Put another way, what gave rise to statutory liability in this case was the information communicated on the tapes.
See id., at 242, and n. 2. In enforcing the statute, the Court treated the provision as part of a statutory liability which created a substantive right.
That his point of view is the test of legal principles is proven by the many discussions which have arisen in the courts on the very question whether a given statutory liability is a penalty or a tax.
Thoroughly revised and updated to July 2017, the third edition reflects important legal developments, including new material relating to statutory liability for compensation, a focus on cyber and media issues, conduct and liability, and a discussion which frames the law of delict within the context of a constitutionally transformative, multi-cultural society.
"We have statutory liability and that means that if somebody reports a hazard and it is not dealt with properly, there's negligence on part of land owner that results in a liability claim," Polley said.
As a result, the master lease LLC tenant will be protected from statutory liability, such as the liability set forth in the MDL, because the individual owner will not be the "owner" under the statutory scheme and will be an out-of-possession landlord under the common law.
Insurance companies are legally required to maintain statutory reserves, liabilities with respect to their unmatured obligations (i.e., expected future claims).
The state offers statutory relief from liability, a streamlined review process and straightforward clean-up standards.
We say this because, although the act carefully provides punishment for a violation of its provisions, nowhere does it intimate that there was a purpose to subject the carrier who allowed its employees to work beyond the statutory time to liability for all accidents happening during such period, without reference to whether the accident was attributable to the act of working overtime.
One glaring example of the disconnect between policy and reality is the statutory cap on liability for oil spills.
