Sentence examples for held liable for causing from inspiring English sources

Drivers 75 and older are more likely to be involved in collisions than middle-aged drivers and more likely to be held liable for causing injuries and property damage.

Representatives for brand-name companies have argued that they cannot be held liable for injuries caused by products they did not manufacture.

Under federal law, straw buyers cannot be held liable for deaths caused by the weapons they bought.

Can big emitters of GHGs possibly be held liable for nuisance caused by climate change to private property?

That's important, as the last thing carmakers want is to be held liable for accidents caused by the driver's own inexperience, lack of attention or stupidity no matter how well he is assisted.As it is, product-liability settlements have cost the motor industry billions.

If the package belonging to the passenger in Palsgraf had contained a Ming vase, the defendant probably would not have been held liable for the extraordinary damages caused by the breakage, despite the basic common law rule imposing liability and despite the fact that the risk that made the defendant's behavior faulty in the first place was precisely the risk of damage to the package.

The company would not be held liable for any damages caused by using pre-release code.

In a ruling in a lawsuit brought by New York residents that year, a federal appeals court ruled that Whitman could not be held liable for health problems caused by the air around Ground Zero.

Dunham also urged UK retailers to remove unsafe hoverboards from sale or risk action under the Consumer Protection Act, under which the retailer can be held liable for any injuries caused by unsafe goods.

"As a landowner and operator the council is likely to be held liable for any damage caused to people or property as a result of it allowing the flying of drones in its parks and open spaces". Under the policy, any person flying a drone or UAV in the council's parks or open spaces would be asked to stop immediately and leave the site, the BBC's Local Democracy Service reported.

- A court case in New York decided the five relatives of Osama bin Laden cannot be held liable for the destruction caused during 9/11.