On 6 December 2017, Australia's Federal Government tabled the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2017 ("Bill"), which contains various amendments to Australia's foreign ...

In this high-profile criminal prosecution of XTO Energy by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the scope of corporate criminal liability for the actions of third parties is likely to take ...

Unless the jury knows that liability exists only for an “unreasonably dangerous defective condition,” strict liability sounds like absolute liability. Minimalistic jury instructions that fail to ...

From Illinois Appellate Court Judge David Ellis's concurring opinion two weeks ago in People v. Lee: I believe that the State is required to prove that the defendant [who is charged with possessing a ...

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The federal government has vowed to impose absolute liability of up to $1 billion on major oil pipeline operators and this has some insurance professionals questioning whether there is enough capacity ...

Companies drilling for oil on Canadian shorelines will likely see increased absolute liability costs in the fall, rising from $30 million on the Atlantic and $40 million in the Arctic to $1 billion ...

The federal government introduced Monday legislation intended to impose absolute liability, on major oil pipeline operators, of up to $1 billion in case of incidents such as spills, and to require ...