As is usual in civil investigations, Shell has admitted no liability while agreeing to the joint fine.
While interpretations of liability law vary drastically from state to state, these cases basically boil down to two principals.
While interpretations of liability law vary drastically from state to state, these cases basically boil down to two principles.
While the overall net liability to the consumer is usually about the same, with a credit card one can limit the direct impact.
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Ms. MacElree ended up resigning from some trusts -- deferring to her relatives and shielding herself against potential liability -- while voting the Class B shares she owned against the deal.
Astonishingly, the district judge held that the DMCA shielded YouTube from liability, even while conceding that a jury could very well find that YouTube and Google knew about and tolerated copyright infringement (and that they generated profit from the infringement).
That payment was supposed to resolve any environmental liability the company had, while transferring the responsibility for any remaining problem to Petroecuador.
Note that while a limited partnership or a limited liability company theoretically limits personal liability for those who form it, there's less protection if you perform day-to-day operations or make decisions for the business.
Against that it may come as a surprise that Spain, Europe's fifth-largest economy, has any entrepreneurs at all, for while Spain has a form of limited liability, as Gary Stewart found out, the limitations aren't all that limited.
Imagine the potential for trouble monetizing this giant liability side of the balance sheet while selling the asset side to mop up the cash again.
It also keeps its interest rate and market risks in its asset and liability balances within set ranges, while concurrently enabling ample liquidity and capital levels to fuel growth.
Rather than refuse it, they have tended to pocket the fees while drawing up contracts designed to limit their own legal liability if trouble hits.
While making gains tax-free would eliminate all income tax liability for 23, 000 filers making a million or more, it would add about 250, 000 others to the rolls.
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Moreover, while most of the original claims were filed under product-liability clauses, where liabilities are capped, the later claims are being filed under general work-environment clauses, which impose no limit on awards.
In conjunction with this discretion, communications restrictions and legal liability enable underwriters to provide information to institutional clients, while precluding access to the broader public.
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In general, publishers of books, newspapers and magazines are legally liable for the content of the materials they publish, while book stores, newsstands and other distributors of publications are immune from liability for such content.
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Homeowners could face liability if for example, a driver's car is stolen while parked on their driveway, or if a driver hits a pedestrian while entering or exiting the rental space.
Even while settling, Google denies it violated its order with the FTC and denies liability, likely dreading the ammunition this provides to the class-action lawyers who are in hot pursuit of the issue.
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While they fully understand that while they remain tax resident in a country they need to pay their full tax liability, they also believe that it is their right to decide to leave that jurisdiction if they wish.
Yet when unlike 25 years ago, last summer the Olmert government led Israel to defeat in Lebanon, it weakened the standing of administration officials who view Israel as a strategic ally and oppose the Saudis, while strengthening Israel's Baker-inspired foes who view Israel as a strategic liability.
The downside to this is that Community Property is subject to the claims of the creditors of either spouse, while the Separate Property is subject to only the claims of the spouse who incurred the liability.
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While that has done wonders for consistency and pocketability, it's also been a growing liability: what was once huge is now tiny in an era where even mainstream phones are bordering on gargantuan.
While funds, such as LACERA in its current contract with Milliman, apparently are agreeing to limitations of liability, the limitation amounts are well in excess of the annual actuarial fee.
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Applying the principle governing civil liability, we go only a step farther in holding that the act of the agent, while exercising the authority delegated to him to make rates for transportation, may be controlled, in the interest of public policy, by imputing his act to his employer and imposing penalties upon the corporation for which he is acting in the premises.
But senior White House officials said Bush, while willing to move in Norwood's direction, must also see movement from Norwood on the key issue of liability.
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