Sentence examples for industry liability from inspiring English sources

The most sensitive proposals are whether to include bans on advertising and sponsorship by the cigarette companies, antismuggling measures, tobacco industry liability and compensation for smokers.

As the US attempts to dig out from economic collapse, a little-known nuclear industry liability could seriously derail Obama's attempt to revive our finances.

This case has generated a good deal of reaction from the asbestos lobby, which is seeking legislation to limit industry liability and make it harder for dying asbestos victims to obtain compensation.

The 2005 law is just one example of Congressional actions that have reduced gun-industry liability and gutted consumer protections.

Table 5 Inter-industry liability portfolio in 2005 Industry Total liabilities (Bil.

In Table 5, industries' liabilities consist of loans, securities, trade credits, and other foreign debts, which mean instruments for fund-raising.

The sponsor and all 27 original co-sponsors of a 2005 bill that shielded the firearms industry from liability suits were caucus members.

But everything changed last September, after Congress created the multibillion-dollar victim compensation fund as part of an airline bailout package that limited the industry's liability.

In 2004, the industry's liability would be limited to $36 billion; insurers would pay all of the losses on the first $20 billion in claims.

Given such efforts, the jury did not believe that warning labels could absolve the industry from liability for fraud and misrepresentation.

The proposal would also limit the industry's liability from terrorist claims to $23 billion in 2003; insurers would pay all of the losses on the first $10 billion.