Federal courts have held that secondary tort liability exists when:
In general, reporting in good faith shields the physician or health care worker from tort liability.
States have been adopting significant reductions in tort liability since the mid-1980's.
The bill's common-sense approach is a healthy departure from many laws defining tort liability.
The second point the court made was that in order to establish tort liability, you have to show they acted maliciously.
American tort liability for defamatory speech or publications traces its origins to English common law.
It is unclear whether this potential impact on tort liability carries much weight with Congress or the White House.
The specter of tort liability in an area of such prolific speech would have an obviously chilling effect.
Excessive tort liability and government regulation could keep viable self-driving technologies off the road.
The undisclosed agency may also affect tort liability.