BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Liability

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

Market structures, consumer protection and corporate responsibility are all important aspects of present markets - and so is product liability. Particularly,  liability on manufacturers alters the law by holding manufacturers liable for defective products, without regard to fault or negligence. This article discusses the consequences of strict liability on manufacturers, from a legal, policy and operations perspecti…

Reference · Wikidata

legal obligation for any damage, enforceable by either civil law or criminal law

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

In law, liable means "responsible or answerable in law; legally obligated". Legal liability concerns both civil law and criminal law and can arise from various areas of law, such as contracts, torts, taxes, or fines given by government agencies. The claimant is the one who seeks to establish, or prove, liability.

Book · DOAB

This report identifies potential mechanisms through which the Affordable Care Act (ACA) might affect liability claim costs and develops rough estimates of the size and direction of expected impacts as of 2016. Overall, effects of the ACA appear likely to be small relative to aggregate auto, workers’ compensation, and medical malpractice insurer payouts, but some states and insurance lines may experience cost changes…

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.