Liability filter: I was involved in accident and need to know if I will be held liable. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 23, 2009 - 15 answers

Can a Chicago landlord transfer storm liability for the structure to the tenant? Can I get out of it? [more inside]
posted by a robot made out of meat on May 28, 2008 - 16 answers

is legal insurance a good idea or is it not worth the money? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Aug 18, 2006 - 7 answers

I was robbed. Is my Bank liable? To what extent? [more inside]
posted by DickStock on Mar 8, 2006 - 16 answers

Chicago, IL: Can a property owner be held liable if somone is injured while trespassing? [more inside]
posted by suitcase on Sep 30, 2005 - 9 answers

Wanted: an antonym for "loophole." Yes, I've spent an hour or more on Google. Sense needed: Where a loophole is an ambiguity in a law or regulation that, like a knothole in a plank, allows something to get through that should have been stopped. The term I'm looking for would describe this:

-- a state corporate/business code/law/regulation that exempts the owner/manager/director from almost all personal responsibility/liability for the actions of the business -- but that has one remaining offense for which, if the business gets convicted, the state court may hold the owner, manager or director personally liable.

The sense is one plank of the fence left standing; one tooth left in the watchdog's mouth, or something like that. It's scary where Google leads, looking for this -- into the history of how laws are made with great fanfare then eroded and dismantled and undercut to where they accomplish almost nothing.
posted by hank on Jan 11, 2005 - 27 answers

A friend of mine had some trouble with US Customs after traveling through Europe. As it turns out, Lush soap may violate US drug laws. Customs evidently took her soap, tested it and showed it contained trace amounts of THC. She was detained for five hours, threatened with imprisonment and fined $500. So my question is thus: Is Lush in anyway liable if they are putting marijuana in their products without proper labeling? Is there anyway to appeal or contest the US Customs fine? Has anyone had a similar experience? [more inside]
posted by elwoodwiles on Dec 6, 2004 - 26 answers

Can someone be held liable for infringing upon a patented business model if they aren't in business? [more inside]
posted by Danelope on Jan 22, 2004 - 10 answers