As a small-business owner, you can protect yourself and your business from costly litigation by recognizing situations that expose you to tort liability. A tort is a civil wrong causing injury to ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

In the week in which Scottish football was marred by an incident involving pyrotechnics at the St Mirren vs Celtic match, pressure is mounting on governing bodies to put fans in the dock by adopting ...

Product liability comprises a number of laws and court rulings that apply to any business that makes or sells a product. Businesses that make or sell products are responsible for ensuring that those ...

Because it is impossible to design a prescription drug that provides the desired health benefits with zero risk of harm, courts have long held that manufacturers of prescription drugs are not strictly ...

Strict liability is the underlying principle of anti-doping: riders are solely responsible for any prohibited substance found in their system despite whether there was an intention to cheat or not. It ...

Online retail giant Amazon can be subject to strict products liability for allegedly defective products that it sells through its virtual marketplace, a California appeals court has ruled. The ...

Just three SPFL clubs are in favour of adopting strict liability to deal with fan misbehaviour, a BBC Sport Scotland survey has discovered. The measure, which would involve holding clubs liable for ...