As CEO, he had the ultimate responsibility for taking reasonable steps to ensure that the officers reporting to him performed their oversight duties properly.
Meanwhile, pending the release of an updated toxicology review for BPA, the Food and Drug Administration announced in January 2010 it is "taking reasonable steps to reduce human exposure to BPA in the food supply".
Are you taking "reasonable steps to secure sensitive consumer information"?
There is a legal obligation for an employer to take reasonable steps to accommodate religious observation".
In principle, delegation could be deemed negligent if, for example, the consultant failed to take reasonable steps to ensure that the delegees are appropriately qualified and trained.
Leigh Day interpreted the ruling to mean that Shell could now be liable to compensate for illegal oil theft from its pipelines if it failed to take reasonable steps to protect its infrastructure.
Mr. Durbin has urged Facebook to join the Global Network Initiative, a voluntary code of conduct for technology companies, created in 2008, that requires participating businesses to take reasonable steps to protect human rights.
" The union also argues for "extended authorisation liability" that would penalise ISPs if they failed to take "reasonable steps" to remove information when notified of infringements.
"The defendant who was not responsible for her death should have appreciated there was a serious risk of harm from the other defendant and failed to take reasonable steps to protect Paris from harm," Mr Quinlan said.
The statement called for further research to address these uncertainties; in the interim, the FDA encouraged consumers and industry to take "reasonable steps" to reduce human exposure to BPA, particularly among infants.
Employers can also be vicariously liable for their employees' conduct, unless they can show that they took reasonable steps to prevent victimisation.
