The tortfeasor must take the victim as he finds him. From Wordnik.com. [“Dead fly in water bottle” case to be decided by Supreme Court tomorrow : Law is Cool] Reference
If you are actually libeled, take action against the tortfeasor. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » againstvolokhconspiracyblog.com:] Reference
At least the “-or” suffix in “tortfeasor” actually derives from a verb form. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » How New Words Often Come About:] Reference
Of course, the tortfeasor will view this reciprocal act as another tort conversion or theft. From Wordnik.com. [MSM Finally Picks Up Murphy Story] Reference
With her sturdy lawyer armor, she can battle against any judge or tortfeasor that dares to get in her way. From Wordnik.com. [2009 December « The View From LL2] Reference
Juries make their best guess and often take into account how much they think the conduct of the tortfeasor deserves a penalty. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “How a Dentist Assaulted a Patient and Made a Million Dollars”:] Reference
Assuming that the wayward spouse still professes and demonstrates affection does that mean no liability for the putative tortfeasor?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » My Torts Class, and Alienation of Affections:] Reference
The statute should also obligate the federal government to reimburse any suspected tortfeasor that eventually exonerates itself in court. From Wordnik.com. [Charles M. Silver: A New Model for Mass Torts?] Reference
Assume instead the tort victim files suit, gets a money judgment against the tortfeasor, and enforces the judgment by seizing the tortfeasor's property. From Wordnik.com. [MSM Finally Picks Up Murphy Story] Reference
Someone that makes a false claim of racism or sexism to cover up liability for other wrongdoing is wrong twice over — in addition to being a tortfeasor and possibly a criminal. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » How to Get Yourself Fired From a Summer Associate Job:] Reference
Interesting in that regard that the conquering Normans gave us most of our vocabulary for dealing with money matters and the law — credit, debit, check, tortfeasor, plaintiff, estoppel, etc., etc. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » What means this “English”?:] Reference
To follow the hypothetical, if you lose an arm in an accident, you get nothing but for an established civil law system that allocates the cost of accidents among victim, tortfeasor, and third parties insurers. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. Circuit Holds § 104(a)(2) Unconstitutional Under 16th Amendment; Not All Receipts Constitute "Income" Under Glenshaw Glass] Reference
Term used by, e.g., tort professors and commentators to illustrate principle that tortfeasor may be held liable for all harm caused by his misconduct, regardless of the succeptability of the victim to such harm. From Wordnik.com. [Define That Term #279] Reference
But longer s/l for torts by individuals acting without government authority costs only the individual tortfeasor, and would not serve to reform systemic and therefore broader and longer lived wrongful practices. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Whatever Happened to Statutes of Limitations?:] Reference
However, most subrogation claims aren't perfected for a variety of reasons, including lack of or inadequate liability insurance coverage or insubstantial assets on the part of the responsible third-party tortfeasor. From Wordnik.com. [Rights, Wrongs and Fairness of] Reference
Whether a generalized economic interest in soliciting business for profit constitutes a defense to a claim of tortious interference with an existing contract for an alleged tortfeasor with no previous economic relationship with the breaching party?. From Wordnik.com. [Federal Decisions] Reference
A governmental indemnity agreement DOES NOT absolve the tortfeasor from wrongful conduct, it merely results in the government being a potentially responsible party and having to indemnify the companies for any award -- which is a trivial aspect of the case. From Wordnik.com. [Obama On FISA: Telecom Immunity Issue Doesn't Override National Security] Reference
The second condition is that the named comparative tortfeasor is. From Wordnik.com. [Day On Torts] Reference
The trouble is the alleged tortfeasor: The Tennessee Valley Authority. From Wordnik.com. [State Journal Featured Content] Reference
And this company says that the tortfeasor even copied the 'made in china' label as if that adds any value. From Wordnik.com. [Chinalyst - China blogs in English] Reference
Most of all, you don't have certain knowledge that the tortfeasor is destitute, and you are not required to take his word for it. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The insured, however, is not entitled to claim interest from the tortfeasor in respect of loss that has been paid out under an insurance policy. From Wordnik.com. [Mondaq.Com - feed of articles] Reference
Close term life insurance quote badly waters proper feeling that are not disputed to, and gage to floater any tortfeasor at, lobbyist in specifications. From Wordnik.com. [Rational Review] Reference
The statute provides a plaintiff with a ninety-day window within which to assert a claim against a comparative tortfeasor as long as two conditions are met. From Wordnik.com. [Day On Torts] Reference
Code Ann. § 20-1-119 did not apply because Sunbeam was not an "unknown entity" to the Townes when Manchester named Sunbeam as a comparative tortfeasor in its answer. From Wordnik.com. [Day On Torts] Reference
The first condition is that one of the defendants must name the comparative tortfeasor as one who 'caused or contributed to the injury or damage for which the plaintiff seeks recovery.'. From Wordnik.com. [Day On Torts] Reference
The Queensland Supreme Court has affirmed that an appropriately worded contractual indemnity is adequate to effectively transfer liability in negligence from a tortfeasor to the party granting the indemnity. From Wordnik.com. [Mondaq.Com - feed of articles] Reference
In an earlier post, I referred to two of the possible claims: first, if you stop it from injuring others, but are yourself injured in the process, you can sue the tortfeasor who released the truck in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
133 H.L.in which it was held that where a third partybecomes involved in the tortious acts of others, that third party has a duty to disclose the identity of the tortfeasor so that the plaintiff may pursue its remedies. From Wordnik.com. [Warman v. Fournier et al: Balancing Disclosure, Privacy, and Freedom of Expression Interests in Internet Defamation Cases : Law is Cool] Reference
As the propositions above demonstrate, his negligence action is against the tortfeasor who allowed the runaway truck to escape and there is nothing in the article to suggest that the Royal Mail was negligent in that respect. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
Keying someone’s car is a tort; the tortfeasor can be sued and forced to pay damages for doing so. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge] Reference
Second, mandated auto insurance is supposed to insure that victims are made whole after they are hit by a tortfeasor – which germs aren’t. From Wordnik.com. [Stromata Blog:] Reference
5A added, 1938, 278 § 1 (to permit recovery in certain death cases notwithstanding that the death of the tortfeasor occurred before that of the person whose death he caused); amended, 1946, 614 § 2. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
5A added, 1938, 278 § 1 (to permit recovery in certain death cases notwithstanding that the death of the tortfeasor occurred before that of the person whose death he caused); amended, 1946, 614 § 2; re - vised. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
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