To require responsible behavior, "dram shop laws" impose liability for serving a drunk person who causes harm to others.
Shouldn't we impose liability for damage caused when a gun owner leaves guns or ammunition unlocked and a family member commits murder or other crimes?
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".
"Criminal conversation" imposed liability for committing adultery with another's spouse.
The mere act of driving would automatically impose liability for accident injuries.
Furthermore, since California courts do not impose liability for this type injury in institutional settings, the same rule should apply to in-home care.
5. State statutory law often imposes liability for traffic accidents on sellers of alcohol to obviously intoxicated patrons who subsequently have a wreck (dramshop laws).
It could, for one thing, improve accuracy by imposing liability on lenders for failing to conduct investigations when consumers complain to them.
Policies can foster the trend toward more knowledge work in cities when they impose liabilities for the external effects of the real estate markets through permits, taxes on land, and compensations for harms caused by the real estate development.
Demanding stronger evidence as a prerequisite to imposing liability would make it more difficult to attract legal sanctions.
The legal system, especially in cases involving only money, imposes liability on groups for the actions of individuals all the time.
