Tag Archives: Liability

Subprime Impact on Professional Liability

The subprime crisis has caused significant losses in some business sectors, notably financial institutions that have either directly or indirectly invested in subprime mortgages, and these losses are being felt in the professional liability and management liability (D&O) insurance markets. … Continue reading

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Civil Liability for Cyberbullying

Perry, Ronen, Civil Liability for Cyberbullying (April 12, 2019). UC Irvine Law Review, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3371020 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3371020 “Cyberbullying has become a notorious epidemic, culminating in widely publicized suicides. Whether a new and distinct problem or an old … Continue reading

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New York Court Discusses Reduction of Liability Based on Proportion of Fault in Multi-Defendant Malpractice Case

When a patient is provided the wrong medication or the wrong dosage of a properly prescribed medication it may result in significant harm and in some cases, death. Often times multiple care providers will be responsible for administering the wrong … Continue reading

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Bishop: Status Liability and the Single Member and Series LLC Perspective

Carter G. Bishop (Suffolk) has posted Through the Looking Glass: Status Liability and the Single Member and Series LLC Perspective, 42 Suffolk U.L. Rev. ___ (2009), on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Until the release of Revenue Ruling 88-76, only two… … Continue reading

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CRTC Ups the CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Law) Liability Ante For Directors and Officers

My new Canadian Lawyer column discusses the increased potential liability for directors and officers of companies that violate Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL).  Recently the CRTC, which jointly regulates Canada’s anti-spam legislation (together with federal privacy and competition law regulators), has both … Continue reading

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