Sentence examples for liable for creating from inspiring English sources
Three paint companies found liable for creating a public nuisance by manufacturing lead paint do not have to pay the state punitive damages, a judge ruled.
A federal jury last week found the Knicks liable for creating a hostile work environment and for wrongful termination, ordering the franchise to pay $11.6 million to a former team executive.
The decision by the Rhode Island Supreme Court reversed a landmark 2006 ruling that held the three companies — Sherwin-Williams, NL Industries and Millennium Holdings — liable for creating a public nuisance by making and selling lead paint more than 30 years ago, then covering up the health risks.
A rational insurer is concerned with the controls which directly mitigate the risks that they are liable for, creating a question of misaligned incentives.
In the United States, California judge James Kleinberg finds three companies liable for creating a public nuisance by promoting the use of lead-based interior paints for decades after they were recognized as potentially harmful.
Oppenheimer downgraded shares of Anadarko Petroleum to perform from outperform Wednesday, on concerns that the company could be liable for damages created by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
There is a general rule that a landlord who leases a property is not liable for nuisances created after the occupier takes control of the land.
Under the Civil Rights Act's Title VII, employers like Ball State are liable for discrimination that creates a hostile work environment, though the standard for liability depends on the harasser's status.
Subho Ray, the president of the Internet and Mobile Association of India, which represents companies like Google and eBay, said the liability waiver was a big improvement over a previous law that had been used to hold intermediaries liable for hosting content created by others.
(News organizations can, of course, be liable for URLs they create themselves, as I explained last year).
The dispute over an ad is fairly standard — companies often sue one another over advertising claims — but the video contest raises a novel legal question: Quiznos did not make the insulting submissions, so should it be held liable for user-generated content created at its behest?
