Sentence examples for tortious behavior from inspiring English sources

Drinking at inappropriate times, and behavior caused by reduced judgment, can lead to legal consequences, such as criminal charges for drunk driving or public disorder, or civil penalties for tortious behavior, and may lead to a criminal sentence.

An actor is liable for harm resulting to a third person from the tortious conduct of another "if he..

The compulsion, however, was created by the religious convictions of the Shorters not by the tortious conduct of defendant.

Nevertheless, some common-law jurisdictions notably the United States retain in their damage awards a strong element of punishment for certain types of tortious conduct.

It has therefore repeatedly been held that an employer has the right to seek local judicial protection from tortious conduct during a labor dispute.

The Monell Court concluded that Congress did not intend, in enacting § 1983, that municipalities be held vicariously liable for the tortious conduct of their employees.

In Kewin, supra, pp 420-421, this Court said that "absent allegation and proof of tortious conduct existing independent of the breach, * * * exemplary damages may not be awarded in common-law actions brought for breach of a commercial contract". Valentine failed to plead the requisite purposeful tortious conduct, and therefore she may not recover exemplary damages.

There, plaintiffs from Nevada sued a Georgia defendant in Nevada court for tortious acts that occurred in Georgia because "he knew his allegedly tortious conduct in Georgia" would harm the plaintiffs in Nevada.

The issue presently before the Court is whether California's Franchise Tax Board must pay a portion of the judgment for tortious conduct.

The actionable tortious conduct must be more than negligence or a failure to act.

We express no view on whether the exception bars other types of suits, including actions by employees alleging breach of contract or tortious conduct by their religious employers.