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 ...

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 ...

Explore how absolute pollution exclusion impacts commercial liability coverage, its origins, exceptions, and its role in mitigating pollution-related claims.

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 ...

TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The new Pipeline Safety Act has come into force in Canada, heralding a new era of absolute liability for pipeline owners and operators and setting out financial resource ...

The federal government tabled Thursday Bill C-46 – which proposes to impose absolute liability of up to $1 billion on pipeline operators in case of spills – for third reading in the House of Commons.

TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The Canadian government on Tuesday announced it would raise the absolute liability for energy companies operating offshore Atlantic Canada and Arctic Canada to C$1-billion ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on Wednesday that LG Polymers has absolute liability for the loss of life in the recent gas leak incident at its Visakhapatnam plant, and directed the Rs 50 ...

New Delhi: In a landmark ruling addressing civic apathy, the Bombay High Court last week linked pothole-related deaths to violation of Article 21 of the Constitution that guarantees the right to life.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) held that LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life caused by a gas leak at its factory in Visakhapatnam. It said the ₹50 crore in compensation, ...