates that bank officers and directors could be held personally liable for gross negligence in mismanaging the bank.
The compromise would make lawmakers personally liable for harassment and retaliation settlements they personally commit, even if they leave office.
FIFA says public viewings must comply with its rules and that anyone in breach of them is liable for prosecution.
The forthcoming legislation is expected to make members liable for settlements, as well as to increase transparency throughout the process.
Zuckerberg should be "individually liable," for Facebook's privacy violations, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden wrote in a letter to the FTC.
After the criminal trial, the victims' families sued Mr. Simpson, and a civil jury found him liable for the deaths.
The lawsuit is one of several seeking to hold companies such as Facebook liable for failing to police online speech.
Congress recently passed an anti-sex-trafficking bill that holds online platforms liable for hosting content that facilitates sex trafficking.
US state courts could pass legislation making oil companies legally liable for the atmospheric chaos caused by their profit model.
It's also important to understand what debt you share with your husband or would be liable for down the road.
But the companies have long argued that the companies are not liable for posts published by others on their platform.
The law made it difficult for either residents or the government to hold these building owners liable for the cladding.
One tricky legal issue is whether Goldman is liable for the $2.7bn that was stolen from the bond-sale proceeds.
If you cosign a student loan, you could be liable for payments even if the student is no longer alive.
Once you sign, you are liable for the debt and it is reported on your credit report and credit score.
Both groups argued that Google should be liable for copying code from the Java language for the Android operating system.
Once the virus was released from the lab, your employers, as well as you, could be liable for the consequences.
If fraudulent charges are made, you could be liable for a lot: from $50 to everything in your account, potentially.
Still, Antoon's claims were rejected and Kaouk was held not liable for the surgical outcome left Antoon impotent and incontinent.
But now, there is the potential threat that we could be found criminally liable for doing just that — our job.
Previous rulings says firearm manufacturers aren't liable for how their weapons are used, but this lawsuit already has gunmakers nervous.
The California appeals court said the companies were liable for the cost of lead abatement in homes built before 1951.
A jury found Facebook liable for $500 million in damages, in part for Mr. Luckey's violation of a confidentiality agreement.
House lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday to protect companies from being held liable for labor law violations committed by their subcontractors.
That's a big deal, as no tech company wants to be held legally liable for the stuff their users post.
In April, President Donald Trump signed a law holding online companies liable for "knowingly" hosting content that enables sex trafficking.
Because Moore agreed to be interviewed under "false pretenses," the lawsuit claims Cohen and the network are liable for damages.
Prodigy Services Co., the New York Supreme Court decided the online host was indeed liable for the content posted there.
"Every other kind of media is held liable for participating in crimes like this, and we don't call it "censorship.
"Companies that act reasonably in helping rights holders identify and control the use of their content shouldn't be held liable for anything a user uploads, any more than a telephone company should be liable for the content of conversations," Google's Senior Vice President of global affairs Kent Walker wrote in a blog post in February.
She and Chapman may challenge the will's validity in court and also attempt to hold Dylan liable for his partner's death.
Making lead financial advisers liable for untrue statements in a client's prospectus, as Hong Kong does, is an uncommonly high bar.
It also calls for capping overall government spending on the program that could make seniors financially liable for future cost growth.
Last week's storm occurred after Aregawi told authorities she had never lived in Sweden and therefore was not liable for tax.
In November 2016, Gordon was found civilly liable for Bobbi Kristina's death and ordered to pay $36 million to her estate.
The former football star subsequently was judged liable for the deaths in a civil case brought by the two victims' families.
The ARPS will fully comply with international standards and regional compliance requirements, Campos said, adding participants would be liable for compliance.
"The Reserve Banks are not liable for loss or damage resulting from a problem beyond their reasonable control," the Fed wrote.
Grindr defended itself with section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which says platforms aren't liable for what their users do.
"Duterte is personally liable for ordering state police to undertake mass killings," Neri Colmenares, a lawyer representing the group, told reporters.
While carmakers are technically liable for recycling batteries, in practice they sign deals with suppliers to recycle batteries on their behalf.
A California civil jury found Adam Shacknai, the brother of a pharmaceutical tycoon, liable for the 2011 death of Rebecca Zahau.
Chemours spokeswoman Cynthia Salitsky said Dupont was directly liable for damages and Chemours may have defenses to any potential indemnification claim.
Alam also said the whole force could not be held liable for the illegal activities of a few of its members.
The jury, comprised of six women and two men, also found the singer's mother, Andrea Swift, not liable for tortious interference.
For example, the Center for Medical Progress could possibly be held civilly liable for misleading editing of the Planned Parenthood videos.
Payment service providers will be liable for any fraud related issue and will have to be accredited on a yearly basis.
The Cyberspace Administration also introduced laws making members of messaging app groups legally liable for content deemed offensive to socialist values.
It will also remain liable for any charges related to falsifications discovered in components made by its Creusot Forge foundry unit.
Ashton Brown, for example, owed $500 arising from a theft conviction in 2013; he was also liable for probation-service fees.
So it could need another bailout from the state of California if it's found to be liable for the Camp Fire.
The utility could need another bailout from the state of California if it's found to be liable for the Camp Fire.
They allege that energy manufacturers create a "public nuisance" by emitting greenhouse gases and are liable for the damages this causes.
If you sell your Nicaraguan property, you will be liable for tax on your earnings, up to a maximum of 30%.
Under California law, even if the utility properly maintained its equipment, it can be held liable for fires the equipment causes.
The jury said that J&J was liable for two-thirds of the compensatory amount and 100% of the punitive amount.
A federal judge on Friday ruled the U.S. government could be liable for parts of Puerto Rico's $73 billion public debt.
People making Aadhaar numbers public or encouraging others to do so could be liable for prosecution and penal action, UIDAI said.
So members, if held personally liable for discrimination, could still dip into US Treasury funds to settle those kinds of claims.
However, the measure holds individual members personally liable for harassment and retaliation settlements only, not gender discrimination or pregnancy discrimination claims.
Devries, the Supreme Court in May agreed to hear whether companies can be held liable for products they did not produce.
That includes a recent proposal by Wyden that would hold CEOs personally liable for their failure to protect private consumer data.
That would make the company liable for labor law violations by the franchisees, which operate 90 percent of McDonald's U.S. restaurants.
Gropers may be prosecuted for battery (although there is no guarantee), but they can't be held individually liable for workplace discrimination.
By changing a legal protection, websites and online platforms will be held liable for knowingly hosting trafficking-related content and ads.
It's not clear to what extent the state of Florida might be held liable for a worker's mistake like this one.
"There is no question that the Assad government is criminally liable for the war crime strategy of targeting civilians," Roth said.
If those emitters are someday found liable for these costs, Byers believes a US court could force them to pay up.
Wall Street fears Edison could be liable for damages if its power lines are found to have started the fires. 2.
Key could be liable for future claims depending a lot on state laws that govern liability for successor companies, Baird said.
Remember, almost every state has filed a suit attempting to hold at least one opioid defendant liable for spurring drug abuse.
"He can still be held liable for offenses committed while the Philippines was a signatory to the I.C.C.," Ms. Hontiveros said.
And after the Christchurch massacre, Australia passed a law that made company executives personally liable for the spread of violent material.
America should not be held liable for something that happened 150 years ago, since none of us currently alive are responsible.
The Colorado Civil Rights Commission found Phillips liable for sexual-orientation discrimination, which is prohibited by the state's public accommodations law.
Importantly, the law included an exception: Defendants could not be liable for dialing phone numbers they'd previously obtained consent to call.
For example, Hussain points to the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which holds online platforms liable for "facilitating" and "promoting" prostitution.
If these companies were held liable for everything their users posted, the risk of litigation would make running them extremely dangerous.
Debit card users, on the other hand, may be liable for any lost money, depending on when the fraud was reported.
In fact, the Fair Credit Billing Act makes it so consumers are only liable for up to $50 in fraudulent charges.
It also says the church is liable for the actions of the pastor, who was removed from the staff last year.
The jury sided with Amazon in 2015, concluding that the marketplace isn't liable for infringement on behalf of third-party sellers.
It makes private equity and hedge fund companies liable for their losses while protecting workers' pensions, retirement, and compensation in bankruptcies.
That's because the Fair Credit Billing Act makes it so consumers are only liable for up to $50 in fraudulent charges.
What about those who refer clients to us — are they also at risk of being found liable for "aiding and abetting"?
Democrats have widely backed a provision that would ensure big tech companies are held liable for the data scandals they create.
The airline said it should only be liable for accidents involving hazards associated with flight, which was not the case here.
In the past, Gabbard introduced a bill to hold top company executives and drug manufacturers criminally liable for misleading opioid marketing.
Between 1920 and 1970, as demand for public services grew, the share of citizens liable for income tax more than tripled.
The justices agreed to decide whether the search giant was liable for billions in a dispute over its Android operating system.
SUSAN: If we were held liable for every single piece of content that we recommended, we would have to review it.
The embattled utility company has been found liable for multiple wildfires due to faulty equipment, which ultimately led to its bankruptcy.
By that logic, they say, he can be held liable for the injury and the case can be tried in court.
But the Senate's SESTA proposal, aimed to render Backpage liable for the injury it causes, would do more harm than good.
In 2002, for example, Britain made internet service providers (ISPs) liable for child pornography if they did not take it down "expeditiously".
Democratic Assemblywoman Nily Rozic of Queens proposed legislation that would make designers, photographers, retailers and others liable for harassment experienced by models.
Indeed, Cech's agency, which booked her meeting with Richardson, could not be held liable for the abuse she suffered at the casting.
It is important to note that DuPont is the named defendant in each of the cases and is liable for any judgment.
Egypt has helped the Israelis isolate Hamas while insisting they remain the occupiers of Palestinian territory and therefore uniquely liable for Gaza.
One executive says that lawyers have been called in to decide whether management is liable for bad decisions made by boss-bots.
Video The county agency also said anyone in violation of the order will be liable for any costs associated with rescue operations.
In a separate case, a New York jury in 2014 found Arab Bank liable for facilitating two dozen militant attacks in Israel.
The question is whether authorities will hold StubHub (and its parent company eBay) legally liable for encouraging those kinds of violations.[CBC]
In November 2016, Gordon was found civilly liable for Brown's July 2015 death and ordered to pay $36 million to her estate.
Would viewers watch a recreation of the civil trial, which found Simpson liable for the murders and ordered to pay $33.5 million?
The committee urged Congress to pass legislation that would ensure lawmakers are personally liable for their conduct, even after they leave office.
In the past, U.S. courts have said Amazon is not liable for claims related to third-party products sold on its marketplace.
This means that, at least in most cases, neither party has ever been liable for whatever happens to models while they're working.
The government's theory is that defendants didn't need to personally break a window to be liable for the riot in its totality.
The state also has an unusual law that can make companies liable for forest fire damages even if they aren't directly negligent.
But section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (often shortened to CDA 230) says that websites aren't liable for third-party content.
Lawyers are bringing waves of actions accusing oil firms of everything from misleading the public to being liable for rising sea levels.
Parents can be liable for the actions of their children and can be charged with neglect by failing to supervise them adequately.
FOSTA makes sites more liable for what users say and do—and any platform found "facilitating prostitution" faces penalties under the law.
"I don't go into much detail, because there are points where you can be held liable for things under law," Richard explained.
You expressly acknowledge and agree that Instagram is in no way responsible or liable for any such third-party services or features.
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Google isn't liable for 1.1 billion euros ($1.25 billion) of back-taxes after all, a French court has decided.
Yeah, Hayes killed Smith ... but that doesn't mean Smith [really Smith's estate] can't also be found liable for his actions that night.
In the court docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Conley says Puscian is liable for "malicious criminal prosecution" ... and he's demanding a fortune.
Nick Gordon was ordered to fork over $36 million to Bobbi's estate Thursday after he was earlier found liable for her death.
In the event that someone sues the LLC, its owner generally isn't personally liable for any debts that it needs to pay.
It was less than a decade ago that American tobacco companies were found liable for covering up the health risks from smoking.
The pension fund argued that Sun Capital's funds met that definition — and should be liable for the $4.5 million pension fund debt.
"Equity would have to sign off on that and we don't want to be liable for a huge accident," Mr. Clowdus said.
If you report an unauthorized transaction on your debit card within two days, you could still be liable for up to $50.
In the past, the gun industry has been protected by federal law from being held liable for crimes committed with its products.
Under state law, even if the company followed all relevant rules and laws, it can be held liable for the fire's damages.
The compromise would make lawmakers personally liable for settlements related to harassment and retaliation they personally commit, even if they leave office.
She suggested that NPSs could be regulated in a way by which suppliers are liable for testing the risks of their substances.
The new bill would clarify that foreign governments can be held liable for aiding terrorist groups, even if that conduct occurred overseas.
Mr. Biden wants to strengthen collective bargaining, hold corporate executives personally liable for anti-union efforts and enforce labor laws more strongly.
"Landlords are liable for criminal acts by third parties if they're on notice and not properly securing the building," Mr. Levenson said.
But members would not be financially liable for discrimination claims, as they would have in the harassment legislation that passed the House.
The plaintiff agreed to a confidential settlement with the company, and the question of who is liable for its debts remains unresolved.
The Solarium also suggested Congress pass a law to make some tech companies liable for legal damages from known and unpatched vulnerabilities.
A 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling this past July found that Amazon could be held liable for sales of defective products.
Court decisions have previously found e-commerce companies like Amazon are not liable for counterfeits sold by third-parties on their platforms.
As contractors, gig workers are not eligible for health benefits, and companies are generally not liable for risks posed by the job.
Online marketplaces may have to overhaul their business models if they become liable for the sale of counterfeit goods on their platforms.
A tenant is still liable for nonpayment of rent and any reckless, negligent or intentional damage to an apartment, Mr. Jain said.
The European Union is also debating changes to laws that protect internet companies from being liable for content posted on their platforms.
Many of the Democratic contenders have called for fossil fuel companies to be held liable for climate damages and for sowing disinformation.
Some changes, like Warren's plan to make PE funds liable for leveraged financing, would significantly impact public pension returns and allocation plans.
A civil jury ultimately did not find Berg liable for sexual battery, but did find that he'd inflicted emotional distress on Scaccetti.
Confident enough to say no to a system where no one is personally financially liable for ensuring their own care, or not?
"The response may have been voluminous and crude, but defendant is not liable for the speech of his readers," Anglin's motion reads.
Without Section 2628, platforms that moderate content could be held civilly liable for "sponsoring" the content that they allow to be posted.
Think of Facebook being held legally liable for every post by one of its nearly 200 million users in the United States.
Line 45 is blank on this return: They weren't liable for the A.M.T. Next are credits, which reduce taxes dollar for dollar.
The court also held Falcis and his co-counsels liable for indirect contempt, accusing them of using constitutional litigation for propaganda purposes.
Online companies are worried the bill would undermine their business models and make them unfairly liable for content posted by third parties.
The company could face criminal charges if it's found to be liable for the fire, which was the deadliest in California history.
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Amazon is liable for billing parents for unauthorized in-app purchases made by their children.
The new legislation adds an exception to Section 230 that would hold platforms liable for ads and content that facilitate sex trafficking.
Federal attorneys have argued the Bureau of Land Management shouldn't be held liable for crimes committed with the gun after it was stolen.
The Kmart space, which expires on June 28, 2018, is currently vacant, but Kmart continues to remain fully liable for the leased space.
Is a data breach a single violation, or is the defendant liable for separate penalties for every consumer record exposed in a breach?
He was found liable for the pair's deaths in a 1997 civil trial and was ordered to pay $33.5 million to their families.
Many of the people arrested, however, said they did not break windows, and argued they should not be liable for those who did.
Critics say the costs of monitoring such a system, which would make the likes of YouTube liable for copyright infringement, would be huge.
In a research note, Kallo said Musk could be liable for any potential fines, not necessarily Tesla, and the company's "fundamentals are strong."
And is the individual seller or the marketplace liable for lost tax dollars if a product is misclassified at a lower tax rate?
Gordon was found liable for her death in a civil suit the following September and ordered to pay $36 million to her estate.
Small business owners, for example, who may be liable for not only their identity, but also customers' information, could fall into this category.
The decision made Uber liable for paying the drivers the UK's national minimum wage, as well as holiday pay and providing work breaks.
Section 230, which holds that web platforms generally aren't liable for content posted by their users, is a major pillar of internet policy.
Gordon was previously found civilly liable for the death of his girlfriend Bobbi Kristina Brown — Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's only child together.
Facebook was initially ordered to pay $500 million, with Luckey and Iribe liable for $50 million and $150 million of that judgement, respectively.
As the ACLU points out in a press release, online platforms are generally not liable for user-posted content, which would include ads.
The legal disclaimer comes off strong: DNAFit absolutely cannot be liable for anything bad that happens to you if you take the advice.
Last year, in response to the Backpage case, President Trump signed a law making web platforms legally liable for knowingly facilitating sex trafficking.
In a rare trial of a securities class action lawsuit, a federal jury in 2010 found Vivendi liable for violating federal securities laws.
The new law chips away at the Communications Decency Act, which has ensured that websites generally aren't liable for what their users post.
PG&E has stated repeatedly that it should not be held liable for the Tubbs Fire because it involved a private electrical facility.
Another lawyer told Reuters that ByteDance had argued in state court that it was a platform and not liable for user-generated content.
If big firms are liable for the actions of small firms and franchises, they are unlikely to do business with them any longer.
" But, Connecticut's General Statute 31-51q says private employers that discipline employees for the exercise of first amendment rights are "liable for damages.
As you're no doubt aware, a crucial section of that law says websites cannot be held liable for publishing content provided by users.
While the UN can't make Ireland change its abortion laws—amongst the most restrictive in the world—Mellet will be liable for compensation.
In her May 10 ruling, Houser said Dee Wyly was not liable for tax fraud, and had not known what went on offshore.
They claimed that made the company liable for the FARC's killing of six Americans - five Christian missionaries and a geologist - in the 1990s.
Property buyers are liable for environmental cleanup costs that the state incurred prior to their acquisition, a federal appeals court held on Friday.
Last year, the company was found to be liable for the terminal cancer of a school groundskeeper who had used glyphosate-based products.
A case against McDonald's over whether it can be held liable for the labor law violations of its franchisees is still being litigated.
Many lawsuits in the Manhattan court seek to hold banks liable for alleged rigging in interest rate, commodity, currency and other financial markets.
Even though animals are still seen as property in many states, if someone murders their cat, they could be liable for a felony.
While Panera is not the only restaurant or grocery store to obtain the contaminated lettuce, it is still liable for distributing the product.
Gavin Cox is 100% liable for his own injuries, a jury found late Tuesday night, according to the Clark County District Court documents.
In the U.S., because of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the platforms are not held legally liable for what users post.
Mckesson was exercising his constitutional right to demonstrate, the judge ruled, and he cannot be held liable for the conduct of other protesters.
Brownell has maintained that his agency lacks the legal authority to hold companies liable for safety shortcomings but is actively seeking such powers.
Tata might be liable for more than a billion to cover a full spin-off, said Martin Hunter, principal at consultants Punter Southall.
As well it could make the driver liable for any accidents, even those that occur when the vehicle is in self-driving mode.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., though found not liable for the Tubbs Fire, has been linked to 0003 others in 2017, California Gov.
Is my boyfriend's estate liable for the balance of his half of the rent for the remainder of the term of the lease?
Sanders on Sunday said that a gun store owner who legally sells a weapon shouldn't be held liable for crimes committed with it.
Vopper, powerfully undermines Donald J. Trump's claim that The New York Times can be held liable for publishing parts of his tax returns.
The companies were held liable for violating RICO by deliberately concealing the health risks of smoking and marketing their products to the public.
They will make shareholders, creditors and even large depositors liable for the losses of a failing bank before any public money is used.
What changes in all of that is that the RCMP could be liable for a much more substantial claim [due to the injuries].
Bemba's case had been seen as cementing the precedent that officials may be held liable for the actions of troops under their command.
Based on that estimate, Mr. Trump would therefore be liable for about $1.7 million of net investment income taxes going to fund Medicare.
The challenges are compounded in the fast food sector because major companies may not consider themselves liable for bad behavior at individual stores.
That law essentially says that platforms that merely allow third parties to post material cannot be held liable for something that is discriminatory.
In its motion, Mr. Trump's legal team indicates that it considers her liable for $20 million, for 20 breaches it did not detail.
The company does have an extensive user agreement that says it isn't liable for extended interruptions due to failures "beyond" the company's control.
"A publisher cannot be held liable for commentary based on public facts," said Brian Hauss, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union.
"A publisher cannot be held liable for commentary based on public facts," said Brian Hauss, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union.
In the complaint filed Monday, the companies said if they are found liable for the opioid epidemic, then the doctors should be too.
In November, the Ukrainian government, which was made a co-defendant in the case and thus liable for economic damages, appealed the decision.
He said that Amazon sometimes makes it difficult to know where inventory is stored, leaving sellers liable for sales tax without their knowledge.
But, even short of that, there is still plenty that Trump could have done to make him criminally liable for Cohen's false testimony.
If states or cities find companies liable for taxes later, they could sue for years of back taxes, several tax experts told Recode.
Legally, credit card users are only liable for up to $50 worth of fraudulent transactions, but many issuers have a $0 liability policy.
It would still be liable for sales of chips into the United States, but that is only a small fraction of its sales.
Millions of Americans still lack health insurance, and they're fully liable for their medical bills if they get sick or have an accident.
The Fair Credit Billing Act makes it so consumers are only liable for up to $50 in fraudulent charges on a credit card.
The report also urged new regulations to rein in the technology industry, including making internet companies legally liable for content on their platforms.
So in 1989, four black professionals brought a lawsuit against the Times and said the newspaper should be liable for those discriminatory ads.
Meng will pay a cash deposit of C$7 million, with five guarantors liable for a remaining C$3 million if she absconds.
Most platforms have rules that outline common-sense genres of content they'd rather not be liable for—harassment, hate speech, gore, child endangerment, etc.
The ruling said parent companies can be held liable for labor violations committed by franchisees and contractors even when they have only indirect control.
Another proposal to make companies liable for state-law torts regarding issues like defamation and public disclosure of private facts is a bit terrifying.
In a ruling today, the judge found that Facebook cannot be held liable for those accounts, dismissing two separate complaints brought on those grounds.
Article 13 of the Copyright Directive requires platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram to be legally liable for the content their users upload.
The officer's supervisor in the police station lockup is also liable for not stopping the misconduct, according to U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly.
In 1995, after the "Trial of the Century," Simpson was famously acquitted of double murder, though he was found civilly liable for the deaths.
He was found legally liable for her death and cops investigated him in connection with her death for years ... but he was never charged.
Questions from the jury during two days of deliberations had suggested that they might find only some of the defendants liable for copyright infringement.
The bill would hold websites liable for hosting sex trafficking content by making a change to a key part of the Communications Decency Act.
According to the filling obtained by Politico, Denton personally owes Hogan – real name Terry Gene Bollea – $10 million, and jointly liable for $113 million.
Regulators in Kenya, Malaysia and South Africa have mooted the idea of holding moderators of group chats liable for false information in their groups.
"In our civil justice system, the only remedy families like this have to hold corporations liable for their actions are monetary damages," Morgan says.
The law protects the consumer, and retailers are required to remove the product immediately, or they become liable for any issues that may occur.
The law grants tech companies immunity from their users' content, treating them as distinct from publishers, which are liable for the content they post.
It argued that the rules violated Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects online services from being liable for what users publish.
To many, it seems absurd to hold gun makers liable for marketing a legal product that did precisely what it was designed to do.
A monthly program like this, where I'm encouraged to use it every day and liable for its well-being, injects all sorts of complications.
"Even if Apple loses on this issue, it doesn't mean it's liable for anything; it just means that the plaintiffs can sue," Bergmeyer added.
Executives from the likes of Facebook and Google could reportedly be held liable for harmful content shared on their platforms under U.K. government plans.
Joint employers are required to bargain with contract workers' unions and can be held liable for violating those workers' rights under federal labor law.
The jury said AbbVie was not liable for a heart attack Mitchell suffered after taking AndroGel, but said the company falsely marketed the drug.
Tech companies argue it could strip the protections that ensure that Google, Facebook and other online platforms aren't legally liable for user generated content.
He was found liable for Argentino's death in a $500,000 civil suit brought by her family in 1985, but the criminal investigation remained open.
He was eventually found liable for her death in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Bobbi Kristina's estate, and owes the family $36 million.
In a separate case, another organization filed a case against the opposition, seeking to hold them liable for losses incurred because of their demonstrations.
Under current EU guidelines Facebook and other social media networks are not liable for any criminal content or hate posts hosted on their platform.
Since 1 January 13, SoFFin has also guaranteed all liabilities of FMS WM. Germany is in turn directly liable for all of SoFFin's obligations.
The lawsuit filed late Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan is the latest effort to hold Saudi Arabia liable for the attacks.
In court, McDonald's has argued that it is not a "joint employer," which means that it cannot be held liable for violations by franchisees.
The company has added that it did not "take or receive anything from" Ms. Ramirez, and so it is not liable for any damages.
That rule decides when a company is liable for labor violations committed by a subcontractor, affecting a massive portion of franchises and their franchisees.
That's why it will be critical for the state of California to assist PG&E if it is found liable for the Camp Fire.
It also means customers are liable for calculating and paying sales and use tax for all their online purchases when they file their taxes.
The decision comes a month after a jury in state court ruled in a similar lawsuit that Cinemark was not liable for the massacre.
The NLRB in 6900 abruptly changed the rules on when two companies are considered joint employers and liable for each other's labor law violations.
Mr. Trump, Mr. Weisselberg added, was liable for a "small percentage of the corporate debt" listed on the federal filing but would not elaborate.
If Erie's policyholder were to have purchased the headlamp at Home Depot, the judge acknowledged, Home Depot could be held liable for selling it.
If website operators could be held liable for everything that their users say, it would no longer be tenable to allow users to speak.
A judge on Friday adjourned the highly anticipated trial over whether McDonald's USA can be held liable for alleged labor violations by its franchisees.
But the courts have been ready to read the probabilities, and hold companies liable for damages when the likelihood of causation is high enough.
Gardephe said that even if Aly's "fanciful" story were true, he would still be liable for ignoring obvious signs that the bid was fake.
The debate surrounding fake news has sparked calls from politicians for social networks to be held more liable for the content on their platforms.
Fogle said in the complaint that her parents were liable for her "harmful activities" like alcohol abuse, substance abuse, self-mutilation, and sexual activity.
As you know, Gordon was previously arrested for beating Laura -- and, of course, he was found liable for BK's death in a civil trial.
A coronavirus compensation program could ensure no hospital or clinician is held liable for adverse events during the outbreak unless there is clear negligence.
Nevada is very strict about this, although not nearly as strict as Kentucky, which makes elected officials criminally liable for passing gun-safety laws.
This past week, the British government proposed new powers to issue fines and make individual executives legally liable for harmful content on their platforms.
One issue in the Florida lawsuits is how local governments, their former employees and the clinic may be liable for compensating the shooting victims.
Ms. Noble's lawyers, who have argued that Mr. Weinstein is liable for damages under the law, called the ruling groundbreaking for the #MeToo Movement.
In March 2019, a US District Court in the Southern District of Ohio found Redbubble not liable for selling unlicensed Ohio State University merch.
The conviction for war crimes was taken as a sign that politicians and military officials could be held liable for conduct outside their homelands.
Why it matters via Axios' Ina Fried: In general, it has been individuals not internet service providers that have been held liable for piracy.
In a paper released this week, Facebook said it does not support laws that seek to hold platforms liable for content posted by users.
The tech industry has provided vocal support for the provisions as a way to discourage other countries from making platforms liable for their content.
Under the law, officials can only be liable for monetary damages for a Privacy Act violation if they broke the law intentionally or willfully.
Once Craigslist could be found legally liable for unwittingly hosting an ad that enabled sex trafficking, it removed all personals from its service altogether.
The plaintiff's lawyer in the case, Shannon Liss-Riordan, has made it her work to hold companies liable for extending employment protections to workers.
And all eyes will be on the CFAA dispute, in particular, because it could mean NSO is liable for criminal hacking charges as well.
Merkel's plan appeared mostly in line with her conservative base, which opposes making German taxpayers liable for debt incurred by other euro zone states.
In July, the federal appeals court ruled that Amazon can be held liable for defective goods sold on its site by third-party vendors.
The report, from Moody's Investors Service, shows states are already liable for an estimated $220006 trillion in pension costs for current employees and retirees.
Sex trafficking bill The Senate will take up an anti-trafficking bill that would make websites liable for trafficking that occurs on their platforms.
Elizabeth Warren has also proposed legislation to hold corporate executive, including heads of fossil fuel companies, criminally liable for causing harm to the environment.
The Internet Association doesn't want platforms to be held liable for advertising content run by their advertisers, saying it could threaten online political speech.
Democrats have widely backed the provision as a way to ensure that Facebook and Twitter are held liable for the data scandals they create.
Generally, Section 230 relieves content hosting websites from Facebook to Craigslist from being held legally liable for what their users post on their platforms.
Relatedly, European lawmakers just passed a law that makes internet companies legally and financially liable for the spread of copyrighted material on their platforms.
Portman and Blumenthal are sponsors of the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, which would make websites liable for publishing information that facilitates sex trafficking.
Based on the evidence, it said fossil fuel companies could be found legally and morally liable for human rights violations arising from climate change.
That provision, which was passed as part of the 85033 Telecommunications Act, holds that websites aren't liable for anything posted by third-party users.
What this means in practice is that Yelp, for example, cannot be held liable for a user's negative—even libelous—review of a restaurant.
The utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company has since reportedly warned investors that it anticipates being held liable for at least $2.5 billion in damages.
It's a provision that essentially says platforms who merely host user generated content generally aren't liable for that content except under federal criminal law.
It tries to hold platforms liable for not deleting content that is "evidently illegal" in Germany, including child pornography and Nazi propaganda and memorabilia.
Ruffini has suggested that it is the duty of museums to authenticate works, insisting that, as a "collector," he is not liable for attribution.
Denhollander harshly criticized the university, which has moved to dismiss the litigation on grounds the school cannot be held legally liable for Nassar's actions.
Rothstein had found PwC liable for negligence in December, after a non-jury trial, and tried the damages issue in March, also without a jury.
City: We're not liable for former inmate's actions In a statement released by its attorney, the city said it is grieving for the Steinle family.
Despite the not guilty verdict, a civil court jury found him liable for the deaths and awarded $33.5 million in damages to the victims' families.
Under Section 203 of the Communications Decency Act, website operators cannot be held liable for illicit acts committed by third-parties while using their services.
While customers aren't usually liable for fraudulent credit card costs, such attacks, which are hard to detect for both parties, can be devastating for merchants.
In addition to being held liable for fire costs, state utilities can also be fined by the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates power companies.
Grameen, a Bangladeshi outfit, encouraged poor women who lacked collateral to form small groups in which each borrower was liable for all the others' debts.
FCDQ will enjoy all of the rights and be liable for all of the obligations of CCD, in addition to its own rights and obligations.
If bought out, Vornado would no longer be liable for its share of the mortgage, which amounts to $699 million, according to BMO Capital Markets.
He said that if someone worked for a staffing agency and was not paid properly, then the staffing agency should be liable for the violation.
JD.com is "vicariously liable" for Richard Liu's behavior because his alleged actions happened while he was "seemingly" at work-related activities, the court document said.
Chand Syed and Officer Francisco Martinez are liable for the death of 43-year-old Charly Keunang, attorney Dan Stormer told BuzzFeed News Thursday evening.
The lawsuit, filed in 2013, seeks to determine whether Penn State or its insurance policy is liable for paying victims who were abused by Sandusky.
And the legislation is intended to hold lawmakers personally liable for awards and settlements stemming from harassment they personally commit, even if they've left office.
Texas-based provider Grande Communications is also facing its own lawsuit, and last week, a court ruled that it could be held liable for infringement.
The company declared bankruptcy earlier this year and has to pay an $11 billion settlement after it was found liable for igniting several previous wildfires.
The move makes any party that interacts with the accounts potentially liable for sanctions as well, and going forward, it effectively bans paying SamSam ransoms.
For the most serious offenses, organizations can be liable for fines up to €20 million or 4 percent of their total revenue, whichever is higher.
It is a fresh setback to efforts to hold companies such as Facebook and Twitter Inc liable for failing to better police users' online speech.
But the court said he was still liable for perpetuating the fraudulent scheme because he knowingly produced and sent the false statements in the emails.
N said on Wednesday it was not responsible or liable for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year from a storage facility in southern Iraq.
Uncertainty over who is liable for paying tens of thousands of dollars in abandonment costs has hampered energy asset sales in Calgary in recent months.
Basically, a distributor under the First Amendment would be liable for content it distributes only if it knows or should have known about illegal content.
It suggests that staffers who improperly disclose confidential information would be liable for huge fines, and even bars future novels from mentioning White House work.
The SEC held Osunkwo liable for the failings, fined him $30,000, and suspended him for one year from holding any position in the securities industry.
Because they knew about the impact and concealed it, the lawsuits allege, they're liable for billions of dollars of damage caused by rising global temperatures.
Italy is demanding a loosening of recently adopted EU regulations that make shareholders, bondholders and depositors liable for the losses of failed banks before taxpayers.
It could have the power to slap internet firms with heavy fines, block people's access to websites and potentially hold executives personally liable for violations.
The court opinion said the federal government was "liable for its breach of a statutory and contractual obligation" to make the payments to participating insurers.
Provided you spot and report the fraud quickly, you would be liable for at most $50, and most banks will waive even that, he said.
The suit is a civil rather than criminal charge, but if found guilty, Twitter would be liable for triple the damages incurred by Fields' death.
It stipulates that former presidents and their aides will not be liable for arrest for common law violations committed in the exercise of presidential functions.
The families had sought to hold the Palestinian Authority and PLO liable for six shootings and bombings between 2002 and 2004 in the Jerusalem area.
Alabama and Missouri's new laws are clear in forbidding women held criminally liable for having an abortion, a Yale legal expert told The Washington Post.
But under the agreement, Avenatti's firm would be liable for the full $10 million if he failed to pay the settlement, according to court records.
Both lawsuits allege that, given the accused pilots' positions of authority on the flight and within the company, the airlines are liable for their actions.
The lawsuit seeks to hold Anglin liable for using his website to encourage his thousands of readers to contact Tanya Gersh, a Realtor in Montana.
AM financially liable for militant attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories and accuses the Jordan-based bank of being the "paymaster" to militant groups.
Throughout oral arguments, the justices wrestled with what the scope of the standard should be to be held liable for water pollution without a permit.
Sixty-four percent of those polled said platforms like Facebook and Twitter should be held legally liable for the content that's published on their sites.
Koeltl also said holding WikiLeaks and the Trump campaign liable for dissemination of hacked emails would infringe on the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Authorities said that as many as 34,000 vehicles per month are liable for the T-Charge, which will be applicable on weekdays between 7 a.m.
Piña did not name Engelien as a defendant in the lawsuit, but she alleged that the airline was liable for Engelien's actions as his employer.
A court-appointed investigator said this year that Caesars and its owners could be liable for up to $5 billion of damages for the shuffling.
However, the Supreme Court's 1992 Quill decision ruled that a company must have a physical presence in a state before it is liable for taxes.
The lawsuits argued then — and now — that a handful of American companies, all associated with energy use and products, are liable for global climate change.
Joe Manchin of West Virginia slammed pharmaceutical companies on Thursday, arguing they should be held legally liable for their role in the ongoing opioid crisis.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal jury on Monday found two former New York stockbrokers liable for trading on confidential tips about an IBM Corp (IBM.
Mr. Oxendale takes on around 450 cases a year in which musicians are liable for "thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of pounds," he says.
In October, Mr. Maas suggested the company could be held criminally liable for users' illegal hate speech postings if it does not swiftly remove them.
Robbins Geller, as you would expect, highlighted the jury's finding that Puma was liable for knowingly deceiving the market in that fateful 2014 analysts' call.
Apple is attempting to hold the repair shop owner liable for importing what it says are counterfeit iPhone screens into his home country of Norway.
And if the business ends up being liable for back taxes or penalties from unpaid taxes, the wife could be liable, as well, Geller said.
So if an oil and gas company can be held liable for carbon dioxide emissions, so too perhaps can city governments, power companies, and automakers.
Mr. Harper said Tuesday that a bipartisan bill to make lawmakers personally liable for sexual harassment claims would be filed as early as Wednesday night.
PG&E, the state's largest utility, estimates that it could be liable for an estimated $30 billion in damage for fires in 2017 and 503.
The plaintiffs in the case seek to hold the bank liable for attacks by Hamas and other groups in Israel and in the Palestinian territories.
Under the current law, internet companies are not liable for most of the content that their users or other third parties post on their platforms.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described what content internet companies may be liable for under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
From there, it is very much possible that the $10 billion amount would go up (remember, Big Tobacco was held liable for over $200 billion).
There's a lot at stake: Sutter could be liable for more than $2 billion under state law, which can treble the amount of damages awarded.
Facebook along with Google and Twitter has also been pushing back against moves to make tech companies liable for illegal content hosted on their platforms.
The new rule, several business leaders said, brings regulatory certainty to companies worried that bird deaths would make them criminally liable for millions of dollars.
A third part of the lawsuit — seeking to hold a leader of the movement liable for the officer's injuries — reached the Supreme Court on Friday.
Yet at the same time, how could fledgling internet companies survive if they could be held liable for everything their users did and said online?
The plaintiffs in the case sought to hold the bank liable for attacks in Israel and in the Palestinian territories by Hamas and other groups.
Several justices expressed concerns about imposing crushing burdens on small businesses that sell goods on the internet and about making them liable for back taxes.
He filed a TCPA class action, alleging that AT&T was liable for using an "automatic telephone dialing system" to text him without his consent.
Holding them liable for a student killing themself would open "whole new vistas of liability for schools in Ohio and throughout the circuit," he said.
Internet companies are stepping up their opposition to a Senate sex trafficking bill they believe could make websites liable for what their users publish online.
Supporters say it will help prevent online sex trafficking but tech companies worry it would make them liable for any content posted by third parties.
In that hypothetical world, Marvell's research in the United States would cause it to be liable for patent damages on every chip it sells worldwide.
Even though China Steel may have outsourced the stealing of the information itself, they should be held liable for the results, which should be severe.
If, for example, a statistic such as the average salary of alumni is skewed by an outlier, the school may be liable for students' loans.
The judge in the case ruled the website was protected by the First Amendment, and it was not liable for the speech of third parties.
The United Kingdom, for example, interpreted the rule as deeming an artwork's buyer and seller to be mutually liable for the payment of artist royalties.
The internet companies got a special exemption in the 1996 Telecom Act so that they're not liable for anything that anyone writes on their platform.
Legally, credit card users are only liable for up to $50 of unauthorized or fraudulent activity if the activity occurs before you report it missing.
The Supreme Court in 2011 limited the scope of who can be held liable for false statements to those with ultimate authority over the statements.
One of its most contested amendments is Article 13 (now known as Article 17), which holds platforms liable for any uploaded content that violates copyright rules.
DuPont was ordered on Wednesday to pay $2 million after a jury found the company liable for diseases linked to a Teflon-making chemical, Reuters reported.
The debate surrounding fake news has led to calls from politicians for social networks to be held more liable for the content posted on their platforms.
Wojcicki focuses on Article 13 of the EU's new Directive on Copyright, which passed in early September and makes tech platforms liable for copyright-protected content.
"If the mayor is aware that he might be held criminally liable for authorizing the building of a house, he won&apost authorize it," Godoy said.
More than 90 percent of the locations are franchised, and McDonald's has long maintained it should not be liable for how employees in franchised restaurants behave.
Kremer case as a justification for its claim, which ruled that a website critical of a company's business practices could not be liable for trademark infringement.
With regard to infringement and misappropriation, existing law provides that a person or entity is generally liable for infringement regardless of their knowledge of the infringement.
A federal judge said in December that the Chicago police employee who dragged Coleman out of his cell used excessive force and is liable for damages.
The first is to threaten European firms with being liable for any costs incurred by other companies as a result of their compliance with the sanctions.
It would be too risky for platforms to host content from smaller original content creators, because the platforms would now be directly liable for that content.
"Section 230 is vital to ensuring that platforms like Facebook (as well as smaller websites and individual publishers) aren't held liable for users' speech," says York.
Although the judge has dismissed the case, the lawsuit continues as Mueller alleges that Swift's mother and radio manager Frank Bell are also liable for damages.
One of the most heavily scrutinized aspects of the law, Article 13 — or 17 as it's now numbered — would make tech firms liable for copyright breaches.
Thursday's PNG government notice said the camp will soon revert to the control of the nation's military and anyone there unlawfully will be liable for arrest.
The legislation would require any member of Congress found liable for harassment to pay settlements themselves, rather than with taxpayer funds, as the current process allows.
Driving the news: On Monday, the U.K. government published a "white paper" draft policy that would hold tech companies liable for any harmful content they publish.
Wednesday's decision is a fresh setback to efforts to hold companies such as Facebook and Twitter Inc liable for failing to better police users' online speech.
In an Instagram posted on Friday, Brown, 47, reacted to the verdict that his daughter's boyfriend Nick Gordon was found civilly liable for Bobbi Kristina's death.
This month a tribunal ruled that a former BBC newsreader had been wrongly classified as self-employed and was thus liable for a big tax bill.
Last year, a judge in Tennessee ruled the company was not liable for damages caused by a defective hoverboard that exploded, burning down a family's house.
A court-appointed administrator has warned BTG Pactual that it could be held liable for the lien on OSX3 should it seek repayment before other creditors.
If the company is found to have violated the rule, it could be liable for up to four percent of annual revenue, a staggering $4 billion.
Analysts said it appeared the new demands stemmed from certain long-term investments, which were previously exempt from zakat, now being deemed liable for the tax.
This section essentially says that an internet service provider or web services that hosts third-party content are not liable for the actions of its users.
Facebook sought to have the suit dismissed, saying that under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act it could not be held liable for landlords' ads.
And if you could do that, Allen wondered, could you come up with a more rational insurance market … and hold greenhouse gas emitters liable for damage?
Liberum analyst Richard Knights said BHP's Samarco Brazilian joint venture, liable for last year's dam burst, was a small asset for the company in financial terms.
" The "Happy" singer continued, "If that verdict stands, people can't be inspired by anything, companies can't be inspired by anything, or else they're liable for suit.
Its text states that, with few exceptions, websites and services like Yelp, Reddit, and Facebook cannot be held liable for the content created by their users.
Vopper, in which the Supreme Court ruled that a talk radio host could not be held liable for airing a taped conversation that was illegally recorded.
While some speculated that the erroneous withdraws were down to a Coinbase engineering issue, Coinbase issued a statement saying it wasn't liable for the duplicate charges.
Nearly a century later, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wrote a policy statement on deception, saying they would not hold a company liable for obvious hyperbole.
Signed into US law in April, FOSTA/SESTA is intended to curb sex trafficking by making websites liable for what users say and do on them.
As much you may want to see Michelle Carter punished, we can't start holding people liable for just encouraging suicide by text message, from miles away.
With no camera in the Santa Monica courtroom, a new set of lawyers and a lower threshold for guilt, Simpson was found liable for the deaths.
Questions are swirling whether Boeing will be liable for the accidents and shareholders would have to be willing to swallow a lot of pain, he said.
They would also be liable for paying workers' benefits, such as holiday pay and the national minimum wage — unless they could prove individuals are self-employed.
In the United States and Europe, company executives are rarely held personally accountable, let alone criminally liable, for bad deals - provided they met their fiduciary duties.
Schlossberg, he said, did not know that a member of Blade Forums had shared an image of Luong's photograph so he cannot be liable for it.
The latest report comes as lawmakers on Capitol Hill have increasingly raised the specter of making Facebook legally liable for the content posted in its platforms.
Portman and Blumenthal's bill amends Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act, which protects internet companies from being held liable for illegal content on their platforms.
Public health insurance reaches nearly all of China's 1.4 billion people, but its coverage is basic, leaving patients liable for about half of total healthcare spending.
Since the era of the common law, courts have held that manufacturers are not be liable for injuries arising from the clear misuse of their products.
An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson liable for fueling an opioid epidemic in the stateJ&J was ordered to pay damages of $572 million.
Six years ago, Congress passed the STOCK Act, which for the first time made members of Congress liable for insider trading, just like any other investor.
The companies fear they could be held criminally liable for other third-party content and argue it would do little in the fight against sex trafficking.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled online retail giant Amazon can be held liable for the products sold by third-party sellers on its platform.
His lawyer, Benedict Morelli, told jurors during closing arguments that the trick was inherently dangerous, and that Copperfield should be held partially liable for Cox's injuries.
Existing regulation such as real-name registration are being enforced more strictly and new laws are holding more platform stakeholders liable for online content, he said.
And Fair Field's legal owner, a private company, Blue Turtles, is also controlled by the Renco Group and thus jointly liable for the steel company's pensions.
Corporate lawyers have argued that the company is not responsible (or liable) for working conditions at the 14,000-plus, independently owned McDonald's franchises across the country.
"It would set an ominous precedent if a company could be held criminally liable for impact suffered as a result of the historic flooding," said Hardin.
A seller's broker should not include false information in a listing, and could be held liable for making false representation, whether it was intentional or not.
The case involves Cox Communications, which was hit with a $25 million penalty, after a judge found it liable for illegal music downloads by its customers.
MGM Resorts in turn sued more than 1,000 victims and others, claiming that it cannot be held liable for the shooting under a 2002 federal law.
A civil jury later found Mr. Simpson liable for the deaths and awarded the Goldman family a total of $33.5 million in punitive and compensatory damages.
In another prominent case, Judge Sweet, in 2003, dismissed a lawsuit that sought to hold the McDonald's Corporation liable for obesity and ill health in teenagers.
But in administrative hearings, they would significantly raise the bar for holding schools liable for addressing misconduct compared with looser processes outlined by the Obama administration.
The cardinal testified before a grand jury and gave depositions in civil cases, but he was not charged with a crime or held liable for damages.
Attempts to hold the United Nations liable for bringing cholera to Haiti, which killed thousands of people, have been rebuffed by courts in the United States.
The Paris agreement broached this issue only briefly, and industrialized nations have resisted calls to be held legally liable for their role in warming the planet.
Two provisions called FOSTA and SESTA were nominally introduced to curb online sex trafficking by making internet companies liable for hosting prostitution ads on their websites.
The bottom line: Warren already has proposed legislation that would make private equity funds liable for debt obligations of their portfolio companies, including worker pension obligations.
In March, Judge Forrest found UPS liable for illegally shipping hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes among Indian reservations, unlicensed dealers and individual consumers.
Indeed, under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, social platforms aren't viewed as publishers, and therefore aren't considered legally liable for what their users post.
RCB's risk appetite is modest, in Fitch's view, partly driven by the partnership structure of the bank, which leaves general partners personally liable for its liabilities.
But the design of Medicare's drug benefit includes stand-alone plans that aren't liable for hospital costs, so they don't work as hard to avoid them.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), have promised to try to hold the oil industry legally liable for climate change should they win.
The most heated argument was over Article 13 of the legislation, which makes content sharing platforms like YouTube liable for copyright infringements committed by their users.
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick said Wednesday Twitter is not liable for the terrorist group's speech on the social media platform, The Associated Press reported.
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Passengers scalded by hot drinks during a flight can hold the airline liable for damages, the top EU court ruled on Thursday.
Even if your initial interest rate is palatable, make sure you know the highest payment you could be liable for on your loan if rates rise.
Due to the statute of limitations, Nissan is not liable for underreporting before the financial year starting April 2014, an SESC official told a press briefing.
Due to the statute of limitations, Nissan is not liable for underreporting before the financial year starting April 2014, an SESC official told a press briefing.
The main sticking point is whether content sharing platforms like YouTube, which is owned by Google, should be liable for copyright infringements committed by their users.
Held said that now that Sajudin has been released from the agreement with AMI, he would no longer be liable for a payment for speaking out.
Rob Portman, who dealt the online industry a serious legislative blow last year with a new law making websites liable for content that enables sex trafficking.
But where we acted reasonably, we cannot be put in the position of being held strictly liable for damages without the ability to recover those costs.
They're significant in part because they involve uncharted legal territory: Never before have plaintiffs tried to hold industry liable for a global problem that affects everyone.
Even if Clearview were to immediately delete all the information it has on citizens of Illinois, it would still likely be liable for its previous acts.
The House-passed bill would make members personally liable for both harassment and discrimination settlements, but the Senate version would only make lawmakers only for harassment.
The ruling means that Samsung is not liable for all $399 million awarded to Apple in a previous lower court ruling for infringing on Apple's iPhone design.
This is the same argument that was made earlier this year when Congress passed a bill that made online platforms liable for content that enabled sex trafficking.
Peru's energy and mines minister told Congress late on Thursday that the anti-corruption clause would not make a new company liable for any wrongdoing by Odebrecht.
Private lenders may seek repayment from a borrower's estate after they die, and in other cases, cosigners may be liable for repayment of the debt — right away.
You should know, however, that even if you're one of the three selected winners, you're still liable for individual taxes and fees on each "free" flight taken.
Over the past two decades, though, states across the country have passed laws aiming to hold more people legally liable for sex crimes committed many years earlier.
A federal judged in Washington agreed with a jury decision that Amazon isn't liable for copyright infringement when a third party sells fake products in its marketplace.
Jurors had in February 2015 found Rennert and Renco liable for $118 million to the bankruptcy estate of MagCorp, which had sought protection from creditors in 2001.
The court cited its decision in a separate case that term, which limited the circumstances under which a government official can be held liable for constitutional violations.
"This bill would provide that a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion," the legislation states.
He further accuses the three individuals of "unclean hands," meaning that they've committed some sort of wrongdoing or are liable for an offense themselves, in the document.
And the legislation Congress just passed — which is supposed to hold lawmakers personally liable for awards or settlements related to harassment that they "personally commit" — isn't retroactive.
And after being found liable for billions of dollars in damages for igniting past wildfires, including the Camp Fire in 2018, the utility is being especially cautious.
The court found that since Prodigy moderated its message boards, it exerted the same editorial control as a publisher, and was thus liable for what was published.
It's not immediately clear who is responsible for the clean up once it's exposed; international law is vague about who is liable for waste that's been discarded.
SESTA highlights a growing problem with which many governments are grappling: how online firms should be held liable for illegal content that is published on their platforms.
Bobby Brown issued a statement saying he was "pleased" by a judge's ruling yesterday that found Nick Gordon liable for the wrongful death of Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Last financial year the net income of the Duchy was £19.2m ($25.2m), so in theory the queen could have been liable for over £8m in income tax.
After the Supreme Court ruled in 1986 that companies were liable for harassment even if they were not themselves aware of it, the number of cases swelled.
But lawyers have said the case could have dragged on for years before a court established that RBS was liable for investor losses and quantified any damages.
Holding oil companies liable for producing fossil fuels would also open up cities to liability for building roads and facilitating travel with vehicles that burn those fuels.
For too long, platforms have enjoyed generous legal protections and an equally generous cultural allowance: to be "mere conduits" not liable for what users post to them.
At the same time, WikiLeaks and the Trump campaign can't be held liable for the dissemination of stolen materials because of First Amendment protections, the judge ruled.
The reports will help determine whether the company is liable for an additional fine of $300 million or, worse, should lose its access to the U.S. market.
What it does: The bill, backed by senators Rob Portman and Richard Blumenthal, aims to hold online platforms liable for illegal ads that led to sex-trafficking.
Just because they were not held criminally liable for the deaths of these men, the officers and the departments who employ them aren't immune to civil liability.
If the final report finds Takata liable for defective air bags, it could leave the company with a recall bill already estimated at more than $3 billion.
" Fuentes said a reasonable jury might find Viacom liable for "intrusion upon seclusion" if it found its alleged privacy intrusion "highly offensive to the ordinary reasonable man.
The jury said AbbVie was not negligent or strictly liable for a heart attack Mitchell suffered after taking AndroGel, but said the company falsely marketed the drug.
"This new joint-employer standard would hold businesses liable for management and actions of workers they do business with, but don't actually employ or control," they wrote.
Under this framework, health care providers aren't liable for errors, however risky or unjustified, so long as they acted within that discipline's or specialty's standard operating procedures.
A federal jury in March 2015 cleared Gault of fraud, but found him liable for filing false certifications with the SEC and circumventing the company's internal controls.
Previously in Australia, publishers were only liable for comments in which the subject of the defamation had asked them to be removed but failed to do so.
That's all quite a lot — and the civil trial that will find Rose liable or not liable for rape is only a day-and-a-half done.
The 9th Circuit affirmed that Zillow could be liable for images uploaded by its own employees but was not responsible for photos uploaded by brokers and homeowners.
Green, for example, argues that he can't investigate computer security vulnerabilities in without worrying about being held liable for breaking a copy protection system in the process.
The groups also say that the United States, which provides refueling and targeting assistance to the Saudi-led coalition, could be liable for war crimes in Yemen.
The proceedings provided some idea of the net worths of Denton and Daulerio, since those were two people found liable for the release of the sex tape.
Under state law, officers cannot be held liable for deaths from the weapons if they are used "in good faith" and within the scope of official duties.
In response, Maui argued that it was not liable for the damage because it is not required to get federal permits for pollution that travels through groundwater.
Trump chose to wage his latest political battle over his administration's policy of separating children from parents caught crossing the border illegally and liable for criminal prosecution.
Transport for London is also advising motorists with cars registered before 2008 to check if their vehicle is liable for the charge via a free, online checker.
Morrisons was last year found liable for the 2014 theft and publication of the data by finance worker Andrew Skelton, who was later jailed for his offences.
The jury also found Oculus liable for breaching a non-disclosure agreement Luckey signed with ZeniMax in 2012, when he began corresponding about virtual reality with Carmack.
Indeed, Texas law provides a heavy presumption that manufacturers are not liable for harms arising from a product or medicine that complies with state and federal regulations.
Last year, her father signed just one piece of new trafficking legislation, which made web sites liable for any content posted by their users that "facilitates" prostitution.
This week, however, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out his lawsuit, siding with the city's defense that it wasn't legally liable for the guard's actions.
And if they don't, the odds are higher of the co-signer being liable for the private loan while the college dropout earns a modest hourly wage.
Clinton's operatives took to Twitter touting the N.R.A.'s tweets supporting Mr. Sanders's statement that making manufacturers liable for gun violence would destroy gun manufacturing in America.
Tensions are flaring over lawsuits alleging big oil companies are liable for climate change and some environmentalists say the industry's greener moves aren't big or fast enough.
He and Cox also sponsored Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protect internet companies from being held liable for the information that their users publish.
The suggestions range from forcing tech firms to undergo digital audits, to making them liable for failing to take down illegal or damaging content and fake accounts.
It may be that Weinstein's epic downfall will scare straight other sexual miscreants, or at least those who tolerate their behavior and are liable for its consequences.
That represents a significant step for Brussels as it would make the EU executive liable for any hefty fines if the digital information was hacked or misused.
On October 13, a court found Milwaukee-based Badger Guns liable for negligence after a gun it sold was used in the shooting of two police officers.
The country is also considering naming a new internet regulator who could issue fines and hold individual executives legally liable for harmful content spread on their platforms.
British officials are also considering taxes on tech companies and making internet companies liable for the spread of misinformation, hate speech and terrorist content on their platforms.
"I think it is somewhat troubling to hold individual city councilors personally liable for votes that they take as members of a public body," Professor Schragger said.
In October 2016, a federal judge in Nevada hit AMG with a $1.3 billion settlement and held Mr. Tucker personally liable for setting up the complicated enterprise.
As a former attorney for the chief counsel of the I.R.S. who specialized in nonprofit organizations, I believe Mr. Trump is also criminally liable for his actions.
For example, a social media company can't be sued for what a user posts, or a blogger isn't liable for what readers write in the comments section.
I don't wanna be held liable for telling you to ignore a suspected medical issue when the only medical degree I possess is LICENSED DOCTOR OF SEXYTIME.
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First, he thought there were too many steps in between carbon being emitted and something like an extreme storm to hold a company directly liable for damage.
The Delaware lawsuit sought to hold Wal-Mart directors liable for damages they caused the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer, in what is known as a derivative lawsuit.
In the complaint filed Monday, the companies said if they are found liable for the opioid epidemic and forced to pay, then the doctors should be too.
Because Twitter or Facebook aren't liable for whatever weird shit you post the internet has become a bastion of creativity and also a quagmire of unreliable information.
On the other hand, companies affected by it have long argued that they shouldn't be held liable for harming or killing birds when they didn't mean to.
State lawmakers in Kansas are considering a proposal that could make schools liable for a shooting if they refuse to allow teachers to carry guns to school.
The National Labor Relations Board ordered a judge to approve a settlement that doesn't consider the fast-food giant liable for labor law violations by its franchisees.
Generally, despite having terms that disallow posting of violent material, Terms of Service also protect social media sites from being legally liable for what their users post.
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee based her decision on the Communications Decency Act (CDA), a law that insulates tech firms from being liable for user-created content.
The NLRB is considering, for instance, whether McDonald's Corp is liable for labor law violations by franchisees, and could be required to bargain with workers who unionize.
The accident is the subject of two federal investigations to determine the cause and a state investigation to see whether anyone is criminally liable for what happened.
PG&E lost a challenge Wednesday to a California law holding it liable for billions of dollars in wildfire damage connected to its equipment, Bloomberg first reported.
" Rubio said he's worried about requiring a nondealer who wants to sell a gun "to potentially go out and undertake a background check they'd be liable for.
In addition, the government will not be liable for attorney's fees, and any fee recovered by an attorney is limited to 20 percent of the claim paid.
While they were waiting, they were liable for any fraudulent orders — and chargebacks have been far higher than expected, leaving merchants baffled, infuriated and out of pocket.
If a DMCA notice is valid, a service is required by the law to take down infringing content—or else it can become liable for copyright infringement.
Gordon was previously found civilly liable for the death of Brown and was ordered to pay $36 million to the estate of his former girlfriend in November 2016.
A major issue in the case was whether a government could hold storage providers liable for users' acts and the issue was of widespread global interest, he said.
As we venture into this brave new world of ubiquitous robotics and AI, it's an open question as to who will be liable for these sorts of mishaps.
No Residual Value Risk: All securitised loans are structured so there is no exposure to residual value risk, with the borrower liable for such risks at all times.
Nevertheless, many governments have threatened social media companies with strict rules on intermediary liability, which means that companies may be held liable for content posted on their platforms.
"The law that we're talking about is called secondary copyright liability, which defines when someone can be held liable for copyright infringement done by someone else," Stoltz said.
Today, a federal court in the Eastern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit seeking to hold Facebook liable for a wave of violence in Israel in 2015.
In that 2015 decision, which was heavily criticized by business groups, the board made it easier to hold companies liable for labor law violations by contractors and franchisees.
According to documents we obtained, the British government is preparing to establish a new internet regulator that would make tech firms liable for content published on their platforms.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday that NATO ally Turkey and its allies may be liable for war crimes based on reports he'd seen.
Experts point out that the actual act of shopping online doesn't necessarily make consumers a target, and consumers are not liable for the fraudulent activity, according to legislation.
The bill additionally holds doctors legally liable for performing an abortion under said circumstances, and requires the fetuses to essentially be given a funeral through burial or cremation.
Under Californian regulations, utilities are liable for damage caused by wildfires regardless of the extent of their negligence, as long as their equipment is involved in sparking blazes.
In 1996, the Communications Decency Act was signed, with Section 230 of the Act protecting certain internet businesses from being liable for wrongdoing that occurred on their platform.
There's an old legal principle that landowners are not automatically liable for attacks by wild animals on the premises, but that's a rule that has plenty of exceptions.
And of course the insurance doesn't mean that borrowers aren't liable for the full value of the item in the chance they break or lose it – they are.
The Americans had claimed that where the government owned a majority stake in an enterprise, it should automatically count as a "public body" liable for handing out subsidies.
Normally, businesses have to be very careful about who they let buy these securities because they're liable for a 20-year criminal sentence if they violate SEC law.
At issue is whether a person who did not personally make fraudulent statements but merely passed them along can be found liable for engaging in a fraudulent scheme.
On January 31st a federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled that the Syrian government was liable for her death, ordering Bashar Assad's regime to pay $302.5m in damages.
" On Wednesday, CNNMoney reported details of the cast members' contracts on the series, including that producers are not liable for "unwelcome/unlawful contact or other interaction among participants.
These federal charges are unrelated to the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, a controversial bill that would make website operators liable for illegal content posted to their sites.
Rubik's Brand, which is based in London, said this amounted to trademark infringement and unfair competition, and that Toys "R" Us was also liable for selling Duncan's cubes.
But the more likely argument is that the company is secondarily liable for the users who are creating infringing items and selling them, and profiting off of commission.

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