Sentence examples for imposed liability from inspiring English sources

The "Superfund" law imposed liability in such a way that property owners and even their banks could be held responsible for contamination caused decades earlier by somebody else.

Prior to today's decision, this Court had imposed liability only on those providers of alcoholic beverages who were licensed by the State.

The Monell Court reasoned that § 1983, as originally enacted, imposed liability if a person "subjected, or caused to be subjected," another person to the deprivation of federally protected rights.

This monumental lawsuit marked the first time in the United States that a trial resulted in a verdict that imposed liability on lead pigment manufacturers for creating a public nuisance.

These were some of the other developments at the court today: Anti-Abortion Threats Without comment, the justices refused to hear an appeal by two anti-abortion groups of an Oregon jury verdict that imposed liability for posters that identified doctors who performed abortions as "the deadly dozen" and "guilty of crimes against humanity".

For when 'it is impossible to know, in view of the general verdict returned' whether the jury imposed liability on a permissible or an impermissible ground 'the judgment must be reversed and the case remanded.' New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, supra, 376 U.S. at 284, 84 S.Ct. at 728.

The first — vicarious infringement — imposes liability on a principal for the infringing acts of its agent.

If the institution later decides to impose liability, however, it must first provide the disclosures.

Instead, it seeks to impose liability on Defendant for the actions of its affiliate.

The rest impose liability on gun owners only under certain conditions.

To require responsible behavior, "dram shop laws" impose liability for serving a drunk person who causes harm to others.