Strict Liability: Concept applied by the courts in product liability cases that when a manufacturer presents his goods for public sale, he is representing that they are suitable for their intended use.
Strict Liability
(n) 'Strict liability' is defined as the liability which falls on the person by virtue of possessing any dangerous articles and caused by such articles whether by negligence or not by the person possessing such articles.
Strict Liability: In the past, "buyers beware" was the prevailing legal notion. Current law, however, imposes strict liability on corporations or individuals who make defective products.
Strict Liability: The defendant is liable to the plaintiff regardless of fault.
Subpoena: A form issued by the court requiring someone to appear in court and/or bring documents. (Also referred to as a "Summons.") ...
Strict Liability:
Tort liability which is set upon the defendant without need to prove intent, negligence or fault; as long as you can prove that it was the defendant's object that caused the damage.
STRICT LIABILITY:
Liability even when there is no proof of negligence.
Strict Liability
Liability that arises without the necessity of first showing fault or negligence. For example, many states impose strict liability on the owners of animals that cause damage or injury.
strict liability
n. automatic responsibility (without having to prove negligence) for damages due to possession and/or use of equipment, materials or possessions which are inherently dangerous, such as explosives, wild animals, ...
Strict Liability Statutes - Statutes criminalizing specific conduct without regard to the actor's intent. The only question for a judge or jury in a strict-liability case is whether the defendant did the prohibited act.
Strict liability
The old common law held a bailee strictly liable for the bailment. The exception to this rule was the case of involuntary bailments (see below), when the bailee is only held to a standard of due care.
Tiered system ...
Strict liability
Tort liability which is set upon the defendant if it is proved that it was the defendant's object that caused the damage. There is no need under strict liability to also prove intent, negligence, or fault.
strict liability
n. automatic responsibility (without having to prove negligence) ...
strike
1) v. to remove a statement from the record of the court proceedi...
"A strict liability offence requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed the impugned act. It is open to the accused to establish that he/she acted with due diligence in the circumstances of the case.
Strict Liability A person is held liable because the act occurred. Some proof of intent or negligence is required, and there are some defences available. Vicarious Liability A person is held liable for the harm caused by another person.
Some offences (such as drunken driving) are matters of strict liability, which means that the intention or state of mind of the person committing the offence is irrelevant.
Strict liability, under which those engaging in certain undertakings (e.g., such "ultrahazardous" practices as the industrial use of high explosives) are held responsible for injury without inquiry into fault, ...
1 : compensation for injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of employment that is paid to the worker or dependents by an employer whose strict liability for such compensation is established by statute ...
A category of activity for which a judge may determine is abnormally dangerous and, thus, subject to strict liability.
law that focuses on the remedies and compensation for injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of employment that is paid to the worker or dependents by an employer whose strict liability for such compensation is established by statute.
 See also: Liability, Person, Law, Lawyer, Right
  
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