liability for tort

Rothbard himself acknowledges that "limited liability for torts is the illegitimate conferring of a special privilege"

But no liability for tort can be enforced against a Trade Union for acts done in contemplation or furtherance of a specific trade dispute (within strict limits), and possibly not against other unincorporated societies.

Each state of the United States is considered a separate sovereign within the U.S. federal system, and each therefore has its own laws on questions of marriage, inheritance, and liability for tort and contract actions.

Coverdell sponsored the Volunteer Protection Act, a complex law that, in general, protects volunteers who serve nonprofit organizations and governmental entities from legal liability for tort claims based on simple negligence, provided that certain conditions are met.

Self Defense The legal doctrine which relieves defendants/perpetrators of liability for torts if they acted in the reasonable belief that they had to use force to defend themselves, or others (loved ones, etc.), from death or great bodily harm.

As a result of the Married Women's Property Act 1882, and later Acts, the capacity of a married woman to own property, to make contracts, and to incur liability for torts was different from that of a man.

Effectively, this section immunizes both ISPs and Internet users from liability for torts committed by others using their website or online forum, even if the provider fails to take action after receiving actual notice of the harmful or offensive content.

By part I of the Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935, a married woman was put into the same position as a man with respect to her proprietary and contractual capacity, and, except in relation to her husband, with respect to her liability for torts.

But if this be the case it is for Parliament, not for the judiciary, to decide whether any changes should be made to the law as stated in the Acts, and, if so, what are the precise limits that ought to be imposed upon the immunity from liability for torts committed in the course of taking industrial action.