'Nuke liability bill must go through House panel first' Mar 15, 2010
BJP and Left parties have already indicated opposition to the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill that is key to operationalise the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal. Leader of Opposition in LS Sushma Swaraj and senior party MP Yashwant Sinha are slated to speak if the bill comes up in the lower House. (India Times, India)
Nuclear liability bill not tabled in Lok Sabha Mar 15, 2010
"I have a request from the minister Prithviraj Chavan that government does not intend to introduce the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill on Monday," Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar announced in the House. The bill was mentioned in the list of business for the day and the government's decision sparked protests the opposition. (India Times, India)
Nuclear liability bill set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on March 15 Mar 14, 2010
The BJP and the Left parties have already indicated opposition to the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill that is key to operationalise the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal. The bill pegs the maximum amount of liability in case of each nuclear accident at Rs 300 crore to be paid by the operator of the nuclear plant. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Lehman Bankruptcy Report Points Way to Plaintiffs, Not Prison, Lawyers Say Mar 13, 2010
Civil liability, he said, is another matter. Im sure the plaintiffs bar was out celebrating last night with this report, Frenkel said. (Bloomberg -- US)
Senate panel kills 'castle doctrine' bill Mar 9, 2010
HB 854 stated that: "Any person who lawfully occupies a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when the other person has unlawfully entered the dwelling, having committed an overt act toward the occupant or another person in the dwelling, and the occupant reasonably believes he or another person in the dwelling is in imminent danger of bodily injury."Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including deadly... (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
ATL nursing homes pay $14M settlement Feb 27, 2010
In November 2009, the United States, numerous states and Omnicare signed a $98 million settlement agreement that resolved Omnicare's civil liability under the False Claims Act for allegedly paying a kickback to Mariner and Sava. The government's complaint further alleged that in 2006, after the government issued subpoenas concerning the transaction, the individual defendants created backdated documents in a further attempt to hide the kickback. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Stockton Fined $2.4M Water Violations Feb 11, 2010
The State Water Resources Control Board announced the civil liability assessment on Wednesday. The move will result in increased staffing levels at the treatment plant, resulting in more oversight and enhanced compliance with the city's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. (KCRA 3, CA)
Patrick Gillen: High court ruling gives citizens power to assess corporate speech Feb 3, 2010
com to criminal and civil liability if it urged voters to elect a candidate who supports the sanctity of life, religious liberty, and the natural family or to reject a candidate whose views were inimical to those fundamental values or inconsistent with our commitment to ordered liberty and the common good as seen in light of Catholic social teaching. The Supreme Court recognized that BCRAs combination of vague restrictions coupled with civil and criminal penalties allowed the FEC to function as... (The News-Press -- Opinion)
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Tony Blair's communications chief defends dossier Jan 13, 2010
Many were disappointed when it was announced that the inquiry had no power to apportion blame or establish criminal or civil liability. Blair has said many times since leaving office more than two years ago that he is confident his decisions were correct. (Florida Today)
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