On January 15th the court ruled that a firm could not be held liable for a securities fraud merely because it was a business partner of a company that committed the fraud.

1月15日，法院判决仅因为是证券欺诈企业商业伙伴的公司无须为该证券欺诈负法律责任。

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Elamparo [said] that IBM Philippines may be held liable for possibly dictating the bids of its dealers as a third party who is technically not a bidder.

elamparo[说]ibm(菲律宾)也许要为其可能指定了经销商作为第三方参与投标的行为负责，该经销商从技术上来说并非投标人。

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The Supreme Court declined on October 4th to rule immediately on the specific question of whether corporations could be held liable under international law.

十月四号，最高法院拒绝立刻就公司是否应按国际法律负责的细节问题做出裁决。

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Bligh says the ship's operators would be held liable for the costs of the massive cleanup operation.

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The fact that U.S. principals can be held liable for violations of the FCPA as a result of either the commission or omission of their hired consultants makes it imperative both that they be carefully vetted initially and that their activity be monitored regularly.

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This allegation, not included in the Starr referral, is even more curious than the previous one, because it's based on a novel legal theory, which is -- jeopardizes all lawyers in the building -- which is that a client has an enforceable obligation to correct his attorney's alleged misstatements, and if he doesn't make those corrections, he, the client, will be held liable to charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

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After this week, Hambrecht and the rest of the owners will fight any claim that they be held personally liable for breach of UFL player contracts.

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